It's well-known that Can used to set the recorder going every time they decided to play together, and previously unheard tapes have been surfacing for years, so here is an album of early recordings, two from the Malcolm Mooney era and one from Damo Suzuki's time with the band. 'Upduff's Birth' is very much as the title suggests, and is the full instrumental take of what was pared down to become 'Mother Upduff' for inclusion on the 1974 compilation 'Limited Edition', and this is followed by an alternate take of 'Man Named Joe' with Mooney on vocals, which later appeared in 1981 on 'Delay 68'. As the title suggests, 'Delay '68' was a belated issue of Can's very first album, then called 'Prepared To Meet Thy Pnoom', which no record company was prepared to release to the world at the time. Lastly, we have 'Tagothrowaway', which is exactly what it says on the tin - an out-take from the 'Tago Mago' sessions which was discarded when the final track listing was being put together. There might only be three tracks, but it's 55-minutes of classic Can, which any fan of the band needs to hear.
Track listing
01 Upduff's Birth (studio 1968)
02 Man Named Joe (alternate take 1968)
03 Tagothrowaway ('Tago Mago' out-take 1971)
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