Kin Ping Meh

Kin Ping Meh (Chinese for plum blossom branch in a golden vase) was a krautrock band from Mannheim, which took its name from the eponymous Chinese novel.

History

The band was founded in 1969 in Mannheim, Germany by Joachim Schäfer and Werner Stephan (Ur - group was the school band " Thunderbirds "). It was discovered by Polydor in a competition of Bild am Sonntag on the Reeperbahn in 1970 and took the single " evrything 's my way" / " Woman", and shortly after the second single, "Alexandra" / "Everyday " on.

In 1971, her album, which was republished in 2004. There was "no. 2 " from 1972, " no. 3 "was released in 1973. The 4th album was" Virtues and Sins " from 1974, which is also in Argentina, as a " Virtudes y Pecados " appeared. The album cover was designed by the graphic artist and photographer Guenter Blum, who in 1976 the graphics for double LP "Concrete " created. In 1977, the last LP, " Kin Ping Meh".

It appeared three compilations - 1973 "Rock Sensations " " Hazy on Stage" with shots of the second and third LP, 1981 "Rock in Germany Vol 4" and 1991 on 180 gram vinyl, includes live recordings 1971-1973.

A member of the band over the band's history was the guitarist Gaggy Mrozeck ( born January 14, 1951), which for Herbert Grönemeyer later played and then as a music producer with artists such as Udo Lindenberg, worked. Other members were keyboardist Chris Axel Klöber ( born August 31, 1948), who had previously played with the Berlin band Curly Curve and Geff Harrison ( born August 24, 1947), the former singer of 2066 and Then, which later became the Geff Harrison should be based band.