Krokodil - Don't Make Promises / Hurra! Alive (1969) [Mono Single]

Krokodil - "Don't Make Promises" b/w "Hurra! Alive"

Original German 45 RPM Mono Single

Liberty 15 229  (Discogs)

~ThePoodleBites rip in 96kHz / 24bit FLAC + full high-res scans!~

These two songs were included on the 1999 Second Battle reissue of the debut Krokodil LP (see below) as bonus tracks. Unlike the main album tracks, however, these tracks seem to have been sourced from an original 45, not tapes. While not an altogether bad rip, the Second Battle bonuses suffer the same bad EQ, compression, & limiting as the LP tracks, so this "flat" high-res transfer inevitably sounds far more natural in comparison. Audiophiles and cheeserock (gruyèrerock?) fans rejoice!

Major thanks to the record phantom C.F. for sharing his Krokodil records in the name of blogdom!

Track listing:

1) "Don't Make Promises" -- 4:03

2) "Hurra! Alive" -- 3:07

Vinyl condition: M-

Dynamic Range: DR12

Equipment Lineage:

– Audio-Technica VMN40ML stylus on AT150MLx dual moving-magnet cartridge

– Audio-Technica AT-LP1240-USB direct drive professional turntable (internal stock preamp/ADC removed)

– Pro-Ject Phono Box S2 Ultra preamp with dedicated Zero Zone linear power supply

– Focusrite Scarlett 6i6 MkII (96kHz / 24bit)

– Adobe Audition CC 2020 (recording)

– iZotope RX 8 audio editor (manual declicking, EQ subtraction, additional adjustments)

– Audacity 2.3.3 (fades between tracks, split tracks)

– Foobar2000 v1.5.1 (tagging, dynamic range analysis)

B-side also on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ojb9QUitByU

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Besondere Kennzeichen:

KROKODIL ist eine neue avantgardistische Gruppe aus der Schweiz. Von den bekannt gewordenen "Sauterelles" löste sich der Drummer Kurt "Düde" Dürst und wurde Initiator dieser interessanten Sound-Mechaniker. Um ihn scharten sich:  der Sanger mit der "Metallstimme" Hardy Hepp, auch Violinist der Gruppe, Walter Anselmo (g+sitar), Moio Weideli (harm+fl) und der Engländer Terry Stevens (bg). Bemüht um ein eigenes musikalisches Profil verzichtet KROKODIL bewußt auf jede Kopie kommerzieller Vorbilder. 

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Special marks:

KROKODIL is a new avant-garde group from Switzerland. The drummer Kurt "Düde" Dürst broke away from the well-known "Sauterelles" and became the initiator of these interesting sound mechanics. Crowded around him: the singer with the "metal voice" Hardy Hepp, also violinist of the group, Walter Anselmo (g + sitar), Moio Weideli (harm + fl) and the Englishman Terry Stevens (bg). Endeavoring to develop its own musical profile, KROKODIL deliberately refrains from copying commercial models.