though all except one were recorded at the 1968 sessions for their debut. Apparently, the man responsible was producer Peter Meisel, who released the albums without the band's approval in an attempt to capitalise on the success of Amon Düül II. The LPs are these days regarded as unique, if unessential, records in the history of German rock. In contrast, their Paradieswärts Düül album featured a pastoral, folk-influenced sound (produced by Julius Schittenhelm). The name Amon Düül was trademarked by Chris Karrer and Peter Leopold of Amon Düül II, meaning that re-issues of Amon Düül's albums had to license the name from them. Band members Four of the band's five album releases consist of jam sessions recorded in late 1968 or early 1969. The musicians credited on these sessions are: Rainer Bauer – guitar, vocals Ulrich (Uli) Leopold – bass Helge Filanda – congas, vocals, anvil, percussion Wolfgang Krischke – percussion, piano Eleonora Romana (Ella) Bauer – shaker, vocals, percussion Angelika Filanda – percussion, vocals Peter Leopold – drums Uschi Obermaier – maracas, percussion Peter Leopold joined Amon Düül II in time for their 1969 debut album; Wolfgang Krischke died around 1969, freezing to death while under the influence of LSD; and Uschi Obermaier moved on to Munich's Highfisch-Kommune (scene of Peter Green's notorious LSD experience) and Berlin's Kommune 1. Guitarist Klaus Esser then joined the band line-up in time for the "Eternal Flow" / "Paramechanical World" single recorded in June 1970: Ulrich Leopold – bass, vocals, guitar, trumpet, drums Rainer Bauer – guitar, vocals, bass Klaus Esser – guitar, vocals, bass, drums Helge Filanda – drums, vocals, guitar Angelika Filanda – flute, vocals Ella Bauer – harp, vocals Rainer Bauer and Ulrich Leopold were guest musicians on one track on the Amon Düül II album Yeti released 1970, which also featured a photo of the deceased Wolfgang Krischke dressed as 'Der Schnitter' (The Harvester) or 'Der Sensenmann' (The Grim Reaper) on the album cover. On the band's final recording, Paradieswärts Düül (recorded in November and December 1970), the band were: Ella Bauer – harp, vocals, bongos Lemur (Klaus Esser) – drums, vocals, rhythm and fuzz guitars Ulrich Leopold – bass, vocals, piano, guitar Dadam (Rainer Bauer) – guitar, vocals, lyrics, bass Helge Filanda – drums Noam (Angelika Filanda) – African drums with guests: Hansi Fischer (from Xhol) – flute, bongos John Weinzierl (from Amon Düül II) – guitar Christian