Island 85 389 XOT
Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Foldout sleeve
Singer Songwriter Folk

From Uruguay. Singer/songwriter. No panflutes! Rare.

Le Chant Du Monde 74362
1967  France
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Double foldout sleeve
Folk

Middleages style. The screaming dulcimer sounds like a sitar. He is using several historical instruments. One side of the record is sung in “Plattdeutsch”, an own language. The other side is sung in normal German.

Autogram (Private)
1977  Germany
Media: m / Cover: m-
+ Insert
Folk Folklore

Irish Folk. Half of the songs are instrumental. Psych through constant repetition of insane flute, bazouki, and violin melodies. Mindtwisting – you don’t know your name anymore after listening to this for half an hour. Drums/percussion are rich in variety and simple, yet very effective, fast and tribal. Played by the so called „Percussive Powerhouse“ Johnny „Ringo“ McDonagh, who’s also famous for his bone-playing! The songs with vocals are sad and hypnotizing, vocals are female.

Polydor 2904 005
1975  Ireland
Media: ex / Cover: m-
Psychfolk

Dark lyrics, on first glance political, but in fact pretty ironic and intelligent. Music is multicoloured quotation-mediaeval-psychfolk with 12 or more people involved. Often based on acoustic guitar with Clarinet, saxes, oboe, doublebass, accordion, e-bass, drums, synths, trumpet a.o.

Pläne 88 205
1980  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Foldout sleeve + lyric sheet
Psychfolk, Songwriter

After a poem of Pablo Neruda.

RCA PL 70292(2) (Barcode)
1975  Germany
Media: ex (m- except for very light long, but not audible surface mark) / Cover: m
Foldout sleeve
New Music Folk Theatre

With Les Percussions de Strasbourg. After a poem of Pablo Neruda.
EMI Columbia 2J 064-13006
1975
Media: vg / Cover: vg
New Music Folk Theatre

Irish Folk. Mostly Psychfolk, but got some more sing-a-long drinking songs, too.

Pläne S 12 F 200
1972  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: ex
Foldout sleeve
Folk

Although they aren’t gypsies, they sound like gypsies, fast Swing Jazz Eastern Folklore. Brilliant musicians. Violin, accoustic bass, viola, classic guitar. Their best album.

PTA Musik (Private)
1985  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
+ Insert
Jazz Gypsie

Medieval fairytale Folk Kraut from Germany. The signed and limited lithography (Schlögl seems to be a multitasker) never came with the official LP, it was a present by the artist. It shows a dancing couple and it is a beautiful piece of art.

G&S Records (Private)
1979  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: vg+ (woc back, name)
+ Booklet + autographed lithography (ltd. 78/79) + autographed card
Folk

The three guys teamed up with Düde Dürst, drums and Walti Anselmo, bass (both from the legendary Swiss Progressive Rock group Krokodil) plus Peter Frey, doublebass.

Imago U-764-002
1976  Switzerland
Media: ex / Cover: ex
Avant Folk

Folk from Elsass/Alsace. They got their own language between french and german and their own culture.

Prodisc PS 3725 (Private)
1972  France
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Folk

Trio

I Dischi Del Sole DS 1009/11
1972  Italy
Media: vg+ / Cover: vg+
Contains 30 page book
Folk

Collector’s item: a miniature Australia made of plastic is glued on the cover. Very special edition. Aussie Indie-Noisefolk with bass, drums, violin, banjo, pedal steel …

Red Eye Records RED 10
1986  Australia
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Neofolk Independent

Half of the tracks are like dramatic Jon Hassel/Peter Gabriel Worldmusic Ambient. This is really a late one of the unique artist John Martyn but for God’s sake he didn’t fuck it up in the 80ties like so many of the big rockstar collegues. So, still typical John Martyn. Ah, the other half of the tracks: „Deep Feeling“-Pop, also not bad except for one really soft Soul song which is just too Mainstream.

Island ILPS 9807
1986
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Foldout sleeve
Songwriter Ambient

Oriental world music on a western Jazz level. Loads of percussions, medieval string instruments, dulcimer, bamboo flutes, many people involved.

