''Tone Float'' is the only LP by the German band Organisation zur Verwirklichung gemeinsamer Musikkonzepte (Organisation.) Organisation was a predecessor to

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, which was formed by two members of the band,

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and Florian Schneider-Esleben, after the album's release.

Recording and release

The album was produced by Konrad "Conny" Plank. Of the album's recording, Hütter would later say: Sales were poor and RCA opted to drop the band, which then dissolved following the departure of Hütter and Schneider-Esleben to Kraftwerk. The album has never been officially reissued, although bootleg CDs, LPs and cassettes appeared since the 1990s. These often included a bonus audio-track, erroneously titled ''Vor dem blauen Bock'', which in fact is an instrumental track named ''Rückstoß Gondoliere'', from a 22 May 1971 performance by Kraftwerk on the Bremen ''

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'' TV show. This song features the short-lived line-up of Florian Schneider,

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and

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(Ralf Hütter had left the group during this period to study architecture). Rother and Dinger left Kraftwerk shortly afterwards to form

Neu! Neu! (; German for "New!"; styled in block capitals) were a West German krautrock band formed in Düsseldorf in 1971 by Klaus Dinger and Michael Rother following their departure from Kraftwerk. The group's albums were produced by Conny Plank, w ...

. In 2021, the album was unofficially rereleased on digital services under the name ''Tone Float Beat-Club 1971,'' along with a new album cover by record label Media Champ. This release additionally includes, and correctly names, ''Rückstoß Gondoliere.''

Track listing

Personnel

* Basil Hammoudi – glockenspiel, conga gong, musical box, bongos, percussion, vocals * Butch Hauf – bass, shaky tube, small bells, plastic hammer, percussion *

– Hammond organ, organ * Alfred "Fred" Mönicks – drums, bongos, maracas, cowbell, tambourine * Florian Schneider-Esleben – electric flute, alto flute, bell, triangle, tambourine, electro-violin, percussion ;Additional personnel * Konrad "Conny" Plank – sound engineering

Release details

References

External links

* {{Authority control Organisation (band) albums 1970 debut albums Albums produced by Conny Plank RCA Records albums