Satin Whale

History Box 1 - The Studio Albums

  • 5CD
  • Date : 24.11.2023
  • Package : CD Jewel Box
  • Running Time CD 1 : 43:50
  • Running Time CD 2 : 42:57
  • Running Time CD 3 : 43:43
  • Running Time CD 4 : 44:18
  • Running Time CD 5 : 39:26

Satin Whale – History Box 1 – The Studio Albums

“We had idols who influenced us, from Jethro Tull to Deep Purple and later Supertramp. From the beginning, we tried to play as well as our Anglo-American colleagues,” remembers Thomas Brück, bassist and singer of the Cologne progressive rock band Satin Whale.

Generally labelled, as usual with a German rock band in the early 1970s, as Krautrock, the four Cologne musicians already developed on their debut album “Desert Places” (released in 1974 on the Brain label, the trademark for rock music from Germany) a quite independent and unmistakable sound with high recognition value. Reward of the effort – already the debut album was sufficient that in the same year the listeners of the German Radio Station Südwestfunk voted Satin Whale the most popular band in Germany in the contest “Rocksound 74″. The musicians then continued on their successful course.

Over the years Satin Whale released 5 studio albums, a soundtrack (“Die Faust In Der Tasche”, 1979, starring Manfred Krug and Ursula Monn), a live double album and a remix album, for which Germany`s producer legend Conny Plank was responsible.

Now a complete retrospective of Satin Whale’s work is released in two box sets. The first box set “The Studio Albums” contains the 5 studio albums from the years 1974 to 1981, the second box set (released a few months later) contains the live album, the remix album and the soundtrack. A booklet with plenty of background information by Thomas Zimmermann and photos are documenting the history of the band.

 

Tracklist:

CD1 “Desert Places”:

  1. Desert Places 07:04
  2. Seasons Of Life 06:43
  3. Remember 09:41
  4. I Often Wondered 07:19
  5. Perception 13:03

CD1 Total: 43:50 min.

 

CD2 “Lost Mankind”:

  1. Six O'Clock 03:54
  2. Lost Mankind 05:43
  3. Rêverie 01:40
  4. Go Ahead 11:20
  5. Trace Of Sadness 05:28
  6. Midnight Stone 02:46
  7. Song For "Thesy" 04:52
  8. Beyond The Horizon 07:14

CD2 Total: 42:57 min.

 

CD3 “As A Keepsake”:

  1. Holidays 05:43
  2. Reminiscent River 04:17
  3. Devilish Roundabout 05:47
  4. A Bit Foolish – A Bit Wise 06:01
  5. Shady Way 04:17
  6. Goin' Back To Cologne 03:58
  7. Kew Gardens 04:29
  8. Marée 04:43
  9. No Time To Lose 04:28

CD3 Total: 43:43 min.

 

CD4 “A Whale Of Time”:

  1. A Whale Of A Time 03:05
  2. Racing Driver 04:27
  3. Mighty Skycrapers 04:13
  4. Your Love 04:38
  5. Desert Village 07:00
  6. Spring 04:16
  7. One More Night 04:12
  8. More Than A Voice 04:28
  9. Little Tune 02:31
  10. I Can't Believe 05:28

CD4 Total: 44:18 min.

 

CD5 “Don't Stop The Show”:

  1. Don't Stop The Show 03:42
  2. Lady Night 03:43
  3. Stay With Me 04:38
  4. Out Of Control 04:27
  5. Girl 03:42
  6. It's Better 04:28
  7. Let It Roll 04:51
  8. Too Late 05:33
  9. My Ann 04:22

CD5 Total: 39:26 min.

CD1+CD2+CD3+CD4+CD5 Total: 214:14 min.