Jaro 4151
1990  Germany
Media: vg+ / Cover: ex
Worldmusic

Kraut, a bit Psychfolk, vividly played by his instrumental group, percussion, fast little changes, and tiny snipets. You hear the fun they have while playing. German vocals.

Amiga 4 56 099
DDR
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Kraut Psych Folk

Intense and percussive Progressive Fusion sound,  World Music related with accordion and Tango elements. Powerful Herman Nähring at drums, percussion, marimbas

Amiga 856424
1989  DDR
Media: ex / Cover: vg+
Jazz Prog Worldmusic

Dark, surreal, and interesting German lyrics

EMI Columbia 1 C 062-29 536
1974  Germany
Meda: m / Cover: vg+
Foldout sleeve
Folk Kraut

Jaro 04138
1988  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: vg+
Embossed sleeve + insert and newspaper article
Folklore

Harmonia Mundi 16 9525 1
1984  Germany
Media: m / Cover: m
+ Booklet
World Music Folklore

Polydor 2383-232
1973  Great Britain
Media: vg (plays better, but very light long, but not audible surface mark) / Cover: m- (two small name wobc, not really noticable)
Folk

Fantastic compilation, all the bands - and there are many - have been recorded live during the festival. Some great sessions, like Pan Ra with repetitive minimal pulses known from electronic music today. Really mixable with a House DJ-set.

Eurofolk 01-001 (Private)
1976  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Foldout sleeve silkscreen printed + booklet
Folk Progressive Avantfolk

Private. Traditionals, arranged in a progressive way, no Rock elements, but mind-weirdness, a bit mediaeval.

PB 001 (Private)
Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Autographed by all four members + Booklet and insert
Folk

Street philosopher, playing his guitar and telling incredible stories about his past in fascist Germany combined with conspiracy theories. Tragic figure, but he managed it to be a happy person now.

Trikont
1982  Germany
Media: m / Cover: m-
+ Booklet
Folk

Five musicians, musical director Auguste Daudriac

Le Chant du Monde LDX 74413
France
Media: vg+ (slightly warped) / Cover: ex
Triple foldout sleeve
Folklore

Espe Musik LB 25253 (Private)
Germany
Media: m / Cover: m-
+ Insert
Folk Kraut

The play together and with other people. 6 duos for 2 violins from Bartok and 3 indian ragas for violin and sitar.

Hörzu 247
Germany
Media: vg– (got several scratches, but plays mostly better) / Cover: vg-
Jazz Worldmusic

Swedish Avantfolk. 21 musicians involved. Everything from clarinet to congas, flutes, drums, glockenspiel, even tuba, Nice arrangements, one song got whole parts of Kurt Weill in it, even if not stated. I estimate by the way they are singing that two or three songs with many people singing together are a bit annoying politclasswar stuff. Doesn’t matter: Monica Zetterlund sings very beautiful - mostly alone – and the other nine or ten tracks, especially the calm ones, are amazing.

YTF Grammofon 50-300
1976  Sweden
Media: ex (very very light not audible surface mark) / Cover: m
Org. inner sleeve
Avantfolk

Tango. All original studio recordings from 1979 to ’82

RCA PL71094
1986  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
+ Insert
Tango

Swiss, rec. in Zurich. Several musicians involved. One of them is Christoph Marthaler – nowadays famous Swiss theatre director.

CBS  1975
Netherlands
Media: m / Cover: vg+
Autographed
Folk

Many different portuguese interpreters, male, female, guitar quartets.

Philips 6300 121
1973 Netherlands
Media: ex / Cover: vg (ex, but top and bottom taped, little cutout)
+ Insert
Folklore

10 LPs plus one bonus LP cover all musical genres from different countries in Latin America, but also Brasilian Music and of course, tango. Nearly everything played by Orchestras. Each record sides has a theme: Baila el continente, serenata en el tropico, violines de ensueno, voce y guitarras romanticas, el triunfal de bossa nova, lo mas celebres tangos, etc.

RCA S2RS 4189
60ties  Mexico
Media: m / Cover: m-
Org. inner sleeves
Latin Orchestra Worldmusic

Kraut Folk. Bit fairytale middleages sound.

