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DAS HOHELIED SALOMOS

Editions

LP: United Artists S 297811 - 1975 - Germany
CS: United Artists UA MC 0572 D - 1975 - Germany
LP: United Artists UAS 29 761 - 1975 - France
LP: United Artist UAS 29 781 - 1975 - Italy
LP: United Artists Records UAL 24050 - 1975 - Italy
LP: United Artist 27085-1 - 1975 - Spain
LP: WEA 58423 - 1982 - Germany (Das Deutsche Rock-Archiv)
CD: Spalax SPA 14211 - France - 1992
CD: Spalax - France - 1994
CD: King-Nexus KICP2742 - Japan - 1994 [ Or: KICP-2842 ? ]
CD: United Artists - Japan
CD: SPV 085-70162 [ With bonus tracks ]
CD: Belle Antique MAR 051029 - Japan - 2005
CD: Arcangelo ARC 7187 - Japan - 2006 [ Same as SPV-release ]
CD: Belle Antique BELLE 122005 - Japan - 2012 [ Same as SPV-release ]
LP: Wah Wah Supersonic LPS 157 - Spain - 2015 [ With bonustracks & inserts; 1000 copies ]
CD: Warner Music 5054197-4297-2-9 - 2017 [ CD2 of 5CD-box 'Krautrock 3' ]

Tracks

Track list from United Artists S 297811 - 1975:

Side 1:
Steh auf, zieh mich dir nach - (Fricke) - 4:40
Du Schönste der Weiber - (Fichelscher/Fricke) - 4:32
In den Nächten auf den Gassen I - (Fricke) - 1:36
Du Sohn Davids I - (Fricke) - 3:01
In den Nächten auf den Gassen II - (Fricke) - 3:47

Side 2:
Der Winter ist vorbei - (Fricke) - 3:45
Ja, deine Liebe ist süsser als Wein - (Fichelscher) - 3:37
Du Sohn Davids II - (Fricke) - 4:45
Du tränke mich mit deinen Küssen - (Fricke/Fichelscher) - 5:28

Extra track on SPV 085-70162 - 2004:

In den Nächten auf den Gassen III - 2:10
Schön bist Du vor Menschensöhnen - 2.45 (alternative Session)
Mitten im Garten - 4.50 (alternative Piano Version)

Extra track on Wah Wah Supersonic LPS 157 - 2015:

Wanderschaft - Wandering - 5:56
Gib Hin - 2:30
In den Nächten auf den Gassen III - 2:10

Liner notes

Liner notes from United Artists S 297811 - 1975:

F.Fricke - piano
D.Fichelscher - E & A guitar, percussion
Djong Yun - vocals
&
Alois Gromer - sitar
Shana Kumar - tabla

All lyrics by King Salomo, arranged by Florian Fricke
Produced by Florian Fricke & Reinhard Langowski
Arranged by Florian Fricke
Electronics: Florian Fricke, Frank Fiedler, Robert Wedel
Engineer: Klaus Meier, Wolfgang Löper
Assistance: Libuse Tomas, Hardy Bank
Mixdown: Florian Fricke, Reinhard Langowski
Recorded at Bavaria Tonstudio München, febr. 1975
Art Direction & Design: Ulli Eichberger

Quotes

1996:
Gerhard Augustin: Please tell us, is DAS HOHELIED SALOMOS your homage to the Old Testament, or is it dedicated to Djong Yun?
Florian Fricke: DAS HOHELIED SALOMOS was taken from the Bible, yes. It's a mystic love song. The whole album was dedicated to love, that's all.(Eurock)

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