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Birth Control
Group · Germany · Berlin · formed 1966
German rock band
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Also known as Birthcontrol · バース・コントロール (バンド)
Timeline
42 events▣ Album 19− Member leaves 11+ Member joins 10◆ Formed 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
· Member joins
Bernd Koschmidder joins the band
bass,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Hugo Egon Balder joins the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Little Lord joins the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Hugo Egon Balder leaves the band
original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Bernd Noske joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Little Lord leaves the band
lead vocals
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Bruno Frenzel joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Rolly Joker leaves the band
original
source: musicbrainz
1970s
· Debut release
Debut release: Birth Control
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Hartmut Schölgens joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Hartmut Schölgens leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Bernd Koschmidder leaves the band
bass,original
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Peter Föller joins the band
bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Peter Föller leaves the band
bass guitar
source: musicbrainz
1980s
· Member joins
Jürgen Goldschmidt joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Bernd Noske leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Jürgen Goldschmidt leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Bruno Frenzel leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
1990s
· Member joins
Bernd Noske joins the band
source: musicbrainz
· Member joins
Rolf Klein joins the band
guitar
source: musicbrainz
· Member leaves
Rolf Klein leaves the band
guitar
source: musicbrainz
2000s
2010s
· Member leaves
Bernd Noske leaves the band
source: musicbrainz
2020s
Biography
English biography482 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1324055811
Biography
Birth Control is a German rock band known for their progressive hard rock sound.
History
Birth Control formed in 1966 in West Berlin from two other bands, the Earls and the Gents. The band was founded with a lineup consisting of Bernd Koschmidder (bass), Reinhold Sobotta (organ), Rolf Gurra (saxophone, vocals), Fritz Gröger (vocals), Reiner Borchert (guitar), Hugo Egon Balder (drums), and Klaus Orso (guitar). Within five years of the band's formation all seven of the original members had departed, but the band continued under the leadership of long-standing members drummer (and later lead vocalist) Bernd Noske (who replaced Balder in late 1968) and guitarist Bruno Frenzel (who replaced Borchert in 1969).
Following the death of Frenzel in 1983, the group disbanded, but reunited in 1993 with only Noske remaining from the previous lineup. Other members of the reformed band included returning bassist/vocalist Horst Stachelhaus, as well as guitarist Rocco Zodiak and keyboardist Xaver Fischer.
Despite the death of mainstay Stachelhaus in 1999, the band continued under Noske's guidance, touring Germany and release new albums periodically following the turn of the century. In later years, former members Peter Föller (bass, vocals) and Zeus B. Held (keyboards) both returned to the fold as guest musicians at occasional concerts. The band came to an end on February 18, 2014 with the death of Noske. The final lineup of the band consisted of Noske, bassist Hannes Vesper, keyboardist Sascha Kuhn, and guitarist Martin Ettrich.
In 2016 the band regrouped and started performing again. The new lineup consisted of several members who at some point were part of the band's history: Peter Föller (vocals), Martin Ettrich (guitar, talkbox), Sascha Kühn (keyboards), Hannes Vesper (bass) and Manni von Bohr (drums). In the same year they released a new studio album ("Here and Now
Here and NowSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Lost in the Sea8:17212 Steps6:343Me and My Car4:284Run Away With Me5:455The Witch5:236Wasting My Time5:587Right Place, Wrong Time6:118I Would Not Want to Be You6:309Rat in My Flat6:4910Truth Is Mine6:0511Live in the Here and Now6:52") for the first time in 13 years.
