Ohr ("Ear") was an influential German electronic/experimental record label set up by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser in 1970.Julian Cope 'Krautrocksampler' (Head Heritage 1995)
Ohr released the debut albums of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.
History The first five Ohr releases featured sleeves by Reinhard Hippen, all with dismembered baby doll parts as a central aspect of the imagery. These were Tangerine Dream's Electronic Meditation, Bernt Witthüser's Lieder von Vampiren..., Embryo's Opal, Floh de Cologne's Fließbandbabys Beat-Show, and Limbus 4's Mandalas.
Other releases included Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel, Cosmic Jokers, Guru Guru, Popol Vuh, Sergius Golowin, Amon Düül, Birth Control, Witthüser & Westrupp, and numerous others. The Ohr office in New York City was run by Neil Kempfer-Stocker.
Kaiser also set up the label Pilz for more folkish/ethnic releases – such as Popol Vuh, Wallenstein and Hoelderlin. Further to this, he also set up the Cosmic Couriers label for more space-rock type releases – Cosmic Jokers, Ash Ra Tempel, Manuel Gottsching, et al.
Brain Records was set up when two disgruntled A&R men left Ohr to start their own label, taking Guru Guru with them.
Discography Albums
Catalog No. Artist Title Year OMM 56000 Floh de Cologne Fließbandbabys Beat Show March 1970 OMM 56001 Limbus 4 Mandalas March 1970 OMM 56002 Bernd Witthüser Lieder von Vampiren... March 1970 OMM 56003 Embryo Opal April 1970 OMM 56004 Tangerine Dream Electronic Meditation June 1970 OMM 56005 Guru Guru UFO June 1970 OMM 2/56006 Various Ohrenschmaus September 1970 OMM 56007 Annexus Quam Osmose September 1970 OMM 56008 Amon Düül Paradieswärts Düül January 1971 OMM 56009 Roger Bunn Peace of Mind 1971 OMM 56010 Floh de Cologne Rockoper Profitgeier (live) January 1971 OMM 56011 Paul und Limpe Fuchs/Anima Stürmischer Himmel January 1971 OMM 56012 Tangerine Dream Alpha Centauri January 1971 OMM 56013 Ash Ra Tempel Ash Ra Tempel March 1971 OMM 56014 Xhol Hau-RUK March 1971 OMM 56015 Birth Control Operation March 1971 OMM 56016 Witthüser & Westrupp Trips und Träume March 1971 OMM 556017 Guru Guru Hinten July 1971 OMM 2/56018 Various Mittens Ins Ohr (sampler) OMM 556019 Mythos Mythos January 1972 OMM 556020 Ash Ra Tempel Schwingungen March 1972 OMM 2/56021 Tangerine Dream Zeit May 1972 OMM 556022 Klaus Schulze Irrlicht May 1972 OMM 556023 Walpurgis Queen Of Saba June 1972 OMM 556024 Xhol Motherfuckers GmbH & Co. KG 1972 OMM 556025 Birth Control Believe In The Pill 1972 OMM 2/56027 Various Kosmische Musik July 1972 OMM 556028 Annexus Quam Beziehungen July 1972 OMM 2/56029 Floh de Cologne Lucky Strike Live November 1972 OMM 556030 Arno Clauss An Tante Gertie in Zons am Rhein 1972 OMM 556031 Tangerine Dream Atem January 1973 OMM 556032 Ash Ra Tempel Join Inn January 1973 OMM 556033 Floh de Cologne Geyer-Symphonie 1973
Singles
Catalog No. Artist Title Year OS 57.000 Amon Düül Eternal Flow / Paramechanical World 1970 OS 57.001 Floh de Cologne St. Pauli, Du mein Loch zur Welt / Bruno-Lied 1970 OS 57.002 Witthüser & Westrupp Einst kommt die Nacht / Wer schwimmt dort (Flipper) 1970 OS 57.003 Birth Control Hope / Rollin’ 1970 OS 57.004 Witthüser & Westrupp Nimm einen Joint / Lasst uns auf die Reise gehen 1971 OS 57.005 Birth Control The Work Is Done / Flesh And Blood 1971 OS 57.006 Tangerine Dream Ultima Thule 1971 OS 57.007 Birth Control What’s Your Name / Believe In The Pill 1972 OS 57.008 Golgatha Dies Irae / Children’s Game 1972 OS 57.009 Floh de Cologne Emil in Erkenschwick / Zahlen mußt Du 1972 OS 57.011 Arno Clauss Karlchen oder So kann das nicht weitergeh’n /Manchen Leuten möchte ich gerne in die Fresse schlagen OS 57.012 Floh de Cologne Der Löwenthaler / Bayerisches Heimatlied (with Dieter Süverkrüp) 1973
See also List of record labels List of electronic music record labels
References
External links Ohr discographies