Triumvirat was a German progressive rock band, founded in 1969 in the town of Cologne, Germany By keyboardist/composer Hans-Jürgen (later simply Jürgen) Fritz, drummer/lyricist Hans Bathelt, and bassist Werner Frangenberg.During its early years,
Triumvirat initially played Top 40 songs at local venues in Cologne. The Nice and Emerson, Lake & Palmer heavily influenced
Triumvirat’s musical direction and the band incorporated some of Nice/ELP music into their repertoire (Rondo among others).In the early 1970s, the band sent a demo tape to EMI Records in Cologne and won their first record contract.
Triumvirat subsequently produced modestly successful albums during the early to mid-1970s, including Mediterranean T...
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