In the late 1960s, there was a colourful and lively rock music scene in the Franconian region around Nuremberg/Erlangen. The band Wind, which was founded there, had a long history in the form of a popular beat band called Bentox with Thomas Leidenberger (g, voc), the two Swiss twin brothers Lucian (org, p, voc, perc) and Andreas Büeler (b, voc) as well as Lucky Schmidt (dr, perc, vib, cl, p). In 1970, they recruited the well-known singer Steve Leistner (vocals, harmonica, flute, percussion) as lead singer for their band and gave themselves the new name Wind. In 1971, they were signed by the newly founded and short-lived label +plus+, which planned to establish a new independent German rock label with three bands (Wind, Tomorrow's Gift, Ikarus). In January 1971, the band recorded their debut album Seasons, produced by Jochen Petersen, in Dieter Dierks' legendary studio.

In June, the new label presented itself with performances by the three groups in front of an invited international industry and press audience at the Musikhalle Hamburg. The press, the record company and industry experts were enthusiastic about the complex, guitar-hard heavy progressive rock, enriched with a monumental organ and psychedelic spacey elements. However, the label attempted to establish itself as a low-budget label and sold the LPs at bargain prices, primarily in supermarkets and petrol stations. As commercial success also failed to materialise with a second album (released by major label CBS), the band went bankrupt and disbanded in 1973.