| Ohr | |
| Parent: | Metronome Musik GmbH |
| Founded: | 1970 |
| Founder: | Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser |
| Status: | Inactive |
| Distributor: | PolyGram Records |
| Genre: | Psychedelic, progressive, folk, electronic |
| Country: | Germany |
| Defunct: | 1973 |
Ohr ("Ear") was an influential German electronic/experimental record label set up by Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser in 1970.[1] [2] [3]
Ohr released the debut albums of Tangerine Dream and Klaus Schulze.
The first five Ohr releases featured sleeves by Reinhard Hippen, all with dismembered baby doll parts as a central aspect of the imagery. These were Tangerine Dream's Electronic Meditation, Bernt Witthüser's Lieder von Vampiren..., Embryo's Opal, Floh de Cologne's FliesbandbabysBeatShow, and Limbus 4's Mandalas.
Other releases included Klaus Schulze, Ash Ra Tempel, Cosmic Jokers, Guru Guru, Popol Vuh, Sergius Golowin, Amon Düül, Birth Control, Witthüser & Westrupp, and numerous others. The Ohr office in New York City was run by Neil Kempfer-Stocker.
Kaiser also set up the label Pilz for more folkish/ethnic releases – such as Popol Vuh, Wallenstein and Hoelderlin. Further to this, he also set up the Cosmic Couriers label for more space-rock type releases – Cosmic Jokers, Ash Ra Tempel, Manuel Gottsching, et al.
Brain Records was set up when two disgruntled A&R men left Ohr to start their own label, taking Guru Guru with them.
| Catalog No. | Artist | Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMM 56000 | Fließbandbabys Beat Show | March 1970 | ||
| OMM 56001 | Limbus 4 | Mandalas | March 1970 | |
| OMM 56002 | Lieder von Vampiren... | March 1970 | ||
| OMM 56003 | Opal | April 1970 | ||
| OMM 56004 | June 1970 | |||
| OMM 56005 | UFO | June 1970 | ||
| OMM 2/56006 | Various | Ohrenschmaus | September 1970 | |
| OMM 56007 | Annexus Quam | Osmose | September 1970 | |
| OMM 56008 | Paradieswärts Düül | January 1971 | ||
| OMM 56009 | Roger Bunn | Peace of Mind | 1971 | |
| OMM 56010 | Rockoper Profitgeier (live) | January 1971 | ||
| OMM 56011 | Paul und Limpe Fuchs/Anima | Stürmischer Himmel | January 1971 | |
| OMM 56012 | Alpha Centauri | January 1971 | ||
| OMM 56013 | Ash Ra Tempel | March 1971 | ||
| OMM 56014 | Hau-RUK | March 1971 | ||
| OMM 56015 | Operation | March 1971 | ||
| OMM 56016 | Trips und Träume | March 1971 | ||
| OMM 556017 | Hinten | July 1971 | ||
| OMM 2/56018 | Various | Mittens Ins Ohr (sampler) | ||
| OMM 556019 | Mythos | January 1972 | ||
| OMM 556020 | Schwingungen | March 1972 | ||
| OMM 2/56021 | Zeit | May 1972 | ||
| OMM 556022 | Irrlicht | May 1972 | ||
| OMM 556023 | Walpurgis | Queen Of Saba | June 1972 | |
| OMM 556024 | 1972 | |||
| OMM 556025 | Believe In The Pill | 1972 | ||
| OMM 2/56027 | Various | Kosmische Musik | July 1972 | |
| OMM 556028 | Annexus Quam | Beziehungen | July 1972 | |
| OMM 2/56029 | Lucky Strike Live | November 1972 | ||
| OMM 556030 | Arno Clauss | An Tante Gertie in Zons am Rhein | 1972 | |
| OMM 556031 | Atem | January 1973 | ||
| OMM 556032 | Join Inn | January 1973 | ||
| OMM 556033 | Geyer-Symphonie | 1973 |
| Catalog No. | Artist | Title | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OS 57.000 | Eternal Flow / Paramechanical World | 1970 | ||
| OS 57.001 | St. Pauli, Du mein Loch zur Welt / Bruno-Lied | 1970 | ||
| OS 57.002 | Einst kommt die Nacht / Wer schwimmt dort (Flipper) | 1970 | ||
| OS 57.003 | Hope / Rollin’ | 1970 | ||
| OS 57.004 | Nimm einen Joint / Lasst uns auf die Reise gehen | 1971 | ||
| OS 57.005 | The Work Is Done / Flesh And Blood | 1971 | ||
| OS 57.006 | Ultima Thule | 1971 | ||
| OS 57.007 | What’s Your Name / Believe In The Pill | 1972 | ||
| OS 57.008 | Golgatha | Dies Irae / Children’s Game | 1972 | |
| OS 57.009 | Emil in Erkenschwick / Zahlen mußt Du | 1972 | ||
| OS 57.011 | Arno Clauss | Karlchen oder So kann das nicht weitergeh’n / Manchen Leuten möchte ich gerne in die Fresse schlagen | ||
| OS 57.012 | Der Löwenthaler / Bayerisches Heimatlied (with Dieter Süverkrüp) | 1973 |