Music

… these lost recordings over decades I finally could get them ready during the latest lockdown in 2021 …

All songs written by S. Zerrath (except otherwise declared) and recorded at home (old 2 mountain) by doin’ the basics, the lead vocals, backing vocals & other voices, acc- & e-guitars , harp, piano, keyboards, percussion, sampling, programming & mixdown…)

Additional Recordings by Michael Bresler (†) at JuZ-Studio, LA
Mastering by Maximilian Maier at Audiomax-Tonstudio
Cover-Artwork & Photography by Michaela Rabien
Paintings by zerrath

Great thanx & nuff respect to Michael Ausserbauer, who supported me with co-writing friendship by sending additional lyrics, blue voices & lots of horns (tenor-,  alto-, baritone- and sopransax, sopranino & flute). He also did the second lead vocals on tracks A1, 4, 8, 10, 14 & B2, 4, 6, 9, 13, 15

Also thanx to all the mates & musicians from the LA-posse for their voices, sounds & grooves:

Harry Zdera – bass on A2, 4, 5, 7, 11 & B1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 14
Christoph Faumeier – double bass on A3, 14 & B4, 13
Mike Gasteiger – bass on A15, B5, 8
Michi Peisl – piano on A2, 14 & B2, 14 – rhodes on A10 & B9, 13 – organ on A10 & B9, 14
Robert Prill – pedal steel on B5 – electric guitar on A5,11 & B2,10, 14
Thomas Weber – electric guitar on A7 & B1 – bass on A12
Mick Krämer – electric guitar on A4 & B8 – electric sitar on B8
Stefan Amannsberger – picking guitar on A10, A15 & B3, B7
Mane Lang – add. drums on A11 & B1, 10, 16
Flo Stetter – add. drums on B14
Claudio Temporale – sopransax on A7 & B4 and he also did the altosax & the brass arrangements on A12 & B1, 11, 14 (feat. V. Goderbauer – trumpet & Mike Huber – trombone)
Valentin Goderbauer – trumpet on A15
Jonas Baumgartl – cello on B16
Gerard Schlerèth – add. guitars on A3 & B16
Robert Kick – mandoline on A3, 15

Manuel Zerrath – lead vocals on A12 – rapping on B11
Sylvia Strasser – backing vocals on A14
S. Lehmann & Cecilia Dallmayer – backing vocals on A3, 15 & B9, 11
Stephanie Lehmann – also backing vocals on B5
Julia Nagelschmitz-  lead vocals on B10 – backing vocals on A7 & B14
Nico Torretta – lead vocals on B10 – backing vocals on A4, A7
Christian Aigner – toasting on A12

Bertram Strake – violine on B8
Chris Meinhardt – viola on A14
Sacha Zöttl – percussion on B14
Florian M. Maier – spanish guitar & palmas claras on A12
Rob Hobmaier – harp on B7
Peter Hubauer (r.i.p.) – blues guitar on B11

Also thanx to Musik Kolbeck for spanish Admira guitar