''Live 1974'' is the only

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released by the highly influential

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group

Harmonia In Greek mythology, Harmonia (; grc, Ἁρμονία / harmoˈnia/, "harmony", "agreement") is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia. Her Greek opposite is Eris, whose Roman counterpart is Discord ...

. It was recorded live in concert on 23 March 1974 at Penny Station in Griessem, Germany. The live album was released in 2007 by

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. Its release sparked enough interest in the group to convince them to reform in order to promote the album.

Track listing

All music written and performed by

Michael Rother Michael Rother (born 2 September 1950) is a German experimental musician, best known for being a founding member of the influential bands Neu! and Harmonia (band), Harmonia, and an early member of the band Kraftwerk. Early life and educatio ...

Hans-Joachim Roedelius Hans-Joachim Roedelius (born 26 October 1934) is a German electronic musician and composer, best known as a co-founder of the influential 'kosmische' groups Cluster and Harmonia. He also performed in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello, and relea ...

and

Dieter Moebius Dieter Moebius (16 January 1944 – 20 July 2015) was a Swiss-born German electronic musician and composer, best known as a member of the influential krautrock bands Cluster and Harmonia. Moebius was studying art at Berlin's Akademie Grafik and ...

. # "Schaumburg" – 10:45 # "Veteranissimo" – 17:25 # "Arabesque" – 5:20 # "Holta-Polta" – 15:00 # "Ueber Ottenstein" – 9:30 *Recorded live in concert on 23 March 1974 at Penny Station in Griessem, Germany.

Personnel

;Harmonia *

– guitar, electronic percussion, piano, organ *

– electronic organ, piano *

– synthesizer, electronic percussion ;Production *

- recording, editing, artwork * Christine Roedelius - photos * Ann Weitz - photos

References

{{Authority control 2007 live albums Harmonia (band) albums