Name: Birth Control by Birth Control
Brand: Birth Control
SKU: 192562420621
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (77 reviews)

ALBUM

With the FDA’s approval of birth control pills in the '60s, contraception helped usher in the counterculture’s free-love movement. Subsequently, the German progressive rock band Birth Control introduced its eponymous debut album in 1970. The sarcastically titled “No Drugs” opens with trace elements of late-'60s psychedelia seeping into the three-part vocal harmonies and some heavy grinding Hammond B3 organ. Here, the work of keyboard wizard Reinhold Sobotta sounds similar to Keith Emerson’s pre-Moog exploits in ELP’s Leoš Janáček–inspired “Knife Edge.” In “Recollection,” Sobotta establishes himself as the band’s star player with a six-and-a-half-minute instrumental that places his dynamic organ in the position of lead singer. Fritz Groeger reclaims the microphone to front “Deep Inside,” a bouncy balance of groovy psych-pop and mind-melting prog-rock. The standout song “Foolish Action” boasts a hard-driving rhythm section laced with the album’s catchiest hooks. It’s also the first song that flirts with Krautrock's monotonous propulsion. Birth Control’s spastic cover of The Doors’ “Light My Fire” is easily the most inventive.

1. No Drugs

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

2. Recollection

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

3. Deep Inside

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

4. Foolish Action

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

5. Sundown

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Sobotta, Reinhold; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

6. Change of Mind

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

7. Light My Fire

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Densmore, John Paul; Krieger, Robert A; Manzarek, Raymond D; Morrison, Jim; Composer
Music Publisher: Doors-music Company; Other

8. No Drugs, Mono-Single Mix

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

9. All I Want Is You

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

10. October

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

11. Freedom

by Birth Control

Primary Artist: Birth Control; Main Performer
Composer: Frenzel, Bruno; Composer
Music Publisher: Edition Intro Meisel Gmbh; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

11 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

55 minutes and 22 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 600x600 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

5/11 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

Only 1/11 tracks has synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, Prog-Rock, Art Rock

Label

NiWo Music

Music Distribution Service

Orchard Enterprises Inc

Country

Germany

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1969

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

192562420621

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Notification

Birth Control

1. No Drugs

2. Recollection

3. Deep Inside

4. Foolish Action

5. Sundown

6. Change of Mind

7. Light My Fire

8. No Drugs, Mono-Single Mix

9. All I Want Is You

10. October

11. Freedom

Technical Specifications

Birth Control

Product information

Release options

1. No Drugs

2. Recollection

3. Deep Inside

4. Foolish Action

5. Sundown

6. Change of Mind

7. Light My Fire

8. No Drugs, Mono-Single Mix

9. All I Want Is You

10. October

11. Freedom

Technical Specifications