With the sounds of Jimi Hendrix, Captain Beefheart and The Velvet Underground ringing in their ears, Holger Czukay and Irmin Schmidt left behind their careers in academia to form the influential group in the late 60s. Together with Michael Karoli, Jaki Liebezeit and American singer Malcolm Mooney, they recorded their debut album Monster Movie in a castle near Cologne in 1968.

Can's 1969 debut saw the birth of the most exciting experimental rock band of the time. The highlight comes in the form of the hypnotic 20 minute (pared down from six hours) improvised track ‘You Doo Right’ where Malcolm Mooney sounds at his most manic and captivating. Soundtracks, another great Can reissue, is landing on the same day as Monster Movie.

FFO: Neu!, Faust, The Velvet Underground, Cluster.

By Martha