Birth Control

Profile:

Amongst the longest running bands of German rock, Birth Control were formed way back in 1968 in Berlin. They chose their rather controversial name as a stab at Pope Paul's anti birth control policy. 

Birth Control's second album, Operation, stands as one of the band's finest recordings, getting the vote as the second best album of 1971 by one of Germany's leading music magazines. Operation has Birth Control employing a nine-piece string section as well as a smaller brass entourage in order to produce a larger sound, and while their progressive air is just beginning to flourish, a rather large difference in musical strength and instrumental craft is noted right away. Not fully abstract or left-of-center just yet, the powerful crunch of Bruno Frenzel's guitar surely leads the way, dominating the rhythms of every track while complimenting the aeronautics of the keyboard passages. With the tempos quicker because of the stern synthesizer work, the entire album moves along at a brisk pace. "Stop Little Lady" has the vocals on par with the whirlwind guitar riffs, echoed perfectly to produce a mysterious rippled effect. "Just Before the Sun Will Rise" and "Flesh and Blood" utilize the keyboards at the heart of both the songs, while the full 11 minutes of "Let Us Do It Now" emanate Birth Control's instrumental coalescence in the momentum of both the drums and guitar. "The Work Is Done" became one of the group's most renowned efforts, with rocksteady percussion creating the perfect bottom-heavy underlay for the strings and horns. The 1997 pressing of Operation includes five bonus tracks, including another version of "The Work Is Done" and a peculiar little number entitled "Believe in the Pill." With the band maturing and slowly working back toward a more progressive rock route, Operation makes for a truly consistent studio album that offers a firm cross section of their sound.

Birth Control ?– Operation

Label:

Ohr ?– OMM 556.015

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• • Matrix / Runout (A-side): 28 0654 636 S1 ST-OMM-56.015-A PF
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side): 28 0654 636 S2 ST-OMM-56.015-B PF
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped): 28 0654 636 S1
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped): 28 0654 636 S2
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, etched): ST-OMM-56.015-A PF
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, etched): ST-OMM-56.015-B PF
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, on center label): ST-OMM-56.015-A, ST-OMM-56.015-B
  • Rights Society: GEMA

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress, Gatefold 

Country:

Germany

Released:

1973

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Krautrock, Prog Rock

Tracklist

Companies, etc.

• Made By – Ohr
• Made By – Metronome Records GmbH
• Produced At – Ariola Studio, Berlin
• Mastered At – Tonstudio Pfanz

Credits    

• Cover – Heinz Dofflein
• Mastered By – G. F. Pfanz
• Producer – Didi Zill
• Written-By – Frenzel*, Ruffin* (tracks: 1)

Notes

• This is the second edition with cat. no. OMM 556.015 on cover and labels. But it still has the same matrixes OMM 56.015 as the original first edition Operation.
  
  Siebzehnte Ohr-Platte. Produziert im Februar 1971 im Ariola Studio, Berlin, von Didi Zill.
  [Seventeenth Ohr record. Produced in February 1971 at Ariola Studio, Berlin, by Didi Zill].
  
  P. 1971 (on label)
  
  Made in Germany.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• • Matrix / Runout (A-side): 28 0654 636 S1 ST-OMM-56.015-A PF
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side): 28 0654 636 S2 ST-OMM-56.015-B PF
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped): 28 0654 636 S1
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped): 28 0654 636 S2
  • Matrix / Runout (A-side, etched): ST-OMM-56.015-A PF
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, etched): ST-OMM-56.015-B PF
  • Matrix / Runout (B-side, on center label): ST-OMM-56.015-A, ST-OMM-56.015-B
  • Rights Society: GEMA

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