Current members
Peter Föller – bass, vocals (1973–1977, 2016–present)
Manfred von Bohr – drums (1977–1980, 2016–present)
Hannes Vesper – bass, organ (1999–2000, 2002–present)
Sascha Kuhn – keyboards (1999–present)
Martin Ettrich – guitar, talk box (2011–present)
Past members
Bernd Koschmidder – bass, vocals (1968–1973)
Reinhold Sobotta – organ (1968–1972)
Rolf Gurra – saxophone, vocals (1968–1969)
Fritz Gröger – vocals (1968–1969)
Reiner Borchert – guitar (1968–1969)
Hugo Egon Balder – drums (1968)
Klaus Orso – guitar (1968)
Gerd Alsheimer – guitar (1968)
Bernd Noske – drums, percussion, vocals (1968–1983, 1993–2014; died 2014)
Bruno Frenzel – guitar (1969–1983; died 1983)
Hartmut Schölgens - organ (1972)
Wolfgang Neuser – organ (1972–1973; died 2018)
Zeus B. Held – organ (1973–1978)
Dirk Steffens – guitar (1973–1974)
Horst Stachelhaus – bass, vocals (1977–1980, 1993–1999; died 1999)
Wolfgang Horn – organ (1979–1981)
Jurgen Goldschmidt – bass, vocals (1980–1983)
Stefan Linke – guitar, vocals (1981–1983)
Harald Meurer - keyboards (1981–82)
Ulrich Klein – keyboards, vocals (1981–1983)
Jörg Becker - keyboards (1983–84)
Xaver Fischer – keyboards (1993–1999)
Rocco Zodiak – guitar (1993–1995)
Peter Engelhardt – guitar (1995–2011)
Rainer Wind – bass (2000–2002)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 46 | 93.7th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 42 | 98.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 55 | 94.8th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (46 release groups · 19 studio albums)
Albums · 19
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:04
A1No Drugs4:03A2Recollection6:26A3Deep Inside4:40A4Foolish Action4:32B1Sundown10:00B2Change of Mind3:42B3Light My Fire5:411971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 41:57
A1Stop Little Lady7:16A2Just Before the Sun Will Rise7:35A3The Work Is Done5:56B1Flesh and Blood3:27B2Pandemonium6:34B3Let Us Do It Now11:091972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 42:13
A1Buy!7:10A2Suicide6:16A3Get Down to Your Fate7:58B1Gamma Ray9:44B2Hoodoo Man8:25B3Kaulstoß2:401973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:01
A1No Drugs4:01A2Recollection6:24A3Deep Inside4:40A4Foolish Action4:32B1Sundown10:02B2Change of Mind4:42B3Light My Fire5:401974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 38:09
A1She's Got Nothing on You5:08A2Mister Hero6:45A3Grandjeanville1:03A4No Shade Is Real4:41A5M.P.C.1:56B1Together Alone Tonight10:30B2Back From Hell8:061975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 43:32
A1Plastic People9:22A2Tiny Flashlights7:35A3My Mind6:46B1Rockin' Rollin' Roller5:43B2Trial Trip6:41B3This Song Is Just for You7:251976 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 43:17
1One First of April: Prologue / Physical and Mental Short Circuit / Subterranean Escape7:362Beedeepees: Beedeepees / Childhood Flash-Back / Legal Labyrinth8:373Futile Prayer5:544La cigüeña de Zaragoza: The Farrockaway Ropedancer / le moineau de Paris / Cha cha d'amour8:145Behind Grey Walls6:526No Time to Die6:041977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 40:12
A1Skate-Board Sue3:55A2Domino's Hammock4:52A3Fight for You4:35A4Until the Night6:25B1Get Up!4:35B2We All Thought We Knew You7:50B3Seems My Bike's Riding Me8:001978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 42:07
A1The Last Survivor4:33A2Miss Davina4:32A3Seems Like It's Confusion5:14A4How Can I Live?6:56B1Titanic5:18B2Love Light4:43B3Don't Turn Back5:23B4Saturday Special5:281980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 38:35
1Count on Dracula6:052The Rescue (Sometimes in the Future)6:403Sad Fan6:204Pick on Me6:345Caterpillar5:096Limelight3:437Witchhunters4:041981 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 36:24
A1Burnt Gas5:37A2He's in the Right4:52A3Talk to You4:39A4Deal Done at Night4:20B1Don't Call Me Up5:28B2Absolution5:26B3Another Death6:021982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 39:15
1Nuclear Reactor5:042Get Ready to Run4:093Take Alarm5:324Greedy Eyes4:575The Day of Doom Is Coming7:566Doom Boom5:177The King of an Island6:201986 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks
