News: King Records of Japan to reissue many progressive titles

Today we received news that the venerable label King Records plans on reissuing a couple dozen obscure Japanese progressive titles from the 1980s in the mini-LP format. I think most of these have been on CD prior (though long OOP), but the one that caught my eye is the debut album by Kennedy. It may have come out on CD before, but I've never been able to validate that. The second album, of course, is widely available. The Kennedy will be available in October. Many of the other titles from this batch will receive a September release.

On the same topic, and worth noting, is that Belle Antique of Japan plans on issuing the Klockwerk Orange on CD in the mini-LP format (release late September). This will be the full double LP version as presented by Digatone earlier this summer. So for those of you who were bemoaning having to buy the LP just to get the CD (which, BTW, doesn't include all the bonus tracks as the LP reissue), your patience will be rewarded. Of course the price point probably will be similar since it's a double CD in the mini-LP format...

News: Klockwerk Orange album reissued!

Well.... this news did not come from any of my usual sources. Just an anonymous comment on my CDRWL album entry. No links, no nuthin. Just a label I hadn't heard of before (Digatone). Many times I get notices for pirate issues that I just ignore and delete - but not this time! A little research shows we have the real deal here folks! This is exciting stuff... Dealers, start stocking up!

Here's the Facebook page where you can validate the story. Here's the official blurb: "

Klockwerk Orange
Abrakadabra
1975/2013 Reissue als 2xLP Album + CD
Digatone Records – DIG 001
Vertrieb: Trost
Veröffentlichung: 17. Mai 2013
Kontakt und weitere Infos dazu:
Albi Dornauer: fb: https://www.facebook.com/albi.albi.albi?fref=ts
mail: digatone@gmail.com

Eine der außergewöhnlichsten österreichischen LPs der 1970er Jahre mit dem wundersamen Titel “Abrakadabra” stammt von einer obskuren Teenagerband aus dem Tiroler Alpenland: Klockwerk Orange. Als das Album 1975 erscheint, sind die medialen Reaktionen verhalten, 38 Jahre später hat sich die Platte zu einer weltweit gesuchten und ultra-kostspieligen Monster-Rarität des Psychedelic Rock gemausert. Internetforen von Südkorea bis Chile, von Kanada bis Thailand diskutieren über das irgendwo zwischen Symphonic Progressive Rock à la Pink Floyd und Emerson, Lake & Palmer und epischen Klassikelementen à la Bruckner angesiedelte Werk der Band Klockwerk Orange. Der Sammlerwert kratzt an der Tausend Euro Marke, nun wird das längst vergriffene Album vom Innsbrucker Label Digatone wiederveröffentlicht. Als besonderer Bonus enthält das Reissue auch noch drei unveröffentlichte Nummern plus zwei Live Versionen, aufgenommen bei einem Konzert im Innsbrucker Stadtsaal 1975. Die Neuauflage in Doppel-Vinyl-Form plus enthaltener CD ergänzt damit das ursprüngliche Werk um verschollene Aufnahmen der Band und gibt gleichzeitig den Startschuss für das in Wien und Innsbruck beheimatete Re-Release-Label DIGATONE.
Für alle Tiroler Fans wird der „neue“ Klockwerk-Tonträger im Rahmen der beiden Konzerte: iMstrumental im Glenthof Imst am 19.5. und Maikonzert im Stadtsaal Landeck am 25.5. weiters noch am Vinyl-Day 19.5. von Tonmöbel Kafka, erhältlich sein."

