{"title":"Satin Whale","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"history-box-1-the-studio-albums-2","title":"History Box 1 - The Studio Albums","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"We had idols who influenced us, from Jethro Tull to Deep Purple and later Supertramp. From the beginning, we tried to play as well as our Anglo-American colleagues,\" remembers Thomas Bruck, bassist and singer of the Cologne progressive rock band Satin Whale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerally labelled, as usual with a German rock band in the early 1970s, as Krautrock, the four Cologne musicians already developed on their debut album \"Desert Places\" (released in 1974 on the Brain label, the trademark for rock music from Germany) a quite independent and unmistakable sound with high recognition value. Reward of the effort - already the debut album was sufficient that in the same year the listeners of the German Radio Station Sudwestfunk voted Satin Whale the most popular band in Germany in the contest \"Rocksound 74\". The musicians then continued on their successful course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the years Satin Whale released 5 studio albums, a soundtrack (\"Die Faust In Der Tasche\", 1979, starring Manfred Krug and Ursula Monn), a live double album and a remix album, for which Germany's producer legend Conny Plank was responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a complete retrospective of Satin Whale's work is released in two box sets. The first box set \"The Studio Albums\" contains the 5 studio albums from the years 1974 to 1981, the second box set (released a few months later) contains the live album, the remix album and the soundtrack. A booklet with plenty of background information by Thomas Zimmermann and photos are documenting the history of the band.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mig Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50402454077771,"sku":"2164121","price":39.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_c2a35574_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726545796"},{"product_id":"history-box-2-soundtrack-alternative-mixes-live","title":"History Box 2 - Soundtrack, Alternative Mixes \u0026 Live","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"We had role models that influenced us, from \u003cstrong\u003eJethro Tull\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eDeep Purple\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eSupertramp\u003c\/strong\u003e,\" recalls Thomas Bruck, bassist and singer of the Cologne-based progressive rock band \u003cstrong\u003eSatin Whale\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the beginning, we tried to play as well as our Anglo-American colleagues. For a long time they were pigeonholed as Krautrock, as was common for German rock bands in the early 1970s, but on their debut album \"\u003cem\u003eDesert Places\u003c\/em\u003e\" (released in 1974 on the Brain label, the trademark for rock music from Germany) the four Cologne musicians developed a very independent and unmistakable sound with a high recognition value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reward for their efforts - the debut album was enough for \u003cstrong\u003eSatin Whale\u003c\/strong\u003e to be voted Germany's most popular band in the \"Rocksound 74\" contest by Sudwestfunk listeners that same year. The band continued their success story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1974 and 1981 the band released 5 studio albums. These are all included in the first part of \u003cstrong\u003eSatin Whale\u003c\/strong\u003e's comprehensive retrospective entitled \"\u003cem\u003eHistory Box I - The Studio Albums\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mig Music","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50447818752331,"sku":"2219140","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_48346936_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727082723"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/satin-whale.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}