Lothar
Jahn’s “February ’75” single was
released by the German label Sound
Records in 1977 — a very
unusual record, somewhere between
psychedelic, folk, and Krautrock.
That single was reviewed thus
on Discogs: “A mysterious
journey through Cosmic Psych Folk
Kraut, whatever you may call it.
Fantastic, from beginning to
end. Another Kraut on 45
milestone.” This newly
recorded album, “Dreams of ’75,”
is an extended riff on
the original single, taking that
smaller vision as a starting point
and then launching into a
wilder and weirder
psychedelic/progressive stereoscopic
headspace than was evident (or
possible) on the original
single.
So, who is Lothar Jahn? he is a
singer/songwriter, television
presenter and multi-instrumentalist
who has been active in the
German music scene since the early
1970s. Since 2020, Jahn has his own
television show, Lothar’s
Liedertreff. And what were Jahn’s
dreams of ’75? “They were wistful
dreams of boundless love, community
and peace, boundless sex, boundless
freedom and a lot of wonderful
music. What better time to grow
up than back then, in the middle of
works like Oldfield’s “Ommadawn”
and Pink Floyd’s “Wish You
Were Here”?” says Jahn.
•Lion exclusive: 150x hand-numbered
copies on Transparent Blue w/Black
Swirl vinyl
•Comes with an 8-page booklet giving
Jahn’s thoughts on his life and the
dreams which provoked
this album.
•Includes the bonus track
‘Merseburger,’ recorded with Olaf
Casalich, the singer of famed German
band Ougenweide.
Track Listing:
Side A
1 Fosgladh 2:17
2 Tongues and Eyes 2:49
3 Vernal Start 3:43
4 Late Last Night 4:25
5 Come and Hold Me 4:40
6 Meadhan 5:02
Side B
1 Hold on and Come 3:00
2 Early This Morn 4:18
3 Vernal Endt 5:19
4 Lips and Ears 2:46
5 Deireannache 3:50
+
Bonus track:
6 Merseburger 3:35
also available: Black
vinyl version is a Return
to
Analog International exclusive
Format: RTAI exclusive edition
— black vinyl (500x copies) available
through Lion on a pre-order only
basis
or direct from Return to Analog
International:
available direct from Return to
Analog International info@returntoanalog.com www.returntoanalogrecords.com
Lothar
Jahn’s “February ’75” single was
released by the German label Sound
Records in 1977 — a very
unusual record, somewhere between
psychedelic, folk, and Krautrock.
That single was reviewed thus
on Discogs: “A mysterious
journey through Cosmic Psych Folk
Kraut, whatever you may call it.
Fantastic, from beginning to
end. Another Kraut on 45
milestone.” This newly
recorded album, “Dreams of ’75,”
is an extended riff on
the original single, taking that
smaller vision as a starting point
and then launching into a
wilder and weirder
psychedelic/progressive stereoscopic
headspace than was evident (or
possible) on the original
single.