Wolf City | ||||
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Released | 1972 | |||
Recorded | July 1972 | |||
Studio | Bavaria Studios | |||
Genre | Krautrock, progressive rock | |||
Length | 34:41 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Olaf Kübler, Amon Düül II | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Wolf City is the fifth studio album released by the German rock band Amon Düül II.
Like its predecessor, Carnival in Babylon, Wolf City is a more conventional recording than the band's earlier albums, with shorter track times and more straightforward song structures.[2] This was likely due to the band's increasing commercial popularity, both at home and in the UK.[1] Despite this, some of the album's tracks, such as "Jail-House-Frog" and "Deutsch Nepal", are still overtly experimental.[3] The US LP has the sides reversed. Side one begins with "Wolf City" and side two with "Surrounded by the Stars". (However, the covers show the correct track order.)
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Surrounded by the Stars" | Chris Karrer, Falk-Ulrich Rogner | 7:44 |
2. | "Green-Bubble-Raincoated-Man" | John Weinzierl | 5:03 |
3. | "Jail-House-Frog" | Weinzierl | 4:56 |
4. | "Wolf City" | Weinzierl, Karrer, Lothar Meid, Rogner, Daniel Fichelscher | 3:20 |
5. | "Wie der Wind am Ende einer Strasse" | Weinzierl, Karrer, Rogner, Meid, Fichelscher | 5:47 |
6. | "Deutsch Nepal" | Olaf Kübler, Meid | 2:57 |
7. | "Sleepwalker's Timeless Bridge" | Fichelscher, Rogner | 4:53 |
Bonus tracks on Gamma CD reissue (83803):[4]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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8. | "What You Gonna Do" | Kübler, Meid | 6:37 |
9. | "Las Vegas" | Kübler, Meid | 4:19 |
10. | "Mueller's Frau-Jam" | Peter Leopold | 10:53 |
Bonus tracks on 2007 Revisited CD reissue (SPV 305372):
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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8. | "Kindermörderlied" | Karrer | 5:59 |
9. | "Mystic Blutsturz" | Weinzierl, Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz | 10:11 |
10. | "Düülirium" | Weinzierl, Karrer, Jan Kahler, Knaup-Krötenschwanz | 4:25 |