Landed (album)

Landed
Studio album by Can
Released	September 1975
Recorded	February-April 1975 at Inner Space Studio
Genre	Krautrock
Length	40:18
Label	Horzu, Virgin
Producer	Can
Can chronology
Soon Over Babaluma (1974) Landed (1975) Unlimited Edition (1976) Music sample "Hunters and Collectors

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	6.1/10[2]

Landed is the band Can's seventh studio album, released in 1975. It is said to be the beginning of their poppier, less experimental era.

The album has been described as the band's attempt at glam rock, and the upbeat nature of most of the tracks do give the album this feel. The last and longest track on the album, however, "Unfinished", still has much more of an ambient feel similar to that found on earlier albums such as Future Days and Soon Over Babaluma.

Recording and production

Landed was recorded at Inner Space Studios at Schloss Nörvenich near Cologne, in 1975. It was engineered by Holger Czukay at Inner Space Studios. Side A was mixed by Toby Robinson and Holger Czukay at Studio Dierks in Stommeln, Germany, while side B was mixed by Czukay at Inner Space Studios, both sides under the assistance of René Tinner. The album was produced by the band themselves, and produced a single, "Hunters and Collectors", backed by "Vernal Equinox", which was issued on Virgin that same year.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Full Moon on the Highway"	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Peter Gilmour	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	3:32
2.	"Half Past One"	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt, Peter Gilmour	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	4:39
3.	"Hunters and Collectors"	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	4:19
4.	"Vernal Equinox"	none	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	8:48

Side two
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
5.	"Red Hot Indians"	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	5:38
6.	"Unfinished"	none	Czukay, Karoli, Liebezeit, Schmidt	13:21
Total length:				40:18

Notes

• Recorded at Inner Space Studio, (Schloss Nörvenich, near Cologne) by Holger Czukay 1975, assisted by Bob Hickmott
• Tracks 1 to 4 mixed by Toby Robinson and Holger Czukay at Studio Dierks, Stommeln, Germany
• Tracks 5 and 6 mixed by Holger Czukay at Inner Space Studio, Weilerswist, Germany
• Composed, written and produced by CAN.

Personnel

Can Holger Czukay – bass, vocals on "Full Moon on the Highway" Michael Karoli – guitar, violin, lead vocals Jaki Liebezeit – drums, percussion, winds Irmin Schmidt – keyboards, Alpha 77, vocals on "Full Moon on the Highway" Olaf Kübler – tenor saxophone on "Red Hot Indians"

Production Holger Czukay – engineer, mixing Toby Robinson – mixing (Side A only) René Tinner – recording assistant and road management Bobby Hickmott – equipment control Christine – cover collage J. B. Lansing – P.A. Farfisa keyboards – electronics Alpha 77 - Zurich – electronics

References

1. Boisen, Myles. "Can: Landed > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
2. Leone, Dominique (12 July 2005). "Can: Landed". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 November 2011.