The Can Opener

I love it when an album turns up by an artist I like that I never knew existed or never thought would see the light of day, other than maybe in tape tradding/torrent circles. Such is the case of the recent release of the soundtrack to the movie Agilok & Blubbo, an obscure political satire film from 1969. The music for the film was done by a group called The Inner Space, which was an essentially an early version of Can (Inner Space would actually become the name of one of Can's late 70's albums). The group was made up of Irmin Schmidt on vocals and guitar, Holger Czukay on bass, and Jacki Liebezeit on drums.

Back in 1969 a 7" with two songs from the film was the only thing officially released. And that 7" now fetches around $400. So, getting to hear the full work for quite a bit less cash is quite a treat. The album was released on CD and LP by Wah Wah Records out of Spain. But, you can find copies at Dusty Groove Records in Chicago.

Now, if I could only get a hold of recordings from the short lived Winwood-less version of Traffic that existed in 1969, when Steve left to join Blind Faith, called Mason, Capaldi, Wood & Frog.