Carnival in Babylon

Carnival in Babylon is an LP by German rock band Amon Düül II which was released in 1972. It was recorded at the Bavaria Studio (with Peter Kramper as the engineer) and remixed at Studio 70 (with Jürgen Koppers as the engineer). It was produced by Olaf Kübler and the band themselves. The original cover design and photos were by F.U. Rogner.[2]

Carnival in Babylon
Studio album by Amon Düül II
Released	1972
Recorded	1971
Genre	Krautrock, psychedelic rock
Length	37:18
Label	United Artists
Amon Düül II chronology
Tanz der Lemminge (1971) Carnival in Babylon (1972) Wolf City (1972)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"C.I.D. in Uruk"	Weinzierl	Weinzierl	05:38
2.	"All the Years 'Round"	Rogner	Weinzierl/Knaup	07:25
3.	"Shimmering Sand"	Rogner	Karrer	06:36
4.	"Kronwinkl 12"	Weinzierl	Weinzierl	03:57
5.	"Tables Are Turned"	Rogner	Karrer	03:38
6.	"Hawknose Harlequin"	Rogner	Karrer/Meid/Weinzierl/Hausmann/Fichelscher/Leopold	10:04

Bonus tracks on 2002 Repertoire CD reissue (REP 4966):

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Light"	Meid	03:47
2.	"Lemmingmania"	Weinzierl	02:57
3.	"Between the Eyes"	Karrer/Weinzierl	02:24
4.	"All the Years Round" (single version)	Weinzierl/Knaup/Rogner	04:10

Bonus tracks on 2007 Revisited CD reissue (SPV 305352 CD):

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Skylight"	Weinzierl	09:50
2.	"Tatzelwurmloch"	Karrer/Weinzierl/Meid/Knaup	17:45

Personnel

• Renate Knaup-Krötenschwanz - vocals
• John Weinzierl - guitars, vocals
• Chris Karrer - guitars, vocals, violin, soprano sax
• Karl-Heinz Hausmann - keyboards
• Lothar Meid - bass, vocals
• Danny Fichelscher - drums, congas
• Peter Leopold - drums, tambourine

Guests:

• Joy Alaska - backing vocals
• F.U. Rogner - organ
• Olaf Kübler - soprano sax, door

References

1. "Amon Düül Carnival in Babylon". allmusic.com/. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
2. "Carnival in Babylon". ovguide.com. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2013.