Jud's Gallery

1974 "SWF session, vol.1"

Track list:

1. Inspiration 04:36
2. Danger Of Shoot (Early Version) 04:47
3. Follow Me 11:14
4. Friends 05:15
5. Catch The Fly 08:00
6. Reaching 06:00
7. Danger Of Shoot (Real Version) 08:10
8. Nordrach 12:00
9. White Woman 04:10

Review:

The legendary SWF (German regional radio from Baden-Baden) radio sessions
from 1970-1975 were, for a long time, considered lost. Now after extensive
searching through the archives they have been recovered and remastered to
their original glory. These tapes are a "must" for Progressive Music and
Krautrock fans.

Originally the sessions were broadcast as part of an SWF talent search for
up and coming bands organised by Walther Krause. The bands were invited
into the studio and the results were broadcast in the popular and now
sadly missed shows "STARS AND HITS" and "POPSHOP". Unmissable for Prog-
and Krautrock fans. Some of the "unknown" bands that took part in the
sessions were KRAAN, MY SOLID GROUND AND CURLY CURVE. Other less known
bands became their first chance to play in a "real" studio and prove that
they were as good, if not even better, than their contemporaries. These
long lost tapes form the basis for a new series for LONG HAIR and will
also reflect SWF's pioneer work with young unsigned bands over this
period.

Volume 1 presents the band JUD'S GALLERY from Offenburg (South-West
Germany). JUD'S GALLERY recorded 9 songs over two SWF sessions (28.07.1972
an 29.03.1974). These songs have been digitally remastered from the
original tapes to perfect studio quality.

JUD'S GALLERY were formed in 1971 by Jurgen "Judy" Winter. The only other
founding member at the sessions was Peter Oehler who had been playing with
Judy in other guises before. These two enthusiatic perfectionists were
accompanied for the first session by Hannes Gremminger, Herbert Brandmeyer
and singer Elly Lapp who left the band shortly afterwards. SWF presenter
Hans-Jurgen Kiebenstein was instrumental in inviting the band to Studio U
1 in Baden-Baden for a session without any overdubbing or re-recording, no
easy task for a band who's average age was at the time a mere 21.

The sessions opened up a hitherto unknown world for JUD'S GALLERY of
concerts outside of their native Offenbach and surrounding area. Support
slots with internationally renowned bands such as Steamhammer, Pretty
things, Beggar's Opera, Ekseption and Alexis Korner followed and also a
German tour with Golden Earring. After this JUD'S GALLERY were ready for
their own headlining tour including Festivals and gigs in and around the
French border.

At a festival in southern Germany the band was approached by Roland
Schaeffer (Fashion Pink, Brainstorm, Guru Guru) who was working as a
producer for SWF at the time. He invited the band for their second SWF
session. The band recorded 4 songs, including the 12 minute version of
Nordrach, with the line-up of Jurgen "Judy" Winter, Peter Oehler, Clem
Winterhalter and Sibi Siebert. After this session it was only a question
of time before Jud's Gallery released an LP. Contacts to Achim Reichel's
label "Gorilla Music" were made and shortly before they went into a studio
the band broke up due to economic hardship and musical differences.

Despite this and thanks to the excellent radio sessions we can relive a
fantastic time of enthusiasm and hope from this brilliant band that
deserved more at the time.

After Jud's Gallery Judy Winter moved to the Rhineland and in 1976 formed
Winterkrieg with former Sperrmull member Helmut Krieg. Peter Oehler played
in a few bands and is now head of music at Radio Ohr in Offenburg.