SFF – The Complete Recordings (MIG, 3CDs)

SFF (Eduard Schicke, Gerd Führs, and Heinz Fröhling) had an orchestral sound that was overwhelming and fascinating. In Dieter Dierks (Scorpions, Wallenstein, Nektar, etc.), the band found an excellent producer for their first album, “Symphonic Pictures,” which was released in 1976 and sold approximately 12,000 copies. The trio’s popularity grew primarily through their unforgettable live concerts—”It was a bit like magic, and an overwhelming intensity that transported the audience and the band together into another world.” In this context, the SFF gigs in Scheeßel (1977) and, of course, the Brain Festival (1978) are worth mentioning, two songs from which appear on this collection. In 1977 and 1978, SFF recorded two more albums with Dieter Dierks—”Sunburst” and “Ticket To Everywhere.” After the recording of the last album, musical and ideological differences arose, and the trio disbanded. Gerd lived in Bremen until his tragic death in November 1992. He worked in Japan, the USA, England, and Germany for Yamaha, who considered Gerd one of the best programmers and keyboard consultants in the world.