Label Guide: Brain
In the middle of 1971, Rolf Ulrich Kaiser's management style at Ohr caused two of his A&R men, Bruno Wendel and Günter Körber, to leave Ohr and set up their own record company, which they called Brain. The new label was rapidly a success throughout Germany and much of western Europe.
The label was based in Hamburg as a subsidiary of Metronome Records. Körber left Brain in 1976 to start his own record label, Sky Records.
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1. Label Variation
first Brain label (1972 - 1974)
The first Green Brain label uses the Brain Metronome logo on both the cover and labels. Earlier pressings come in a darker tone olive green than later pressings, often also on heavier vinyl. This first label was used for all albums until If's Not Just Another Bunch Of Pretty Faces (Brain 1055).
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2. Label Variation
second Brain label (1974 - 1976)
The second Green Brain no longer uses the Metronome logo. You will find this one on all remaining Brain 1000 numbers and on the earliest Brain 60.000's. Brain 1001 - 1055 pressings with this label are mid-1970s reprints.
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3. Label Variation
third Brain label (1977 - 1980)
This third variation is usually referred to as orange or Multicolour Brain. It was used for the remainder of the 1970s.
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4. Label Variation
fourth Brain label (1980 - )
This plain black label was the standard Brain label for the 1980s. Many of the early releases have been reissued with this label.
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5. Label Variation
Brain 2001 label (mid 1970s)
The label for the budget priced '2001 Series' of the mid/late 1970's.