Pilz (record label)
Fungus was a German record label the ear mushroom & Music Production, Berlin and active in the years 1971 and 1972. On mushroom 20 LPs and 7 singles were released.
History
The origins of mushroom go back to the BASF music production. A designed by Jürgen Schmeisser for the growing German rock market label BASF music production called mouse, which already Irae albums with groups like this, Ardo Dombec, McChurch Sound Room or virus had finished manufactures, was in favor of the label at the same time founded by Rolf- Ulrich Kaiser and Peter Meisel mushroom reinstated. On fungus, for the BASF now took over the sales, without further ado, the finished starter pack of mouse was released.
In contrast to the psychedelic, electronic- oriented label ear, which emperor also led to fungal concentrated more on folk -oriented, quiet rock bands. With the publication of Popol Vuhs Hosanna Mantra already ended in 1972, the history of the label.
Well-known artists who released on Mushroom, were, inter alia, Wallenstein and Jerry Berker ( solo album ), and Popol Vuh, Witthüser & West Rupp and Hölderlin. In the 1980s the expenses of fungal experienced a comeback as reissues on the label Pop Import Mikulski.
Appearance
The hallmark of the label is a toadstool, the small with the number plate adorns the front cover and is great to see on the label side 1. The label for the side 2 contains the track listing of both sides. Many LPs in the original edition published as a gatefold sleeve, with photographs of the artist Marcel Fugère.
Discography
The outputs are sorted by year and the year after ascending plate number. The label Mushroom forgave not have their own numbers, but inserted his expenses in the numbering of BASF.