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“You pull me like the moon pulls on the tide/You know just where I keep my better side”

HERE’S Irmin Schmidt, explaining the mercurial brilliance of Can in full flight. “Even if CD – a sampler showcasing Can’s indispensable live series, as they improvise freely and at length in cities as far-flung as Stuttgart and Birmingham. On these five tracks – don’t feel short-changed, the briefest is over eight minutes long – you’ll find rock’s most forward-thinking band at their most uninhibited. Dive in!

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