This early heavy psychedelic rock album by the band Nosferatu, formed in Frankfurt am Main in 1968, is a real treasure. It impresses with a powerful and raw progressive sound, interwoven with psychedelic elements, masterfully engineered by the legendary Konrad „Conny“ Plank. At the time of recording in 1970 at Cologne’s Rhenus Studio, with Tony Hendrik as producer, the band consisted of singer Michael Thierfelder, guitarist Michael Meixner, keyboardist Reinhard Grohe, Christian Felke (saxophone, flute), bassist Michael Kessler and Byally Braumann on drums.

Released later that same year on Deutsche Vogue Schallplatten (a sub-label of Vogue Paris) with a bizarre cover design by Jack Kipp, the self-titled album features excellent flute work and percussion, dominated by superb lead guitar work as well as organ and saxophone. Despite the obvious Anglo-American influence, the group manages to create a unique sound. This is due to some unusual riffs and rhythms, as well as the interplay between the saxophone and flute alongside the organ.

Unfortunately, this is yet another of the countless German bands that produced just one LP and then vanished completely from the scene. The few original pressings on Vogue – the only release by the band, which disbanded in 1971 – are simply impossible to find nowadays in excellent or even better condition.