A1Tell MeA2FärgerA3Fx-1A4Foreward To DeathB1LobotomiB2ÖaiB3Fx-2B4Ind I1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:00:47
1Preacher Man5:092Two Worlds3:053Automatic World4:484The Sperminator's Lost Battle6:295Hoodoo-Man6:026Back From Hell5:127The Sperminator Strikes Back3:058Gamma Ray '9516:279Burnt Gas4:4910The Work Is Done5:411996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 47:14
1Valley of Darkness, Part 16:252I Send My Mind on Vacation3:153Desert Storm7:394A Chance to Learn5:525Jungle City5:056Call Me3:527Preacherman5:318Automatic World4:489Valley of Darkness, Part 24:471999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 49:35
1When the Night Falls6:092Garden of Gold5:413Love Strike4:254Simpler as It Seems5:555All That I Want3:586Getting There4:357The Rose7:058Hard Times3:359Will Someone Know My Name3:3810After 360 Degrees of the Cycle4:342003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:07:36
1Jump (For Your Life)6:082Rock the Road4:043Raindrops9:294In the City8:475Julie's Dream8:496Get You Down4:147Alsatian9:268The Reverend's Holy Sermon4:029Like Nothing Ever Changed8:3110A Night of It4:062016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:08:52
1Lost in the Sea8:17212 Steps6:343Me and My Car4:284Run Away With Me5:455The Witch5:236Wasting My Time5:587Right Place, Wrong Time6:118I Would Not Want to Be You6:309Rat in My Flat6:4910Truth Is Mine6:0511Live in the Here and Now6:522022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 53:04
1Gamma Ray 2.04:292The Last Word8:103Wrestling Mama4:464Open Sesame9:425I Don’t Mind6:336Wannabe7:147Plans Get Lost7:008These Are the Days5:10
Single · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | HopeSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksAHope BRollin' | 1970 | ||
| 1975 | Gamma Ray Part 1 + 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 7:21AGamma Ray Part 13:28 BGamma Ray Part 23:53 | 1975 | ||
| 1977 | Fall DownSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks · 6:08AFall Down3:06 BLaugh or Cry3:02 | 1977 |
Album · 24
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Believe in the PillSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 44:411What's Your Name3:35 2The Work Is Done5:59 3Light My Fire5:41 4Stop Little Lady7:19 5Hope4:19 6Pandemonium6:35 7Flesh and Blood3:29 8No Drugs4:02 9Believe in the Pill3:42 | Compilation | 1972 | |
| 1974 | LiveSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 1:09:23Disc 1 AThe Work Is Done16:50 BBack From Hell15:35 Disc 2CGamma Ray20:33 D1She's Got Nothing on You5:35 D2Long Tall Sally10:50 | Live | 1974 | |
| 1977 | The Best of Birth ControlSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 48:01A1Plastic People (You Meet Them Everywhere)10:47 A2Hoodoo Man8:25 A3She's Got Nothing On You5:04 B1Gamma Ray9:47 B2Tiny Flashlights (Beloved Coffein)7:20 B3No Shade Is Real4:42 B4M.P.C.1:56 | Compilation | 1977 | |
| 1978 | The Best of Birth Control, Vol. 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 43:17A1Gamma Ray (Live)7:53 A2My Mind6:49 A3Back From Hell8:08 B1Trial Trip6:41 B2Mister Hero6:36 B3Buy!7:10 | Compilation | 1978 | |
| 1979 | Live 79Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 5 tracks · 38:141Titanic7:57 2Saturday Special5:46 3Seems Like It's Confusion7:34 4Fight for You10:25 5The Work Is Done6:32 | Live | 1979 | |
| 1990 | The Very Best of BirthcontrolSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:07:591Gamma Ray9:44 2She’s Got Nothing on You5:07 3My Mind6:51 4Buy!7:10 5Tiny Flashlights7:36 6No Shade Is Real4:40 7This Song Is Just for You7:24 8Back From Hell8:09 9Plastic People9:24 10M.P.C.1:54 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1993 | The Work is doneSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 13 tracks1The Work Is Done 2Get Ready To Run 3Trial Trip 4Back From Hell 5That Was Yesterday 6She's Got Nothin' On You 7No Shade Is Real 8Take Alarm 9Stop Little Lady 10Gamma Ray 11Burnt Gas 12The Rescue 13Greedy Eyes | Live | 1993 | |
| 1994 | CondomiumSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:10:531The Work Is Done7:28 2Get Ready to Run4:29 3Trial Trip6:44 4That Was Yesterday6:31 5No Shade Is Real4:49 6Stop Little Lady13:01 7Gamma Ray18:53 8She's Got Nothing on You5:09 9Greedy Eyes3:49 | Live | 1994 | |
