''Phallus Dei'' () is the debut

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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 ...

. The album was the result of the

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commune in

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splitting. The album features layered guitars, abstract percussion, and chant-like vocals. It is often cited (alongside Can's ''

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'') as the original

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album. Its first reissue on CD was on the Mantra label in 1988. All known copies list the songs in incorrect order on the cover, but present them correctly on the disc itself, except for the 1993 Repertoire Records re-issue. It was reissued in 2001, digitally remastered by Eroc, and contained two extra tracks: "Freak Out Requiem (Parts I–IV)" and "Cymbals in the End". The 2006 re-remastered reissue on the German label Revisited Records contains two bonus tracks: "TouchMaPhal" (10:17) and "I Want the Sun to Shine" (10:32). It does not contain the bonus material from the 2001 reissue.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Amon Düül II.

Personnel

Amon Düül II: * Dieter Serfas – drums, electric

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s * Peter Leopold –

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s * Shrat (Christian Thiele) –

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, vocals,

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* Renate Knaup – vocals,

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* John Weinzierl –

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, 12-string, bass *

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– violin, guitar,

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, vocals * Falk Rogner –

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* Dave Anderson –

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Guest musicians: * Holger Trülzsch – Turkish drums * Christian Borchard –

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Credits

* Gerd Stein – photography * Olaf Kübler – producer

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1969 debut albums Amon Düül II albums 1960s German-language albums