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Vinegar 1971

Vinegar (Phono Verlag Werner Purrmann 1971)

Album Legnth: 37:18

Recorded: January 1971 - Studio Rottenburg

Genre: Progressive/Garage/Spacerock

Best Song: 'Fleisch'

Release Info: 2003 CD Reissue GOD CD091

Tracks:

1. Missi Solis 12.31
2. Sawmill - Tiel 1 5.25
3. Sawmill - Tiel II 5.10
4. Der Kaiser Auf Der Erbse 7.07
5. Fleisch 7.04

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Average Rating based on 4 votes: 3.3 out of 5 stars

Overview:

Recorded on January 9th, 1971 in Studio Rottenburg, Vinegar’s self-titled album was released on LP in a limited edition of 1,000 copies! I’ve read opinions from folks describing Vinegar’s sound as rather Floydian. While this is true, it should be noted that the group sounds much more like a cross between Amon Duul II and Pink Floyd. With that being said, one can easily hear the Floyd influence in the spacey organ, drum fills, slide guitar, and occasional celestial vocals. Likewise, the Amon Duul II influence can be heard in the violin, vocals, and the guitar riffs. Overall, the two styles are combined rather nicely into a sort of progressive-garage-space rock sound. Highlights from the album include ‘Der Kaiser Auf Der Erbse’, ‘Fleisch’, And ‘Sawmill’. ‘Der Kaiser Auf Der Erbse’ begins with a violin solo which reminds me of Edgar Hoffman from Embryo. From there the track switches gears and turns into a rock track with intentionally unintelligible vocals which could be described as Faust-like. Containing a Floydian organ and drum beat, ‘Fleisch’ slowly introduces distorted guitar and bass into the mix before a celestial vocal kicks in and the track begins to take shape in the classically themed “A Saucerful of Secrets” sort of way. Finally, ‘Sawmill’ showcases the bands mixture of Duul and Floyd influence. ‘Sawmill’ starts out as a psychedelic garage rocker with female vocals (reminiscent of Renate Knaup) before taking a spacey turn and sounding like Sysyphus off of Ummagumma. From here the track revives its garage sound before fading out into part 2 which is dominated by an Amon Duul approach. Overall, the album is a satisfying first effort which, sadly, was never followed up due to their break up in late 1971. To find out more about Vinegar please visit their official website which is hosted by the bands organ player Ralf Modrow. [4/5 Doug]

Musicians:

Bernhard Liesengang - Bass, Vocals
Rolf Zwirner - Guitar, Violin
Wolfgang Grahn - Drums
Ralf Modrow - Organ, Vocals
Ambrosius Gulbatscher - Gulbratsche
Dagmar Dormagen - Vocals, Flute
Jochen Biemann - Guitar