| 1996 | Definitive CollectionSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 2:03:59Disc 1 1Grandjeanville1:03 2Nostalgia3:36 3Gamma Ray3:28 4Tiny Flashlights (single version)7:36 5This Song Is Just for You7:26 6She’s Got Nothing on You5:08 7Suicide6:17 8Mister Hero6:45 9Plastic People9:24 10No Shade Is Real4:41 11Trial Trip6:42 12Get Down to Your Fate7:58 13Rockin’ Rollin’ Roller5:42 Disc 21Gamma Ray (live)20:33 2Long Tall Sally (live)10:50 3The Work Is Done (live)16:50 | Compilation | 12 August 1996 | |
| 2000 | Live in SwitzerlandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:10:531All That I Want6:57 2I Send My Mind on Vacation3:34 3Trial Trip9:21 4Back From Hell5:22 5When the Night Falls6:46 6Simpler as It Seems8:21 7Drum Solo8:01 8Gamma Ray22:31 | Live | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Live in LachendorfSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:09:271The Work Is Done8:19 2Love Strike4:30 3Trial Trip9:24 4Call Me3:50 5All That I Want7:17 6The Sperminator8:40 7Gamma Ray22:01 8Jungle City5:26 | Live | 2000 | |
| 2000 | Live Abortion: Rare and Unreleased Tapes From the PastSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:12:401Another Death6:25 2Greedy Eyes5:53 3Don't Call Me Up5:46 4Pick on Me8:24 5The King of an Island7:12 6Gamma Ray15:40 7Get Ready to Run6:54 8Meta Ventilator16:26 | Live | 17 March 2000 | |
| 2004 | Live in Fulda: Alsatian Tour 2004Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:19:521Rock the Road4:03 2The Work Is Done6:55 3Trial Trip10:41 4Like Nothing Ever Changed9:21 5Alsatian10:53 6Call Me3:51 7Gamma Ray27:13 8In the City6:55 | Live | 2004 | |
| 2005 | HistorySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks1The Work Is Done 2Call Me 3Trial Trip 4Back From Hell 5The Sperminator’s Lost Battle 6I Set My Mind on Vacation 7Jungle City 8Valley of Darkness 9The Sperminator Strikes Back 10Gamma Ray 11Preacher Man 12No Drugs 13The Work Is Done (Beat‐club‐version) 14Skateboard Sue 15We All Thought We Knew You 16Last Survivor 17Pick on Me 18Gamma Ray ’90 19Documentary 20Like Nothing Ever Changed | Compilation,Live | 2005 | |
| 2005 | 35th Anniversary: Live at RockpalastSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:19:111Rock the Road4:03 2What's Your Name5:04 3Trial Trip9:55 4Hope5:40 5Just Before the Sun Will Rise7:48 6Like Nothing Ever Changed9:43 7Back From Hell5:33 8The Work Is Done5:30 9Drum Solo1:55 10Gamma Ray19:15 11She's Got Nothing on You4:45 | Live | 4 November 2005 | |
| 2009 | 2009-11-05: Colo Saal, Aschaffenburg, GemanySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:30:551The Work Is Done8:57 2Plastic People9:57 3Trial Trip12:33 4Alsatian13:54 5Back From Hell5:35 6Drums5:47 7Gamma Ray26:20 8Kraut1:31 9Hope6:21 | Live | 2009 | |
| 2013 | Two Eggs – Two ConcertsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 2:36:41Disc 1 1Backdoor Possibilities10:46 2My Mind7:34 3Behind Grey Walls6:45 4Meta Ventilator22:37 5Fall Down4:08 6The Work Is Done25:01 Disc 21The Work Is Done5:14 2Don't Call Me Up5:36 3Nuclear Reactor6:40 4Take Alarm7:30 5Greedy Eyes5:40 6The Day of Doom Is Coming9:03 7The King of an Island7:11 8Pick on Me9:15 9Gamma Ray15:25 10Medley: 1. Get Down to Your Fate2:19 11Medley: 2. Hoodoo Man2:30 12Medley: 3. Stop Little Lady3:27 | Live | 28 June 2013 | |
| 2013 | Jungle Life & Getting ThereSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks · 2:32:50Disc 1 1Valley of Darkness, Part 16:26 2I Send My Mind on Vacation3:16 3Desert Storm7:36 4A Chance to Learn5:48 5Jungle City5:03 6Call Me3:51 7Preacherman5:30 8Automatic World4:46 9Valley of Darkness, Part 24:49 10I Send My Mind on Vacation (live)7:19 11Valley of Darkness (live)3:28 12Jungle City (live) (live)5:18 13Call Me (live) (live)3:54 14Preacherman (live)5:26 Disc 21When the Night Falls6:10 2Garden of Gold5:42 3Love Strike4:26 4Simpler as It Seems5:56 5All That I Want3:58 6Getting There4:35 7The Rose7:04 8Hard Times3:35 9Will Someone Know My Name3:38 10After 360 Degrees of the Cycle4:39 11Love Strike (live)4:07 12All That I Want (live)6:17 13Garden of Gold (live)6:02 14When the Night Falls (live)6:45 15Simpler as It Seems (live)7:26 | Compilation | 13 December 2013 | |
