''Carnival in Babylon'' is an
LP by
German
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rock band
Amon Düül II
Amon Düül II (or Amon Düül 2, PronunciationAmon Düül are a German rock band formed in 1968. The group is generally considered to be one of the pioneers of the West German krautrock scene. Their 1970 album ''Yeti'' was described by British m ...
which was released in 1972. It is their fourth studio album. It was recorded at the Bavaria Studio (with Peter Kramper as the engineer) and remixed at Studio 70 (with Jürgen Koppers as the engineer). It was produced by Olaf Kübler and the band themselves. The original cover design and photos were by F.U. Rogner.
All lyrics written in English, except on ''C.I.D. in Uruk'' written in German.
Track listing
Bonus tracks on 2002 Repertoire CD reissue (REP 4966):
Bonus tracks on 2007 Revisited CD reissue (SPV 305352 CD):
Personnel
Amon Düül II
* John Weinzierl – electric guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, vocal
* Chris Karrer – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, soprano sax, vocal
* Lothar Meid – bass, vocal
* Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz – vocal
* Danny Fichelscher – drums, congas
* Peter Leopold – drums, tambourine
* Karl-Heinz Hausmann – keyboards, electronics
Guests
* Joy Alaska – backing vocals
* Falk Ulrich Rogner – organ *
* Olaf Kübler – soprano sax, door
(*) Falk Rogner was previously a band member, but listed as a guest for this album; he returned as a full member on the next album.
References
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1972 albums
Amon Düül II albums
United Artists Records albums