Orange Peel from Haunau near Frankfurt/Main was an early hard-edged prog rock band founded in 1968. Late in '69 they recorded their sole self-titled album at the Dierks Studio (actually one of the first Dierks productions!) which was released a few month later in 1970. The result was an organ driven mix of progressive rock with some bluesrock elements. This release marked the start of drummer Curt Cress' long and impressive career. He was then only 17 years old, and still studying the art of percussion, when the album was recorded. The band broke up in 1971.
It is still an extraordinary example of early Krautrock with long tracks filled with improvisational psychedelic hammond organ and edgy electric guitar solos. Original Bellaphon copies are very hard to find nowadays.
