GUILDENSTERN - Guildenstern (1978-2011) WV (image+.cue), lossless

Guildenstern were founded in the Hessian town of Rüsselsheim in the spring of 1976 and played some keyboard-dominated progressive rock in the style of bands like early Genesis, early Yes, Camel, or Eloy. The band didn't release anything, but some recordings with a satisfactory sound quality have been preserved: eight tracks recorded in the rehearsal room, as well as three pieces from their rock opera "Life's a stage", recorded live in Flörsheim on September 29th, 1979. They are now to be heard on the Guildenstern CD. All tracks – most of them instrumentals - were written by the artists themselves. Some of them are played on a doubleneck 12-string guitar. Guildenstern keyboarder Bernd Scholl has meanwhile released a lot of LPs and CDs with electronic music and has become one of the leading planetarium musicians in Germany. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Murder Of Gonzago (Part 1)    4:50
Lippert
2    Morning Dew    4:02
Scholl
3    After The Inquisition    4:51
Lippert
4    Away    4:03
Scholl
5    Hamlet And Ophelia    4:14
Lippert / Olschanski
6    Thoughts (Instrumental)    4:13
Lippert
7    Murder Of Gonzago (Part 2)    2:54
Lippert
8    The End    6:58
Lippert
9    Day By Day    8:15
Scholl
10    Thoughts    4:24
Lippert
11    Mask Of The Red Death    10:18
Scholl / Lippert
Credits :
Acoustic Guitar – Reinhard Olschanski
Bass, Guitar, Twelve-String Guitar – Michael Lippert
Drums – Claus Lange
Guitar, Violin – Michael Kuplien
Keyboards – Bernd Scholl
Vocals – Gerd Holfelder (tracks: 8 to 11), Michael Lippert (tracks: 3, 7)