Label: BMG Music (Germany), 74321636152
Style: Rock, Hard Rock, Pop Rock
Country: Oranienburg, East Germany
Time: 78:23
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 592 Mb
The Puhdys developed out of the Udo-Wendel-Combo, founded in 1965. When guitarist and singer Wendel left the band late in the year, it needed a new name. The four members took the letters from their first names - keyboardist Peter Meyer, drummer Udo Jacob, bassist (and sometimes manager) Harry Jeske, and lead guitarist and singer Dieter Hertrampf (who had replaced Wendel) - to become the Puhdys (the name otherwise has no specific meaning).
The band went through further personnel changes until 1969, when they were given a professional performance license, which was all-important in East Germany. By then, Jacob had been replaced by Gunter Wosylus and vocalist-guitarist Dieter Birr had joined, cementing the band's lineup for the next ten years; the band dates this, rather than 1965, as its foundation. (The two Dieters are differentiated by their nicknames: "Quaster" Hertrampf, from a corruption of the title of The Shadows' "Quartermaster's Stores", after his long attempt to learn the Hank Marvin guitar solo; and "Maschine" Birr, once called an "eating machine" by his bandmates for his voracious appetite).
Their first concert took place in Freiberg, Saxony, on 21 November 1969. Early performances were heavily influenced by British hard rock bands such as Deep Purple and Uriah Heep, although the band were fond of earlier American rockers such as Elvis Presley. At first, they largely performed cover versions of foreign acts. Although there was a great demand for covers in East Germany, largely because the audience was unable to buy western albums, rock music was still viewed with suspicion in East Germany. The artistic climate changed after Erich Honecker came to power in 1971, and the Puhdys were offered the chance to record for the state-run Amiga label, as long as they performed in the German language and remained apolitical.
The result was the band's first single, "Turen offnen sich zur Stadt" (Doors Open To The City), recorded in 1971. At over five minutes in length, it showed the influence of progressive rock, in particular Uriah Heep's "Gypsy", and established the Puhdys as one of East Germany's top bands. Its music was composed by Birr, who had emerged as the band's main singer, and the lyrics were written by Wolfgang Tilgner, who would remain one of the band's principal lyricists, along with Burkhard Lasch.
(Full version: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puhdys)
01. Geh zu ihr (02:40)
02. Lebenszeit (03:29)
03. Konigin (03:47)
04. Wenn Traume sterben (04:07)
05. Was bleibt (04:14)
06. Wenn ein Mensch lebt (03:21)
07. Hey, John (03:49)
08. Ich will nicht vergessen (03:59)
09. Doch die Gitter schweigen (03:51)
10. Turen Offnen sich zur Stadt (04:35)
11. Melanie (03:58)
12. Bis ans Ende der Welt (05:28)
13. An den Ufern der Nacht (03:50)
14. Kleiner Planet (04:27)
15. Alt wie ein Baum '99 (03:11)
16. Rockerrente (04:00)
17. Hey, Wir Woll'n Die Eisbaren Seh'n (03:54)
18. Suden (02:46)
19. Steh auf und lauf (03:32)
20. Das Buch (05:14)
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