Carnival in Babylon is an LP by German rock band Amon Düül II which was released in 1972. It is their fourth studio album. It was recorded at the Bavaria Studio (with Peter Kramper as the engineer) and remixed at Studio 70 (with Jürgen Koppers as the engineer). It was produced by Olaf Kübler and the band themselves. The original cover design and photos were by F.U. Rogner.[2]

Carnival in Babylon
Studio album by
Released1972
Recorded1971
Genre
Length37:18
LabelUnited Artists
Amon Düül II chronology
Tanz der Lemminge
(1971)
Carnival in Babylon
(1972)
Wolf City
(1972)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

All lyrics written in English, except on C.I.D. in Uruk written in German.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."C.I.D. in Uruk"WeinzierlWeinzierl05:30
2."All the Years 'Round"RognerWeinzierl, Knaup07:18
3."Shimmering Sand"RognerKarrer06:36
4."Kronwinkl 12"WeinzierlWeinzierl03:50
5."Tables Are Turned"RognerKarrer03:33
6."Hawknose Harlequin"RognerKarrer, Meid, Weinzierl, Hausmann, Fichelscher, Leopold09:49

Bonus tracks on 2002 Repertoire CD reissue (REP 4966):

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Light"Meid03:47
2."Lemmingmania"Weinzierl02:57
3."Between the Eyes"Karrer, Weinzierl02:24
4."All the Years Round" (single version)Weinzierl, Knaup, Rogner04:10

Bonus tracks on 2007 Revisited CD reissue (SPV 305352 CD):

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Skylight"Weinzierl09:50
2."Tatzelwurmloch"Karrer, Weinzierl, Meid, Knaup17:45

Personnel

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Amon Düül II

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  • John Weinzierl – electric guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, vocal
  • Chris Karrer – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, violin, soprano sax, vocal
  • Lothar Meid – bass, vocal
  • Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz – vocal
  • Danny Fichelscher – drums, congas
  • Peter Leopold – drums, tambourine
  • Karl-Heinz Hausmann – keyboards, electronics

Guests

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  • Joy Alaska – backing vocals
  • Falk Ulrich Rogner – organ *
  • Olaf Kübler – soprano sax, door

(*) Falk Rogner was previously a band member, but listed as a guest for this album; he returned as a full member on the next album.

References

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  1. ^ "Amon Düül Carnival in Babylon". allmusic.com/. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Carnival in Babylon". ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.