The most interesting albums of the Mannheim band Kin Ping Meh are their self-titled debut album from 1971 as well its successor "No. 2" from 1972. The music is an exciting mix of poprock and progressive and psychedelic elements. On their later albums, which where much more commercial, the ex 2066 & Then singer Geff Harrison joined them as singer.
CD1: Take Five Dreams Until Kissing Time 01. Fantasy 2:23 ** 02. I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know (Kooper) 4:45 * 03. Something (Harrison) 2:47 * 04. You've Made Me So Very Happy (Holloway) 3:42 * 05. Light My Fire (Doors) 3:17 * 06. Spinning Wheel (D. Clayton-Thomas) 3:17 * 07. My Future 4:03 *** 08. Too Many People 4:17 *** 09. Haze 4:19 ** 10. In A Better Way 3:39 ** 11. Old Man From Peru 2:49 ** 12. Woman (live Version) 4:25 13. Organ Intro 3:09 *** 14. My Dove 4:10 *** 15. Fairy Tales 9:45 *** 16. Fantasy II 2:20 ** * unveröffentlichte TAKE FIVE Aufnahme ** unveröffentlichter KPM-Song *** alternative Version von KPM Sessions
CD2: Live Lessons At Bier's Dancing School 17. I believe, that I'm a Winner 5:47 * 18. Help (Lennon/McCartney) 4:35 ** 19. Forget It, I got it (Miller/Wright) 5:26 ** 20. Everyday 4:27 *** 21. Don't you know 6:25 *** 22. I'm a Man (S.Winwood/J.Miller) 8:25 *** 23. Progressive Blues Jam 10:59 * 24. Everything's my Way 3:09 ** 25. Child in Time (Deep Purple) 6:04 ** 26. Alexandra 2:47 *** 27. Salty Dog 4:27 ** 28. Happy Song 5:31 * 29. Killing Time (John Mayall) 6:35 ** * unveröffentlichter KPM-Song ** rare Cover Version, die nur Live gespielt wurde *** frühe Live-Version
CD3: Sometime Beside Drugson's Trip 30. Good Morning Kin Ping Meh (radio presentation) 2:18 31. Everything's My Way 7:05 ** 32. Everything's My Way (instrumental) 3:40 * 33. My Future (instrumental) 2:56 * 34. Too Many People (instrumental) 4:23 * 35. Theme From Fairy Tales (instrumental) 1:52 * 36. Don't You Know (instrumental) 2:01 * 37. Final Blues (instrumental) 1:01 * 38. The Ballad Of Drugson's Trip 7:20 *** 39. Sometime 5:44 *** 40. Don't Get Confused (early Fairy Tales) 8:42 *** 41. Help (Lennon/McCartney) 4:46 *** 42. Too Many People 3:41 * 43. Do It Babe (early Dove version) 3:13 * 44. Drugson's Trip 2:48 * * alternative Einspielungen und Proben ** frühe Live Version *** Live aufgenommen in den späten 1971
CD4: Final Cuts From "Bier" Conventions 45. Stage Announcements 0:57 46. Everything's my Way 4:31 47. Haze 5:14 * 48. Witch Craft 6:17 * 49. In a better Time 4:08 * 50. Salty Dog (Brooker/Reid) 4:37 ** 51. I'm a Man (S. Winwood/J.Miller) 8:34 ** 52. Child in Time (Deep Purple) 7:00 ** 53. Stage Announcement by Joachim Schäfer 0:52 54. Everything’s my Way 4:03 55. Salty Dog (Brooker/Reidl) 4:28 ** 56. Alexandra (gesungen auf Deutsch, Probe für ein Musical namens "Rausch") 2:08 * * unveröffentlichter KPM-Song ** rare Cover Version, die nur Live gespielt wurde
01. Fairy Tales 02. Don't Force Your Horse 03. Drugsons Trip 04. Come Together 05. Everything 06. Love Is the Day 07. Sweet Mary 08. Stand by Me 09. Sunday Morning Eve 10. Everything 11. Too Many People 12. My Dove
01. Fairy tales (9:49) 02. Sometime (5:47) 03. Don't you know (7:27) 04. Too many people (5:00) 05. Drugsen's trip (5:49) 06. My dove (3:34) 07. Everything (5:13) 08. My future (2:45)
Bonus tracks Repertoire CD:
09. Everything's my way (3:17) (single a-side) 10. Woman (4:09) (single b-side) 11. Every day (4:11) (single a-side) 12. Alexandra (2:35) (single b-side) 13. Too many people (3:50) (single a-side)
01. Come down to the riverside 3:12 02. Don't force your horse 3:46 03. Come together / Together Jam 10:54 04. Livable ways 8:02 05. Day dreams 7:32 06. Very long ago 2:55 07. I wonna be lazy 3:04 08. Sometime (CD Bonus track) 4:33 09. Sunday morning eve (CD bonus track) 3:58
01. Good time Gracie 02. You're a liar 03. Night-time glider 04. When summer's gone 05. Whiskey flyer 06. Rich kid blues 07. Living your lies 08. Virtue and sin 09. Me and I
Bonustracks CD: 10. Me and I 3:24 11. Blue Horizon 3:05
01. Light entertainment (live) 02. Come together (live) 03. Too many people (live) 04. Me and I (live) 05. I want to die a millionaire (live) 06. Night-time glider (live) 07. East winds (live) 08. High time whiskey flyer (live) 09. Blue horizon (live) 10. Dancing in the street (live) 11. Don't force your horse (live) 12. Good time Gracie (live) 13. Rock is the way (live)