This translates to (according to Google of course): "One of the most outstanding Austrian LPs of the 1970s with the wondrous title "abracadabra" comes from an obscure band of teenagers from the Tyrolean Alps Country: Klockwerk orange. When the album appears in 1975, the media are behavioral reactions, 38 years later, the board has blossomed into an internationally sought and ultra-expensive Monster rarity of psychedelic rock. Internet forums from South Korea to Chile, from Canada to Thailand discuss this somewhere between Symphonic Progressive Rock a la Pink Floyd and Emerson, Lake & Palmer and epic classical elements à la Bruckner resettled work of the band Klockwerk orange. The collector value scratches at the thousand euro mark, now long out of the album will be released by the label Digatone Innsbruck. As a special bonus, the reissue also contains three numbers plus two unreleased live tracks, recorded at a concert in Innsbruck city hall in 1975. The double vinyl edition in shape plus included CD complements the original work order-lost recordings of the band, while giving the go-ahead for the company headquartered in Vienna and Innsbruck re-release label DIGATONE.
IMstrumental Glenthof in Imst on 19.5: For all fans of the Tyrolean "new" Klockwerk-recorded music under the two concerts will. and Maikonzert city hall Landeck at 25.5. still further on vinyl Day 19.5. be available from Tonmöbel Kafka."

That's right vinyl hounds - a double LP too! Includes a full live concert from 1975 as noted above. 

Here's more data from Discogs:

A1		DuonyunohedeprincesR Music By – Hermann Delago	11:39
A2		The Key Lyrics By – Heinrich Prokopetz Music By – Hermann Delago	10:54
		Abrakadrabra (21:21)
B1.1		Abrakadrabra Music By – Hermann Delago
B1.2		Temple Sh. Thirty Five Music By – Hermann Delago
B1.3		Mercedes Benz T 146.028 Music By – Hermann Delago
		-
		Live @ Stadtsaal Innsbruck 1975
C1		Schlüsselbein Overture Music By – Hermann Delago	5:13
C2		Willoughby Music By – Hermann Delago	7:50
C3		Vlad Zeppesch Music By – Hermann Delago, Markus Weiler (2)	10:20
D1		DuonyunohedeprincesR Music By – Hermann Delago	10:13
D2		The Key Lyrics By – Heinrich Prokopetz Music By – Hermann Delago	11:04
1		DuonyunohedeprincesR Music By – Hermann Delago	11:39
2		The Key Lyrics By – Heinrich Prokopetz Music By – Hermann Delago	10:54
3		Abrakadabra - A) Abrakadraba - B) Temple Sh. Thirty Five C) Mercedes Benz T 146.028 Music By – Hermann Delago	21:21
4		Schlüsselbein Overture Music By – Hermann Delago	5:13
5		Willoughby Music By – Hermann Delago	7:50
6		Vlad Zeppesch Music By – Hermann Delago, Markus Weiler (2)	10:20

Companies etc

• Recorded At – Tonstudio Koch
• Recorded At – Stadtsaal, Innsbruck
• Remastered At – weyrerTon

Credits

• Bass, Vocals – Guntram Burtscher
• Cover, Design – Roland Böck, Wolfgang Böck
• Drums, Bells [Tubular], Timpani – Wolfgang Böck
• Engineer – Franz Koch
• Guitar, Trumpet, Organ, Synthesizer, Vocals – Hermann Delago
• Layout – David Schuller
• Liner Notes [Translated By] – Christopher Ladstätter, Justin Barwick
• Organ, Electric Piano [E-piano], Harpsichord , Synthesizer – Markus "WAK" Weiler*
• Photography By – R. Mathies
• Reissue Producer – Albrecht Dornauer*, Hermann Delago
• Research, Liner Notes – Albrecht Dornauer*
• Transferred By, Remastered By – Kenneth Winkler

Notes

Gatefold Sleeve
Liner notes in English and German
Sides A & B aufgenommen im Tonstudio Koch, Elbigenalp, März 1975
Sides C & D aufgenommen live im Stadtsaal Innsbruck 1975

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Here's my puny entry for the title.  I'll be buying the LP (and the CD that comes with it) as soon as possible!

Klockwerk Orange ~ Austria ***REISSUED***

Abakadabra. 1975 CBS

***Reissued by Digatone May 2013

UMR review

Priority: 3

2/21/10 (new entry); 5/26/13 (complete)