This website is about the German rock/jazz/fusion band KRAAN.

1999 updates

  • 18 December 1999 - Information about the 'Tribute to Ulm's football club' where Hattler plays the bass. See Solos & Appearances (thanks to Chrille).
  • 13 - December - Concert photos taken by Günter Auer are added and placed on a separate page. Go to: Photos / Eighties-Nineties - and choose the link to Günters pictures.- Page is done now.
  • 9 - December - Hattlers new CD will be called New ID , The touring band name is Hattler. - http://www.Wolbrandt.de/ is online now.
  • 8. December 1999 - Here is the notification - Peters webpage on AOL is back...hmmm - but he is preparing another on a different URL. I will let you know when it's up and running.
  • 8. December 1999 - Peter Wolbrandts website has been erased by the service provider AOL - Reason: It's not legal to have, what is believed to be commercial pages, on AOL as free homepages. When he has established a new website you will be notified here.
  • 5. December 1999 is a lively day regarding updates: Peter Wolbrandt has been in the studio with Hellmut Hattler and has played on 4 Songs, that are supposed to end up on Hattlers next solo album ! Lets hope Peters guitar survives the road through the mixer :-)
  • 5. December 1999 - Kraan talk - a guestbook is established. A space for the Kraanickles of the world to meet and discuss whatever they want, within the limits of webmasters tolerance :-).
  • 5. December 1999 - two German readers "polls" from 72 and 75 - check out how popular they were.(articles bottom)
  • 4. December 1999 - more graphics has arrived (thanks to Gary) , look on this page, on the photos middlesection - and in articles a pressrelease from wintrup musik 1975 - more to come.
  • 1. December- 1999 - Yesterday Wintrup musikverlag (Walter Holzbauer) has "asked" the website not to sell KRAAN LIVE COPENHAGEN 1979 anymore (see CD's page).
  • 29 november - 1999 - Is KRAAN 2000 becoming a reality ? Read the guestbook at Peter Wolbrandts website. It also says that Hellmut Hattler will release an album in early spring 2000 !
  • 27- november - 1999 - More info about Ingo Bischof and Jan Fride's appearances (Solos & appearances) , tiny update regarding Gerry Brown & Udo Dahmen (Today).
  • 26-November-1999 - Links page: 4 more links added.
  • 25-oktober-1999 - Tomorrow (Tuesday 26.10.99) on MDR (Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk) at 14.30 - 15.15 h you can see Kraan in a short sequence showing Wintrup buildings and rehearsel studio scene filmed in 1972 at Pop 2000 (1970-1976) Thanks to Wolfgang for this info !.
  • 18-oktober-1999 - A page from an independant music magazine 1973 about Kraan & Guru Guru has been added. (Photos - early section).
  • 8-oktober-1999 - Finally ! You can now order Kraan Live in Copenhagen '79 2 CDR . (CD's)
  • 7-oktober 1999 - New Kraan website in japanese added, contains a brief interview with P.Wolbrandt in english (links page).
  • 5-oktober 1999 - Festival poster from 1974 with Kraan and other bands at the Photos's middle section.
  • 24-september 1999 - Thanks to Achim for providing photo and info about the album "Starportrait" (Discography)
    Tour-poster for "Let it out" put on the photos's middle section (provided by Wolfgang).
  • 20-september 1999 - More info on the tape from Hattlers Bassball Hamburg Concert - Discography bottom. Rumours that Hattler made a song for a footballclub in Ulm (solos & appearances).
  • 18-september 1999 - Kraan live in Switzerland 1974 is available at Peter Wolbrandts website. Details can be read at page Discography bottom.
  • 8-september 1999 - Two photos by Skiold on the photos "middle" section.
    Addition to the tape/bootsection on discography (bottom).
  • 26-august 1999 - Did you know that Kraan made a 45 rpm ? Look at the discography again !
  • 15-august 1999 - a photo from 1991 is added to the photosection it came from www.scheibi.de . A tape with live-stuff from 1974 has emerged... (discography).
  • 5-august 1999 - Some links to shops where Kraan albums might be found (occationally), placed both on the discography and links page - If you have some good ones too, mail me, and they will be added.
  • 31-july 1999 - Bootleggers Choice, 19 unreleased Live-Songs on 2 CD's released by Peter Wolbrandt - recorded between 1977 and 1990. (Discography, bottom)
  • 10-july1999 - Some Interviews, Album and concert reviews have been added to Articles.
  • 6-july 1999 - The photosection has got about 30 photos and graphics added, 3 from before the existence of Kraan. Thanks to Peter & Jan Wolbrandt, and especially their mother Helmi Wolbrandt for searching through her lockers and drawers! Also thanks to Wolfgang Schmidt.
  • 2-july 1999 - Kraan Live 1987 recording mpeg/video from Tuttlingen released by Peter Wolbrandt. Kraan X Hamburg 1987, FM recording - both added to Discography - bottom. Two album posters from 1972 added to the Photos early section.
  • 1-july 1999 - Kraan's first album , 'Wintrup' and 'Let it Out' was released as CD on Germanofon. This was / is a Luxembourg bootleg label for German 70' 'Krautrock' bands. This clears up some previous info on releases.
  • 30-june 1999 - Additional info & comments in german to the "Real Wintrup" cdrom (Discography - bottom,link: 'have a look here').
  • 10-june 1999 - "Real Wintrup" an mp2 /mp3 cdrom with recordings from 1974 has been added to Discography - bottom.
  • 3-june 1999 - Johannes "Alto" Pappert plays on a recently released album from AGITATION FREE:"River of Return" (Solos & appearances)
  • 26-may 1999 - http://www.gemm.com has some vinyl items of Kraan albums
  • 23-may 1999 - small corrections: cdversion versus vinyl-version of "dancing in the shade". Long over due correction of albumcover of "Wintrup".The previous picture belonged to lp version of "Andy Nogger", More known recordings added (page Discography). Some Kraan members birthdays (Who is Kraan).
  • 18-may 1999 - Test your Kraan knowledge - Peter Wolbrandt has programmed a game for you ! (Who is Kraan)
  • 17-may 1999 - Simplyfied map of Europe has been added (Who is Kraan)
  • 14-may 1999 - Corrections and addictions to 'known recordings' (Discography) and a new link to German Rock e.V - in the german tongue. (Links)
  • 12-may 1999 - Map of Germany with Wintrup on it + sattelite photo of Wintrup (Who is Kraan - bottom)
  • 12-may 1999 - More other known recordings...(Discography)
  • 10-may 1999 - Other known recordings (but not released as albums) - (Discography - bottom)
  • 4-may 1999 - Peter Wolbrandts new album: Under An1x (Solos and appearances)
  • 4-may 1999 - A comment from Jan Wolbrandt about his tape (Solos and appearances).