Ohr (record label)

German record label

Record label

Ohr

Parent company| Metronome Musik GmbH
Founded| 1970
Founder| Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser
Defunct| 1973
Status| Inactive
Distributor(s)| PolyGram Records
Genre| Psychedelic, progressive, folk, electronic
Country of origin| Germany

Ohr ("Ear") was an influential German electronic/experimental record label set up by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser in 1970.[1][2][3]

Ohr released the debut albums of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.

## History

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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 FliesbandbabysBeatShow, 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

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### Albums

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Catalog No. | Artist | Title | Year

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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

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Catalog No. | Artist | Title | Year

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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

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* List of record labels
* List of electronic music record labels

## References

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1. ^ Julian Cope 'Krautrocksampler' (Head Heritage 1995)
2. ^ Discogs
3. ^ Collectible-records.ru

## External links

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* Ohr discographies

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* MusicBrainz label

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