First Loss (LP, Album) Kuckuck 1970 Label: Kuckuck Catalog#: 2375 005 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country:Germany Released:1970 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock Credits: Bass - Andreas Scholz Drums, Vocals - Achim Schmidt Engineer - Thomas "Django" Klemt* Producer - Jonas Porst Vocals, Guitar - Wolfgang Rumler Vocals, Organ, Piano, Harpsichord - Wolf-Rüdiger Uhlig Written-By - Schmidt* (tracks: B4) , Scholz* (tracks: B3) , Uhlig* (tracks: A1 to B4) , Rumler* (tracks: B1) Re-issued in 1991 on CD by Kuckuck arr. by Ohrwashl. A numbered edition of 1,000 copies. Tracklisting: A1 At First (4:32) A2 Speed Is Coming Back (5:58) B1 Past Has Gone (7:30) B2 Präludium/Use Your Feet (5:32) B3 First Loss (7:44) B4 Funny Guys (3:38) B5 Happiness (0:03) Total Time: 34:54 Murphy Blend were responsible for one of the best albums released on Polydor's legendary Kuckuck label. They were a quintet comprising Wolf-Rodiger Uhlig (organ, cembalo, grand piano, vocals), Wolfgang Rumler (guitar, vocals), Andreas Scholz (bass) and Achim Schmidt (drums). "First Loss" was recorded in Union Studio, Munich, during October - December 1970, produced by Jonas Porst (the manager of Ihre Kinder!) and engineered by Thomas Klemt. Murphy Blend revealed a fine blend in which Uhlig utilised his keyboards to incorporate classical themes into their heavy progressive music. He had studied classical music for three years in Berlin. The songs were melodic, textured by heavy guitar and organ riffs. T