| 2014 | Count on Dracula & Deal Done at NightSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 20 tracks · 2:16:25Disc 1 1Count on Dracula6:05 2The Rescue (Somewhere in the Future)6:42 3Sad Fan6:20 4Pick on Me6:36 5Catarpillar5:10 6Limelight3:43 7Witchhunters4:06 8Pick on Me (single version)4:03 9Alamo4:46 10Another Death (live)6:25 11The Rescue (live)5:33 12Burnt Gas (live)7:08 Disc 21Burnt Gas5:36 2He's in the Right4:52 3Talk to You4:40 4Deal Done at Night4:19 5Don't Call Me Up5:28 6Absolution5:25 7Another Death6:02 8Gamma Ray (live, the Longest version Ever!)33:26 | Compilation | 30 May 2014 | |
| 2015 | Live Abortion PlusSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 1:19:491Another Death (Live)6:25 2Greedy Eyes (Live)5:53 3Nuclear Reactor (Live)6:51 4Don't Call Me Up (Live)5:46 5Pick on Me (Live)8:24 6The King of an Island (Live)7:11 7Gamma Ray (Live)14:56 8Get Ready to Run (Live)6:49 9Long Tall Sally (Live)5:57 10Hoodoo Man (Live)6:28 11America (Live)5:09 | Live | 31 July 2015 | |
| 2021 | Live Harmonie Bonn 2018Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:16:281The Work is Done (live)6:32 2Right Place Wrong Time (live)6:38 3Plastic People (live)10:32 4Titanic (live)6:44 5Back from Hell (live)5:36 6The Witch (live)5:43 7Lost in the Sea (live)10:59 8Gamma Ray (live)23:44 | Live | 14 May 2021 | |
| 2024 | Live @ Tresohr SessionsSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 40:151Gammaray 2.0 (live @ Tresohr Sessions)4:29 2Right Place Wrong Time (live @ Tresohr Sessions)7:20 3I Don’t Mind (live @ Tresohr Sessions)7:00 4Open Sesame (live @ Tresohr Sessions)10:17 5Wrestling Mama (live @ Tresohr Sessions)5:31 6These Are the Days (live @ Tresohr Sessions)5:38 | Live | 31 May 2024 | |
| 2025 | The Lost Session TapesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks · 37:341Figure Out the Weather18:36 2Shake Those Crazy Nights11:10 3Rock It With a Long Bone7:48 | Compilation | 17 April 2025 | |
| 2025 | Sartory Live 1976Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 7 tracks · 1:10:491Plastic People12:00 2One First of April8:06 3Beedeepees: Backdoor Possibilities10:40 4My Mind7:34 5La Cigüena de Zaragoza7:36 6Behind Grey Walls7:47 7Keyboard Solo / No Time to Die / Guitar Solo17:06 | Live | 22 April 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Birth Control head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 46 | 93.7th |
| Studio albums | 19 | 96.2th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 42 | 98.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 55 | 94.8th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernd Koschmidder | August 1966 | February 1973 | bass,original |
| Hugo Egon Balder | August 1966 | 25 December 1968 | original |
| Little Lord | 1967 | 1969 | lead vocals |
| Bernd Noske | 26 December 1968 | 1983 | |
| Bruno Frenzel | April 1969 | September 1983 | |
| Hartmut Schölgens | January 1972 | July 1972 | |
| Peter Föller | February 1973 | May 1977 | bass guitar |
| Jürgen Goldschmidt | 1980 | 1983 | |
| Bernd Noske | 1993 | 18 February 2014 | |
| Rolf Klein | 1993 | 1995 | guitar |
| Dirk Steffens | — | present | |
| Reinhold Sobotta | — | present | organ |
| Rolly Joker | — | December 1969 | original |
| Wolfgang Neuser | — | present | synthesizer |
| Wolfgang Neuser | — | present | organ |
| Wolfgang Neuser | — | present | pipe organ |
| Wolfgang Neuser | — | present | vibraphone |
| Wolfgang Neuser | — | present | keyboard |
| Xaver Fischer | — | present | |
| Zeus B. Held | — | present | electric piano,mellotron,organ |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b7664585-0e72-4b48-b089-db6add8fc42fdiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/b7664585-0e72-4b48-b089-db6add8fc42fcore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560732genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q560732seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_Control_%28band%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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