2541 - ATLANTIS Live At Fabrik (1975) (By Request)

ATLANTIS
''LIVE AT FABRIK''
RECORDED AT FABRIK, HAMBURG, GERMANY, 1973/1975
1975
73:56

1 - Friends/8:40
2 - Ooh Baby/4:11
3 - Somewhere/6:00
4 - It's Getting Better/6:52
5 - Waiting And Longing/3:40
6 - Brother/5:33
7 - Rock & Roll Preacher/4:09
8 - New York City/3:57
9 - Mr. Bigshot (You Get The Credit)/6:01
10 - Mainline Florida/6:21
11 - Godfather/4:06
12 - Going To The Country/5:35
13 - Rock Me Baby/4:38
14 - Leave It To The Devil/4:05

Inga Rumpf/Lead Vocal, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
Adrian M. Askew/Keyboards, Vocals
Alex Conti/Guitars, Vocals
Karl-Heinz Schott/Bass
Ringo Funk/Drums, Percussion (Hayman Drums, Paiste Cymbals)

INFO
Band formed by ex-Frumpy musicians Inga Rumpf, Jean-Jacques Kravetz and Karl-Heinz Schott, in late Summer, 1972. The initial line-up included guitarist Frank Dietz and ex-Emergency drummer Curt Cress (later with Triumvirat, Passport). The band played a few live gigs in Germany before they recorded their debut in London's Island Studios.

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1321 - ATLANTIS - Top Of The Bill (1976)

ATLANTIS
''TOP OF THE BILL''
1976
VENUS
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1/He's Got A Gun In His Hand/0:4:15
2/Hot Rocks/0:2:54
3/Out Of Tune/0:3:24
4/Don't Put The Lady Down/0:3:18
5/Northern Bounty/0:4:02
6/Haven't You Heard/0:5:28
7/Just Blues (Session)/0:11:27

Adrian Askew/Keyboards
Frank Diez/Lead Guitar
Ringo Funk/Drums
Rainer Marz/Rhythm Guitar
Inga Rumpf/Vocals
Karl Heinz Schott/Bass
Ingo Bischoff/Keyboards On Tracks 3, 5
Gerald Hartwig/Bass

1320 - ATLANTIS - Get On Board (1975)

ATLANTIS
''GET ON BOARD''
1975
REPERTOIRE
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1/Get On Board/0:3:41
2/Change My Mind/0:4:25
3/The Man/0:3:43
4/Let Me Stay For A While/0:3:53
5/Keep The Music Going On/0:2:45
6/Chartbuster/0:3:11
7/The Captain And The Ship/0:3:45
8/If I Couldn't Sing/0:3:35
9/Tried To Climb A Mountain/0:4:29
10/Mainline Florida/0:2:51

Adrian Askew/Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Rainer Baumann/Guitar
Carsten Bohn Bandstand/Drums
Curt Cress/Drums
Frank Diez/Guitar
O'Brian Docker
Ringo Funk/Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Jean Jacques Kravetz/Keyboards
Rainer Marz/Guitar, Vocals
Inga Rumpf/Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Karl Heinz Schott/Bass, Guitar, Vocals

1319 - ATLANTIS - Rock Heavies (1975)

ATLANTIS
''ROCK HEAVIES''
1975
MONOGRAM
37:59
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1/Get On Board/Dietz/3:45
2/Chartbuster/Dietz/3:12
3/Woman's Sorrow/Rumpf/3:25
4/Brother/Rumpf/3:12
5/Mr.Bigshot (You Get The Credit)/Askew, Conti/5:39
6/Son Of A Bitch's Son/Askew, Conti/3:57
7/Days Of Giving/Rumpf/7:24
8/The Captain And The Ship/Rumpf/3:45
9/Rock'n'Roll Preacher/Dietz/3:40

1241 - ATLANTIS - Ooh Baby (1974)

ATLANTIS
''OOH BABY''
1974
VENUS
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1 - Brother 3:04
2 - Son Of A Bitchs Son 3:54
3 - Waiting And Longing 3:16
4 - Mr Bigshot You Get The Credit 5:35
5 - The Way I Choose 3:50
6 - Ooh Baby 2:54
7 - Smiling People 3:33
8 - New York City 4:46
9 - Godfather 3:47
10 - Leave It To The Devil 3:16

