Faust IV

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Faust IV

Studio album by Faust
Released	1974
Recorded	The Manor, Oxfordshire, England, June 1973
Genre	Rock
Length	44:17
Label	Virgin Records
Producer(s)	Uwe Nettelbeck
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Faust chronology
The Faust Tapes (1973)	Faust IV (1973)	Outside The Dream Syndicate (1973)

Faust IV is a 1973 album by the pioneering German krautrock group Faust.

Opener "Krautrock" is a monotonous drone-based instrumental where the drums kick in only after seven minutes, whilst later tracks such as "The Sad Skinhead" and "Jennifer" employ more conventional songwriting techniques. The closing track "It's a Bit of a Pain" combines both styles, utilising noise during its chorus. All the tracks were written and performed by Faust. The album was recorded at the Manor studios in England, but as sessions took too long to complete, producer Nettelbeck opted to complete the album with material that was recorded at previous sessions in Wümme, Germany, including "Krautrock" (previously aired on the John Peel show) and "It's a Bit of a Pain" (previously released as a single in Germany).

1 Track listing
2 Personnel
- 2.1 Sound and art work
3 Re-releases
4 External links

[edit] Track listing

"Krautrock" – 11:47
"The Sad Skinhead" – 2:43
"Jennifer" – 7:11
"Just a Second (Starts Like That!) / Picnic on a Frozen River, Deuxieme Tableaux" – 3:35
"Giggy Smile" – 7:45
"Läuft...Heist das Es Läuft Oder Es Kommt Bald...Läuft" – 8:08
"It's a Bit of a Pain" – 3:08

The first CD release of the album mislabels several tracks.

[edit] Personnel

Werner Diermaier (aka Zappi) – Drums
Hans-Joachim Irmler – Organ
Jean-Hervé Péron – Bass
Rudolf Sosna – Guitar and keyboards
Gunter Wüsthoff – Synthesiser and sax

[edit] Sound and art work

Kurt Graupner – Engineer
Uwe Nettelbeck – Producer, cover artwork
Gunter Wüsthoff – Cover artwork

[edit] Re-releases

Faust IV was re-released on two CDs in February 2006 by EMI (the current owners of Virgin Records). The first CD contains re-masters of the original eight tracks, while the second CD has the following bonus tracks: