Brain

Wendel & Korber brought Guru Guru with them from Ohr, and immediately signed Cluster, who had recorded one LP for Philips; they soon recorded and released Cluster II. Brain was rapidly a success throughout West Germany and much of western Europe, although had little presence in the US. Signings throughout the seventies and into the eighties included Neu!, Cluster, Harmonia, Klaus Schulze, Edgar Froese, Guru Guru, Grobschnitt, Novalis, Jane, Birth Control, Embryo, Popol Vuh, Curly Curve, Scorpions, Electric Sun, Accept and many more. A later reissue series called Rock On Brain saw many early Brain recordings reissued, although mostly with entirely different sleeves and even album titles. Brain also reissued a number of recordings licensed to their parent company Metronome, such as Amon Düül's first album Psychedelic Underground. Many came out on the M2001 label which is closely linked to Brain. Brain licensed and issued a number of British releases for the West German market, in this case mainly featuring the original sleeves. These included Greenslade, Caravan, If, Spirogyra, Atomic Rooster, Alexis Korner, Gryphon and Steamhammer. There were of course exceptions - the Brain issue of Atomic Rooster's Nice n Greasy features an entirely different sleeve to the UK issue, and If's Double Diamond didn't receive a UK release at all. Some Brain releases later proved highly influential. Brain 1004 was Neu!'s eponymous debut Neu!; Brain 1062 was Neu! 75, which undoubtedly contributed to the sound of punk rock. Körber left in 1976 to start Sky Records, which released much Cluster-related music plus Michael Rother's early solo work, and bands like Streetmark. When he left the labels of Brain LPs changed from green to orange.

• Name — Brain Records • Parent — Metronome Musik GmbH • Founded — 1972 • Founder — Bruno Wendel, Günter Körber • Status — Inactive • Distributor — PolyGram Records • Genre — Krautrock, Kosmische Musik • Country — West Germany • Location — Hamburg

• 60.007 – Eroc – Zwei • 60.008 – Edgar Froese – Macula Transfer • 60.009 – Thirsty Moon – A Real Good Time • 60.010 – Schicke, Führs & Fröhling (SFF) – Symphonic Pictures • 60.019 – Birth Control – Backdoor Possibilities • 60.031 – Ruphus – Let Your Light Shine • 60.000 – serie (en Brain naranja) • 60.039 – Guru Guru – Globetrotter • 60.040 – Klaus Schulze – Mirage • 60.041 – Grobschnitt – Rockpommel's Land • 60.042 – Gate – Live • 60.047 – Klaus Schulze – Body Love • 60.053 – To Be – To Be • 60.055 – Jane – Between Heaven and Hell • 60.065 – Novalis – Konzerte • 60.066 – Birth Control – Increase • 60.068 – Schicke, Führs & Fröhling (SFF) – Sunburst • 60.078 – Message – Using the Head • 60.079 – Popol Vuh – Herz aus Glas • 60.093 – Gate – Red Light Sister • 60.094 – Novalis – Brandung • 60.097 – Klaus Schulze – Body Love Vol.2 • 60.104 – Blonker – Die Zeit Steht Still • 60.105 – Führs & Fröhling – Ammerland • 60.115 – Release Music Orchestra – Beyond the Limit • 60.117 – Liliental – Liliental • 60.120 – Zeus B. Held – Zeus' Amusement • 60.124 – Jane – Age of Madness • 60.139 – Grobschnitt – Solar Music Live • 60.149 – Birth Control – Titanic • 60.164 – Novalis – Vielleicht Bist Du Ein Clown? • 60.165 – Message – Astral Journeys • 60.167 – Popol Vuh – Brüder des Schattens – Söhne des Lichts • 60.173 – Schicke, Führs & Fröhling (SFF) – Ticket to Everywhere • 60.185 – Epitaph – Return to Reality • 60.186 – Anyone's Daughter – Adonis • 60.187 – Guru Guru Sunband – Hey Du! • 60.188 – Accept – Accept • 60.194 – Release Music Orchestra – News • 60.196 – Electric Sun – Earthquake • 60.197 – Eroc – Eroc3 • 60.218 – Jane – Sign No. 9 • 60.219 – Novalis – Wer Schmetterlinge Lachen Hort (compilation) • 60.223 – Führs & Fröhling – Strings • 60.224 – Grobschnitt – Merry Go Round • 60.225 – Klaus Schulze – Dune • 60.240 – Birth Control – Live '79 • 60.242 – Popol Vuh – Die Nacht der Seele • 60.274 – Epitaph – See You In Alaska • 60.291 – Grobschnitt – Volle Molle • 60.000 – serie (en Brain negro) • 60.353 – Klaus Schulze – Dig It • 60.354 – Jane – Jane • 60.365 – Grobschnitt – Ilegal • 60.385 – Epitaph – Live • 60.397 – Scorpions – Lonesome Crow (reissue) • 60.510 – Grobschnitt – Razzia • 60.513 – Accept – Restless and Wild • 60.519 – Jane – Germania

• 80.001 – Jane – Live at home • 80.013 – Various (Jane, Novalis, etc.) – Brain Festival Essen • 80.014 – Neu! – 2 Originals – Reissue Neu! (1004) and Neu!2 (1028) • 80.017 – Various (Novalis, SFF, etc.) – Brain Festival Essen 2 • 80.018 – Guru Guru – Live • 80.023 – Klaus Schulze – X • 80.048 – Klaus Schulze – Live

• 200.145 – Guru Guru – This Is Guru Guru • 200.146 – Amon Düül – This Is Amon Duul • 200.148 – Julie Driscoll – This Is Julie Driscoll • 200.149 – Brian Auger – This Is Brian Auger • 200.150 – Wolfgang Dauner – This Is Wolfgang Dauner • 200.151 – Atomic Rooster – This Is Atomic Rooster • 200.164 – Caravan – This Is Caravan

• 201.035 – Various (neu, guru guru, release music orchestra, emergence, cluster, grobschnitt, jane, hardcake special) – German Super Rock • 888 – Various (Neu, Kollektiv, etc.) – German Rock Scene – 1973