CAN: The Free Concert

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Holger Czukay
Holger Czukay

Michael Karoli
Michael Karoli

Irmin Schmidt
Irmin Schmidt

Damo Suzuki
Damo Suzuki

Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit

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    CAN: The Free Concert

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    The experimental German krautrockers CAN's legendary "Free Concert," recorded in Cologne's Sporthalle, Germany, on February 3, 1972. The circumstances of this Cologne show were unusual. Rather improbably for such an experimental band, Can actually scored a chart success in Germany with "Spoon," which would later be tacked onto the end of Ege Bamyasi.

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    1972-11-07

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