Schneeball (record label)

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Founded 1976

Albums Embryo's Reise, Apo-Calypso

In 1976 four German musicgroups (Embryo, Missus Beastly, Sparifankal and Ton Steine Scherben) decided to found their own music label: April Records. They were supported by the already existing independent label Trikont.

In the following months some other groups joined April, so April decided to split into April 1 and April 2.

In the end of 1977, April was forced by CBS, owner of the label April-music, to rename to Schneeball - Vertrieb der Musiker (snowball - distribution of the musicians).

First issues of April/Schneeball

(0000) : Sparifankal - Bayernrock

(0001) : Missus Beastly - Dr. Aftershave And The Mixed Pickles

(0002) : Ton Steine Scherben - Wenn die Nacht am tiefsten ...

(0003) : Embryo - Live

(0004) : Julius Schittenhelm - Aristoteles

(0005) : Embryo - Bad Heads And Bad Cats

(0006) : Brühwarm Theater / Ton Steine Scherben - Mannstoll

(0007) : Ton Steine Scherben - Keine Macht für Niemand

(0008) : Ton Steine Scherben - Warum geht es mir so dreckig?

(0009) : The Real Ax Band - nicht stehen bleiben, move your ass in time

(0010) : Embryo - Apo Calypso

(0011) : Missus Beastly - Space Guerrillia

(0013) : APRIL ist SCHNEEBALL // sampler

(0018) : Sparifankal - Huraxdax Drudnhax

(0020) : Embryo - Embryo's Reise

(0021) : Julius Schittenheim - Müllmutanten

(0023) : Embryo - Live

(2012) : Munju - Highspeed Kindergarten

(2014) : Moira - Crazy Count Down

(2015) : Checkpoint Charlie - Frühling, der Krüppel

[2017) : Munju - Moon You

(2019) : Checkpoint Charly - Die Durchsichtige

(2022) : Munju - Brot & Spiele

(2024) : Checkpoint Charly - Kravall im Schweinestall

(3025) : Hammerfest - Hier bei uns

(3026) : Hammerfest - Schleudertest

(12-1035): Hammerfest - Dezente Elemente

(ST-HFOO 1) : Hammerfest - An einem schönen Tag in Mai / Wir jagen diese Irren aus unserem Land

(ASS1) : Elastic Rock Band - Faruks Traum

(ASS3) : Unsonst und Draussen (sampler Vlotho' 76

(ASS5) : Embryo - Anthology

(ASS9) : Gebärväterli - In Tal der Emmen

(MC-1) Dissident of Embryo (Compact Cassette)

(nnnn) = historical distribution number

additional : three live samplers : Vlotho - umsonst und draussen 1975 / 1976 / 1977

(LC 5372) : Hammerfest - Schöne Grüße aus Hammerfest (first Schneeball CD (1991))

References

Schneeball (record label) Wikipedia

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