Dear "Dime" Members,
Here we are once again with more uncirculated Audience Masters from our friends in Europe.
It's a new year and we still have alot more to share in this series(WTE).
As usual, be prepared for some strange and interesting bands and recordings.
And of course some time honored "Classic" bands as well!

Once again i would like to ask those that still have such "treasures" tucked away,
to please consider sharing them the way these generous people have.
None of us are getting any younger and what good will any of your recordings be when you're DEAD!


So Ladies & Gentleman, Boys & Girls, Brothers & Sisters,
For your entertainment & "earjoyment"
I present to you;

"WILLIAM TELL EDITION" 072

RANDY PIE & Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass
1975-01-25
Grosse Sendesaal
Cologne, West Germany

WDR III FM BROADCAST


Recorded by; "Herb Smith"(from original taper with his consent)

Originally Recorded on; Grundig RTV 500 Receiver>Memorex Tape>Sony TC 377 Reel 2 Reel Deck.

Recording provided by; "William Tell"

Uploaded by; "Lucifer Burns"


See Important Lineage Notes Below*


Setlist;

1. ??
2. Highway Driver
3. Autumn
4. Microfilm
5. Time Machine
6. It's A Civilised World That Keeps Folks Like Us Together
7. Winter Song
8. Sophisticated ??
9. Super Sid


Musicians;

Bernad Wippich- Vocals/Guitar
Jochen Petern- Guitar
Werner Becker- Keyboards
Jean Jaques Kravetz- Keyboards
Manfred"Tissy"Thiers- Bass
Dicky Tarrach- Drums

Freye Wippich- Backing Vocals
Ralle Oberpichler- Backing Vocals

With;
Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass



THE STORY OF THIS RECORDING AND IT'S HISTORY as told by the Taper himself~ "Herb Smith"

In the 70s German radio station WDR III, based in Cologne had a two-week late Saturday night format dedicated to all forms of minority tastes of music.
There were Indian Ragas, Contemporary Classic, Free Jazz, Singer/Songwriter, Electronic Music, Folk Music from Transylvania and KRAUT-ROCK.
All music was performed and broadcasted live from the "Grosse Sendesaal", a concert hall with a capacity of 700 people and fantastic acoustics,
integrated in the broadcasting building of WDR Radio, known as the Heritage building nowadays.

As far as I recall I first heard about this radio show in January 1972, 4 weeks ahead of the GILA show, which was the first concert of this kind I recorded from my parents radio.
Others followed, like EILIFF, KRAAN, VIRUS, AGITATION FREE, KARTHAGO, TRIUMVIRAT, ACHIM, REICHEL & MACHINES and SKALDOWIE ( Poland).
Most of them I recorded, some of these have been released on the GARDEN OF DELIGHTS label, some I unfortunately have missed.

Strange enough only very few Kraut-rock fans must have been aware of this wonderful radio show.
When entering "Nachtmusik im WDR" to Google only very few rock related links appear.
When licensing my recordings from WDR for release on CD, it turned out that hardly any of those concerts had survived in the stations archive.
Worst of all, most of them never had been taped at all. Broadcasted and lost....

In January 1975, RANDY PIE were scheduled to have their Nachtmusik appearance.
I never was a great fan of this band, but they were quite popular at that time with some airplay of their hit-single "HIGHWAY DRIVER".
As it was a live concert I decided to give a listen to their performance and make a recording.
And a good decision it was, the band was backed by "Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass" for this special concert.
They were a famous Big Band in the 70s, which added a new dimension to Randy Pie`s sound.

Never before and after I have heard such a good performance from RANDY PIE!
I wonder weather the original band members have a recording of this rare event?
If not, I hope they will enjoy it 38 years later .

This concert was hosted by legendary WINFRIED TRENKLER, without him many bands in the 70s I never would have heard of.
You can hear his voice in the outro. Many thanks to him for all the wonderful music he played in his programs.



*Here is the orignal lineage for the die-hard collector as well as the average listener;

Master Reel>Revox A 77>Teac GE-20 EQ>DAT Panasonic SV 3700>Micromega Professional Solo-3 CD Recorder>CDR


CDR>Plexwriter Premium II CD-Transport>iMac 3.06 GHz Intel Core Duo with iTunes 9.2.1 into WAW>DVDR.

DVDR>WAV>TLH>FLAC>DIME


Feel free to remaster or matrix the show and to provide artwork (please naming source and all involved) � and then please RE-SEED here on DIME and share!

Please thank the gentleman that recorded the show; "Herb Smith" and his friend "William Tell" for providing the recording.

PLEASE ENJOY THE MUSIC, WHILE YOU STILL CAN, BEFORE YOU'RE DEAD!