01	Walpurgisnight						03:02
	02	Knight Of Third Degree						07:36
	03	Spanferkel						02:25
	04	Freitag						07:18
	05	Wei? Der Teufel						17:12

Rufus Zuphall


Personnel:
Klaus Gulden - Flute, Percussion
Gunter Krause - Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Helmut Lieblang - Bass
Udo Dahmen - Drums, Tablas, Percussion
Thomas Kittel - Guitar, Clavinet
Manfred Spangenberg - Bass
Erich Engels - Percussion

Albums:
Weiss Der Teufel (Good Will 10001) 1971
Reissued on Little Wing (LW 1009) in 1989 with a different cover on LP and CD.
CD Reissue: Long Hair LHC00029 - includes Live Aachen 1972 - Part 1

Phallobst (Pilz 20 21099-5) 1971
Reissue with the original fold-out cover, but with the "Pop Import" mark circa 1981.
CD Reissue: Long Hair LHC00030 - includes Live Aachen 1972 - Part 2



An experienced progressive rock collector will know about this excellent group from Aachen, which can arguably be dubbed the German Jethro Tull. Rufus Zuphall's first album, "Wei? Der Teufel", has gradually gained legendary status. It was recorded in the Netherlands and released as a private pressing in 1971. All five tracks were recorded live in the studio, resulting in a raw and unpolished sound. Just like Jethro Tull, Rufus Zuphall drew influences from both folk and the blues. The side-long title track, "Wei? Der Teufel", incorporated the old Gerschwin-standard "Summertime". This developed into a very twisted and frenetic flute solo! Some people regard this track as one of the finest moments of German rock. (Note: two other interesting versions of "Summertime" have been recorded. The Zombies did a charming, jazzy beat version in 1966, and the Dutch group Brainbox, featuring Jan Akkerman on guitar, released a more progressive interpretation in 1969.) Other great tracks were "Knight Of Third Degree", in a peaceful, folky mood with massive percussion, and "Freitag", featuring one of the most raucious guitar breaks of German rock! "Wei? Der Teufel" is a great album, typifying the raw-edged, largely instrumental early progressive rock.



Their next album, "Phallobst" (recorded in the Dierks Studio between July and August 1971) featured new members Thomas Kittel and Manfred Spangenberg. This album was more polished and had a wider dynamic and instrumental range (mellotron, clavinet and acoustic guitars were added). Particularly strong was the album's second side with two fine instrumentals: "Prickel Prit", strongly flavoured by the blues, and "Makrojel" electric folk-rock with flute to the fore. "I'm On My Way" closed the album in a quiet way.



In 1989, Little Wing reissued the first Rufus Zuphall album in a magnificent new cover design. But still more exciting was their 4 LP box (+ large booklet and a bonus single) of 1994 with "Phallobst" and lots of previously unreleased material, comprising a complete concert from June 1972, demos for their unreleased third album and a couple of tracks recorded prior to "Wei? Der Teufel". The quality of the recordings were generally good, and this set is indispensable for Rufus Zuphall fans!

Taken from Cosmic Dreams at Play - A guide to German Progressive and Electronic Rock by Dag Erik Asbjornsen, Borderline Productions, ISBN 1-899855-01-7




Little Wing of Refugees "Little Wing Replay Series Vol. 1" LW 1035 RP1 personnel: Klaus Guelden: flute, percussion Guenter Krause: guitar, vocals Helmut Lieblang: bass guiter Udo Dahmen: drums Erich Engels: percussion on "Knight of Third Degree" Produced by 'Refugees' for Little Wing, Weinthal 1, 84556 Kastl, Germany All rights reserved. Previously issued on: Good-Will 10001 1971 (LP) Little Wing LW 1006 1989 (LP) (both with quite bad covers!)