Kuckuck Schallplatten
Kuckuck Schallplatten (engl.: Cuckoo Records) is a German record label founded in August 1969 by Eckart Rahn, Mal Sondock and the advertising agency ConceptData in Munich, growing out of his music-publishing company E.R.P. Musikverlag, which was founded on April 1, 1968. It was distributed by Deutsche Grammophon (Polydor). It is the first German progressive rock label.
Kuckuck Schallplatten
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- Kuckuck Schallplatten
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- 1969
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- Germany
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Kuckuck Schallplatten (engl.: Cuckoo Records) is a German record label founded in August 1969 by Eckart Rahn, Mal Sondock and the advertising agency ConceptData in Munich, growing out of his music-publishing company E.R.P. Musikverlag, which was founded on April 1, 1968. It was distributed by Deutsche Grammophon (Polydor). It is the first German progressive rock label.
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After being purchased by Celestial Harmonies, it is now the longest-surviving independent label in Germany. Most of its recordings have been reissued on CD, and all are now available as downloads.
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• Name — Kuckuck Schallplatten • Parent — Celestial Harmonies • Founded — 1969 • Founder — Eckart Rahn • Status — Moved to Berlin, Germany, in 2005 • Distributor — Celestial Harmonies • Genre — Progressive rock • Country — Germany • Location — Munich • Url — Celestial Harmonies
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• Antiteater (Peer Raben and filmmaker Rainer Werner Fassbinder) • Armageddon • Murphy Blend • CWT • Deuter • Out of Focus • Jack Grunsky • Jon Mark • Peter Michael Hamel • Hanuman • Sonny Hennig • Ihre Kinder • Hans Otte • Terry Riley • Eberhard Schoener • Ernst Schultz • Lied des Teufels • Keith West • Sam Spence Some early releases by Kitaro were licensed to the label through Pony Canyon Inc. of Tokyo, Japan.
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Kuckuck Schallplatten was established or created on 1 January 1969.
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