Amiga
1989  DDR
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Kraut Psychfolk

Accordion music

Verbano No. 8
Italy
Media: m- / Cover: vg+
Folklore

Different trios and groups

Fresi Disco ALS 1.019
1976  Spain
Media: vg+ / Cover: m-
Foldout sleeve
Folklore

Private. 9 musicians involved in different constellations. Percussion, drums, organ, basses, guitars, sax, flutes, piano, synth. Clear production, well played Latin Easy Listening Jazz

Mamicha MML 1001 (Private)
1982  Netherlands
Media: m- / Cover: ex
Jazz, Brazil, Worldmusic

Reaches from middleages Folksongs with German vocals to Psychfolk Kraut with lots of flute, bazouki, horns, different basses (even two in a song), tablas and much more.

Stockfisch SF 5005
1976  Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
+ Insert
Folk

This huge country got several different folklore styles. Good introductional essay on cover back.

Philips P08268 L
Netherlands
Media: ex / Cover: vg+
Folklore

Chyme CH 1025
1977  Ireland
Media: ex / Cover: m
Foldout sleeve
Folk

2001/Metronome 201.094
1976  Germany
Media: ex / Cover: m-
Folk

No wonder that they were played for years in every coffeshop, in every fashion boutique worldwide. They are just good. Maybe mainstream, but hit the point. This is a very early one. Label says 1983?!

Columbia 466763 1
1990
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Pop Folk

Conducted by Sandor Lakatos. This orchestra became a living legend. Founded in 1950, it won already in 1952 the Grand Prix in Paris against 51 other competetors. The orchestra presented between 1950 and 1955 a number of works which had never been performed before in arrangements for gypsy orchestra. Sad, slow, fast, funny, ultrafast – everything you want.

Qualiton SLPM 10188
1983  Hungary
Media: ex / Cover: ex
Folklore Gypsy Jazz

Folk / Singer Songwriter in a way, but all the songs are his own compositions, no traditionals.

Ocarina MC-021
1983  Nicaragua
Media: ex / Cover: vg+

Leftfield, Folk Rock Lofi with guitar, mandolin, piano, bass, drums

Plug Research PLG61
2005 USA
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Promo with cardboard sleeve
Independent Antifolk Lofi

ZYX Music zyx-box 1
1980 Germany
Media: m- / Cover: ex
Kraut

Swedish Folk to Psychfolk

YTF 50081
1977  Sweden
Media: vg / Cover: ex
Folk Psychfolk

He sings and plays old Folk from 1832-74.

Telestar TRS 11170
1976  Sweden
Media: vg+ / Cover: m-
Folk Folklore

Swedish Progressive Rock Psychfolk

MNW 64 P
1976  Sweden
Media: vg- / Cover: vg-
Foldout sleeve
Progressive

Totally obscure Kraut/Country stomping freakshow with violin, bass guitar, banjo, mouthbow, vocals. Why EMI? Doesn’t make any sense to me.

EMI 3 E 006-33500
Switzerland
Media: m- / Cover: m-
Very special punchhole cover
Kraut Country

Percussions and mindtwisting arabic flute, sounds like for hypnotizing snakes. 60ties or 70ties recording and pressing.

Tunesia
Media: vg / Cover: ex
Folk Psychfolk Folklore

Pläne 55 401
Germany
Media: m- / Cover: ex
Ethnological Black

Swiss Folk. Violin, trombone, organ, piano, guitar, oboe etc.

Voxpop 4021
1979 Switzerland
Media: ex / Cover: vg+
Folk Psychfolk

Piranha PIR10ML
1988 Germany
Media: m- / Cover: m-
World Music

So jazzy and open - super beautiful. Enchanting female singer. Highly recommended.

Transatlantic TRA SAM 23
Great Britain
Media: m- / Cover: vg+
Folk Psychfolk

Exceptionally well played basque-Folk-inspired Progressive instrumental Rock, strong psychedelic parts instead of well-known Blues-Rock clishés. Brilliant guitars, rather flutes and traditional instruments than keyboards. Highly recommended.

Hexagone 883 009
France
Media: m- / Cover: vg+ (price soc)
Foldout sleeve
Folk Psychfolk Folklore