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18 April 2024

CAN LIVE IN ASTON 1977 is the latest in an ongoing series of album releases
focusing on the band’s live performances, is set for release on vinyl, CD and
digitally on 31 May 2024 via Mute and Future Days.

Pre-order info here.

Live in Aston 1977 is a whole new lens through which we can view a unique band
with seemingly inexhaustible energy for live performance. It came at a difficult period
for the German band. Their eighth studio album, Saw Delight, had been badly received
and although posterity has been kinder, the reviews on release were savage.

It might be expected that the live performances from this time would reflect some of the criticisms of the album, that they were slowing down, perhaps even feeling a little jaded, but it cements the notion that Can live, at any period, was mercurial.

Within the Can Live series, this is the first to feature bassist Rosko Gee (Traffic) who
had joined Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, and Holger Czukay (who, relieved
of bass duties is credited with “waveform radio and spec. sounds” on the album), and
would perform with them until the band’s split in 1979.

You can already enjoy the closing track VIER below.

CAN: Story – Albums