Adrian Askew/Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Alex Conti/Guitar, Vocals
Linda Fields/Vocals
Ringo Funk/Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Jean Jacques Kravetz/Keyboards
Inga Rumpf/Guitar, Percussion, Vocals
Karl Heinz Schott/Bass, Vocals
Jasper van't Hof/Piano

1220 - ATLANTIS - It's Getting Better (1973)

ATLANTIS
''IT'S GETTING BETTER''
1973
REPERTOIRE
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1/It's Getting Better/Rumpf/4:52
2/Drifting Winds/Kravetz, Rumpf/5:08
3/Days of Giving/Rumpf/7:24
4/Changed It All/Kravetz, Rumpf/6:06
5/Fighter of Truth/Bornschlegel, Rumpf/6:19
6/Woman's Sorrow/Kravetz, Rumpf/3:25
7/A Simple Song/Rumpf/1:59

Rainer Baumann/Guitar
Carsten Bohn Bandstand/Drums
Dieter Bornschlegel/Guitar
Curt Cress/Drums
Frank Diez/Guitar
O'Brian Docker
Ringo Funk/Drums, Percussion, Vocals
Jean Jacques Kravetz/Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Organ, Piano (Grand)
Gaspar Lawal/Percussion, Percussion (African)
Inga Rumpf/Bottleneck Guitar, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Vocals
Karl Heinz Schott/Bass, Guitar, Vocals

REVIEW
by Dave Thompson
Atlantis' second album, It's Getting Better, was the first to be recorded with new members Dieter Bornschlegel (later to join Guru Guru) and Ringo Funk, but it remains firmly cemented within the explorative realms that highlighted the band's debut, at the same time prompting the U.K. music press to describe the band as "the most English of all German groups." This was due in large part to vocalist Rumpf's avowed love of jazz and soul. The funky elements in no way outweighed Atlantis' prog instincts, however, with the seven tracks each spreading out in directions that confirmed the heroics of Atlantis and, in places ("Drifting Winds," "Fighter of Truth"), even surpassed it. The opening title track, too, is a triumph, and well deserving of its inclusion on DJ Andy Votel's much-loved Vertigo Mixed anthology.

1212 - ATLANTIS (1972)

ATLANTIS
''ATLANTIS''
1973
NOV 13-22 1972
VERTIGO
35:26
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1/Get It Up/5:24
2/Big Brother/5:07
3/Rock'n'Roll Preacher/3:42
4/Maybe It's Useless/3:41
5/Let's Get on the Road Again/3:33
6/Living at the End of Time/9:07
7/Words of Love/4:52

Rebop Kwaku Baah/Conga, Percussion
Rainer Baumann/Guitar
Carsten Bohn Bandstand/Drums
Claire/Vocals
Curt Cress/Drums, Percussion
Frank Diez/Guitar
Jackie Diez/Vocals, Vocals (Background)
O'Brian Docker
Jean Jacques Kravetz/Keyboards, Organ, Piano
Jean Roussel/Keyboards
Inga Rumpf/Guitar, Percussion, Vocals, Vocals (Background)
Karl Heinz Schott/Bass, Guitar, Vocals

REVIEW
by Dave Thompson
Atlantis' debut album follows firmly in the footsteps of the earlier Frumpy, with one major difference: shorter songs. Just three of the seven tracks break the five-minute barrier, only one -- the defiantly Deep Purple jazz-rocky "Living at the End of Time" -- approaches ten. But Atlantis rises regardless. The closing ballad, "Words of Love," essentially predicts Heart's entire career, while the funky overtures of "Get Up," colliding with some of Inga Rumpf's finest, gutsiest vocals, would have made a sensational FM radio favorite. The latter portion of "Living at the End of Time," once the band drops the jazz-rock elitism, is spellbindingly fairyland folky, and both "Rock 'n' Roll Preacher" and "Maybe It's Useless" show a Free influence that is quite spectacular. And that, if there is a downside, is where the disappointments lie. At their best, Frumpy's forte lay in their ability to fly off at monstrous tangents without ever losing sight of such notions as melody, cohesion, and discipline. The tangents are less pronounced here, the exploration is less bold and forthright. But the performances are as strong as ever, the songwriting is even stronger, and Inga Rumpf draws out some of her strongest vocals yet to power the band to some brilliant highs.