Freundeskreis "Esperanto" 2x LP EX OOP vinyl Orig

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Freundeskreis-Esperanto 2xLP  Four Music (Germany)   Description: Freundeskreis (Circle of friends) also known as FK, was a German hip hop group from Stuttgart, whose songs were in German and also in English, French and Esperanto. The members were Max Herre, Don Philippe and DJ Friction.

It was a socially conscious German rap group. The group released three top twenty albums. To rap in several languages is actually quite common in German hip hop. One of the early rap albums, Krauts with Attitude, had only three songs in German, with eleven in English and one in French.

Freundeskreis was primarily known for their political lyrics, in which they advocate equality and international understanding. After the much-noticed first album, Quadratur des Kreises (Squaring the Circle), and its hit single "A-N-N-A" which peaked at #6 in the German charts, the band released its second album, Esperanto, named after the constructed language Esperanto. The reasoning for the name was that the group wished to show that they believe that hip hop should be the Esperanto of youth.

In 1999 and 2000, the band was back in the charts with singles like "Mit Dir" (With you; featuring Joy Denalane, who later become Herre's wife) and "Tabula Rasa Pt. II". For the soundtrack of the film 23, Freundeskreis covered the song "Halt dich an deiner Liebe fest" (Hold on to your love) written by Rio Reiser, voicing it on Lee "Scratch" Perry's police & thieves riddim. Freundeskreis was one of the first bands to take part in the Kolchose, a group of hip hop artists from Stuttgart.

In 2001, the band took a break for the members to purse solo careers, the most active being Herre, who has released a solo album and works as producer for his wife.

A Freundeskreis greatest hits album was released in July 2007 under the title FK10. After announcing their breakup in summer 2007, Freundeskreis gave their last concert in Stuttgart on September 19, 2007.

Year/Label/Number: 1999/Four Music/FOR 494466 1 (Germany)   Conditions:   Jacket/Sleeve: VG (With Wear)    Vinyl: EX 
  Track Listing:   A1 Kore Benvenon / Intro 2:01 A2 Esperanto Performer [Human Beatbox] – Rade Vocals [Refrain] – Déborah 4:20 A3 FK Skit 0:50 A4 Erste Schritte / Retrospektive 6:52 B1 20$ Skit 0:47 B2 Tabula Rasa Pt. 2 Featuring – Andrés, Mr. Gentleman*, Sékou, Tommy W.* 4:53 B3 Hit Skit 0:23 B4 Sternstunde / Die Revolution Der Bärte Vocals [Featuring] – Mighty Tolga 5:24 B5 Briefwechsel / Letter Exchange Rap [Featuring] – Shurik'n Vocals [Refrain] – Sékou 5:56 C1 Reprise 1:00 C2 Mit Dir Vocals [Featuring] – Joy Denalane 4:39 C3 All Apologies Rap [Featuring] – Sékou 5:23 C4 Frico's Skit 0:50 C5 Pulsschlag Rap [Featuring] – Afrob, Massive Töne 6:29 D1 Eimsbush Bis 0711 Rap [Featuring] – Samy Deluxe 4:55 D2 Don's CP 70 Skit 1:34 D3 Nebelschwadenbilder Featuring [Interlude] – Afrob Vocals [Featuring] – Udo Lindenberg 4:27 D4 Kore Salutas / Outro 2:41   there is a bit of glare from the camera in the photo, its not a defect in the cover.......   All Items listed in the auction are LPs unless otherwise stated.  

• co = drill hole in label or jacket (or saw mark/cut corner on cover)
• djt = dj timing strip (usually a 12" x 4" white sticker on cover detailing titles and playing time)

 

• wlp = white label promo
• woc = writing on cover
• wol = writing on label
• wobc = writing on back cover
• promo stamp = usually gold embossed notice on jacket

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