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THE RAINBIRDS
Berlin, Germany

Line-Up (1998):

Katharina Franck - voc,g
Ulrike Haage - kb
Tim Lorenz - ds

Former Members:

Rodrigo Gonzales (g, 1988-89)
Beckmann (bg, cca 1987-cca 1989)
Wolfgang Glum (ds, cca 1987-cca 1989)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Rainbirds
produced by: Udo Arndt		05.11.1987Mercury
2.Call Me Easy, Say I'm Strong, Love Me My Way, It Ain't Wrong
produced by: Udo Arndt/Reinhold Heil/Gareth Jones		21.03.1989Mercury
3.Two Faces
produced by: Rainbirds		7/1991 Mercury
4.In A Different Light
produced by: Jon Caffery/Rainbirds
featuring: Raoul Walton (bg), Curt Cress (ds), Jaki Liebzeit (ds), Alexander Hacke (g), FM Einheit (ds), Lindsay Cooper (bassoon)		1993 Mercury
5.Devil's Dance
(mini CD)		1993 Mercury
6.Jamais Jamais
(mini CD)		04.10.1993Mercury
7.The Mercury Years 1987-199404.04.1994Mercury
8.Blueprint Remix
(mini CD)		1994 Mercury
9.Absolutely Free
(mini CD)		05.02.1996Rough Trade
10.Making Memory
produced by: Rainbirds		18.03.1996Our Choice
11.Don't Cry A River For Me (Be Cool)
(mini CD)		1997 Rough Trade
12.Forever
produced by: Jon Caffery/Rainbirds		06.10.1997Our Choice/Rough Trade
13.Shoot From The Hip
(mini CD)		1998 Rough Trade
14.3000. Live25.01.1999Our Choice/Rough Trade
15.Yonder22.04.2014Universal

Katharina Franck:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Hunger01.06.1998Sans Soleil/New

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Boy On The Beach1987 Mercury
2.Blueprint1/1988 Mercury
3.Sea Of Time4/1989 Mercury
4.Not Exactly26.06.1989Mercury
5.Love Is A Better Word (White City...)1989 Mercury
6.Head Over Heels1991 Mercury
7.Give Me A Kiss19.08.1996Our Choice

WWW Links:

http://www.rainbirds.com
http://www.rainbirds.de
http://www.with-a-smile.de/
http://home.swipnet.se/~w-52364/artister/rainbirds
http://www.ectoguide.org/alpha/r/rainbirds
http://www.dfki.uni-sb.de/~endres/rainbirds/index.html

Various:

Katharina Franck:

http://www.katharinafranck.de

Press References:

Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19967 87Recenzealbum review