Helmut Koellen!

Thought I would share this very rare photo of Triumvirat's Helmut Koellen, who would have turned 75 on March 2nd of this year. RIP.

I just heard from a close friend of the band, that not only did Helmut return to try again making music with Triumvirat,  actual recordings for the Pompeii album were made with him-half the album had been recorded  with Koellen! And then his passing ended that, and Juergen Fritz never released them. So the Pompeii album we know had Barry Palmer singing.....such a sad ending for Helmut Koellen....

Edited by presdoug - 4 hours 36 minutes ago at 11:46

Jacob Schoolcraft wrote: presdoug wrote: I just heard from a close friend of the band, that not only did Helmut return to try again making music with Triumvirat,  actual recordings for the Pompeii album were made with him-half the album had been recorded  with Koellen! And then his passing ended that, and Juergen Fritz never released them. So the Pompeii album we know had Barry Palmer singing.....such a sad ending for Helmut Koellen.... That's really interesting!! I'd like to hear those recordings. There should be a Triumvirat box set with rarities and that would be featured.

I sure would like to hear them, too, but I rather doubt they will see the light of day as Juergen Fritz has held them back for so long; my gut feeling is that they will stay suppressed.....I hate to say.....

Hrychu wrote: Are you sure it's not a hoax or an urban legend?

I rather think not; the person who told me I have had as a facebook friend for years, and I know for a fact that he was a close friend of Helmut Koellen's and knew the rest of Triumvirat, as well....