Satin Whale

Satin Whale – History Box 2 – Soundtrack, Alternative Mixes & Live

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

For a long time they were pigeonholed as Krautrock, as was common for German rock bands in the early 1970s, but on their debut album “Desert Places” (released in 1974 on the Brain label, the trademark for rock music from Germany) the four Cologne musicians developed a very independent and unmistakable sound with a high recognition value. The reward for their efforts – the debut album was enough for Satin Whale to be voted Germany’s most popular band in the “Rocksound 74″ contest by Südwestfunk listeners that same year.

The band continued their success story. Between 1974 and 1981 the band released 5 studio albums. These are all included in the first part of Satin Whale’s comprehensive retrospective entitled “History Box I – The Studio Albums”.

The second part of the retrospective, titled “Soundtrack, Live & Alternative Mixes”, is now dedicated to the band’s soundtrack for the German movie production “Die Faust In Der Tasche” (1979, starring Manfred Krug and Ursula Monn, among others), the live double album “Whalecome” and the remix album “On Tour”, for which Conny Plank was responsible, among others. Satin Whale disbanded in 1981 and the musicians went their separate ways.

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Tracklist:

CD1

“Die Faust In Der Tasche“

Soundtrack: The Fist In The Pocket, 1979

1. Die Kündigung 06:24
2. Matze Holt Verstärkung 01:51
3. Das Hausboot 01:38
4. Archie's Flucht 01:22
5. Motorradfahrt 01:04
6. Blutspende 01:02
7. Der Sieg 03:33
8. Double Up Your Hands 02:36
9. Wolle's Verzweiflung 02:11
10. Kampf In Der Lackiererei 00:49
11. Traum und Wirklichkeit 04:47

“On Tour“

remixes July 1979, Conny's Studio, Neuenkirchen

12. Racing Driver 04:27
13. Die Kuendigung 04:05
14. Desert Village 06:57
15. Rêverie 02:05
16. Sweet Little Sixteen 03:25
17. Marée 04:43
18. No Time To Loose 04:07
19. Mighty Skyscrapers 04:12
20. Desert Places 08:15

CD1 Total: 69:33 min.

 

CD2 “Whalecome”

1. No Time To Lose 05:26

live @ Satory Säle, Cologne, Germany, November 3, 1977

2. Song For "Thesy" 04:01

live @ Kaiser Friedrich Halle, Mönchengladbach, Germany, November 8, 1977

3. Marée 04:46

live @ Satory Säle, Cologne, Germany, November 3, 1977

4. Desert Places 08:22

live @ Kaiser Friedrich Halle, Mönchengladbach, Germany, November 8, 1977

5. Rêverie 02:18

live @ Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany, November 18, 1977

6. Holidays (By The Seaside) 05:57

live @ Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany, November 18, 1977

7. A Bit Foolish - A Bit Wise 06:04

live @ Kaiser Friedrich Halle, Mönchengladbach, Germany, November 8, 1977

8. Crossing The Line 09:58

live @ Kaiser Friedrich Halle, Mönchengladbach, Germany, November 8, 1977

CD2 Total: 46:52 min.

 

CD3 “Walecome”

1. Reminiscent River 04:09

live @ Satory Säle, Cologne, Germany, November 3, 1977

2. Goin' Back To Cologne 03:40

live @ Satory Säle, Cologne, Germany, November 3, 1977

3. Hava Nagila 17:31

live @ Kaiser Friedrich Halle, Mönchengladbach, Germany, November 8, 1977

4. Perception 18:41

live @ Kaiser Friedrich Halle, Mönchengladbach, Germany, November 8, 1977

5. Sweet Little Sixteen 05:33

live @ Satory Säle, Cologne, Germany, November 3, 1977

CD3 Total: 49:34 min.

 

CD1+CD2+CD3 Total: 165:59 min.