Lift are a German rock band formed in
Dresden
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in 1973 and remains active at the present day.
History
The group was founded in 1973 following the dissolution of the group
Dresden Sextett
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. Their first concert was given on January 28, 1973. The group underwent a series of lineup changes in its early years; of the group's early members, only Werther Lohse, who joined the group in 1974, is still a member. Their first album was released in 1977; shortly after this, members Henry Pacholski and Gerhard Zachar were killed in a traffic accident while touring in
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.
Two further LPs were issued in 1979 and 1981, after which time the group fell from fame. Their 1987 album is now something of a rarity.
After the fall of the
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they toured the newly reunited Germany, playing often with the groups
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and
Stern-Combo Meißen
Stern Meißen (formerly Stern Combo Meißen or Stern Combo Meissen) is a German rock band founded in 1964 in Meißen, East Germany.
History
The group was formed by Martin Schreier, Norbert Jäger and Bernd Fiedler in 1964 in Meißen, East G ...
. They continued to tour and record into the 2000s.
Members
;Founding members
*
Gerhard Zachar - bass (died 1978)
[
*Konrad Burkert - drums
*Jürgen Heinrich - guitar
*Till Patzer - alto saxophone, transverse flute][
*Manfred Nytsch - trombone
*Wolfgang Scheffler - keyboards][
*Bodo Kommnick - guitar, vocals
*Yvonne Fechner - violin, vocals
*Peter Michailow - drums
*Jens Brüssow - bass
;Former members
* Stephan Trepte - vocals (1973–75)
* Franz Bartzsch - keyboards, vocals (1973–74)
* Michael Heubach - keyboards (1974–1985)][
* Hans Wintoch - violin, keyboards, vocals (1984)
]
Discography
LPs
* 1976: ''Lift'' (Amiga
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)
* 1979: ''Meeresfahrt'' (Amiga)
CDs
* 1992: ''Rock aus Deutschland Ost 6 - Wasser und Wein''
* 1994: ''Spiegelbild / Nach Hause''
* 1995: ''Best of Lift''
* 1995: ''Meine Schulden''
* 1996: ''Die schönsten Balladen''
* 1998/2003: ''LIFT classics''
* 1999: ''Nach Süden''
* 1999: ''Sachsendreier live'' (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
* 2000: ''Lift''
* 2000: ''Meeresfahrt''
* 2000: ''Lift Unplugged''
* 2003: ''Classics & unplugged''
* 2005: ''Tagesreise – Best (1976–2003)''
* 2007: ''Sachsendreier live – die Zweite'' (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
* 2008: ''Hits & Raritäten'' (Buschfunk)
DVD
* 2005: ''Sachsendreier Live'' (with electra and Stern-Combo Meißen)
References
Further reading
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External links
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German musical groups