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1-1	Millionenspiel Flute – David Johnson Saxophone – Gerd Dudek	5:48
1-2	Waiting For The Streetcar Vocals – Malcolm Mooney	10:06
1-3	Evening All Day	6:56
1-4	Deadly Doris Vocals – Malcolm Mooney	3:09
1-5	Graublau	16:45
1-6	When Darkness Comes Vocals – Malcolm Mooney	3:48
1-7	Blind Mirror Surf Flute – David Johnson	8:38
1-8	Obscura Primavera Flute – David Johnson	3:18
1-9	Bubble Rap Vocals – Damo Suzuki	9:23
2-1	Your Friendly Neighborhood Whore Vocals – Malcolm Mooney	3:42
2-2	True Story Vocals – Malcolm Mooney	4:29
2-3	The Agreement Vocals, Performer [Toilet] – Schmidt*, Mooney*, Karoli*	0:35
2-4	Midnight Sky Vocals – Malcolm Mooney	2:42
2-5	Desert Vocals – Malcolm Mooney	3:17
2-6	Spoon - Live Vocals – Damo Suzuki	16:46
2-7	Dead Pigeon Suite Vocals – Damo Suzuki	11:45
2-8	Abra Cada Braxas Vocals – Damo Suzuki	10:10
2-9	A Swan Is Born Vocals – Damo Suzuki	2:58
2-10	The Loop	2:32
3-1	Godzilla Fragment	1:56
3-2	On The Way To Mother Sky	4:32
3-3	Midnight Men	7:35
3-4	Networks Of Foam	12:34
3-5	Messer, Scissors, Fork And Light Vocals – Damo Suzuki	8:20
3-6	Barnacles Bass – Rosco Gee*Electronics [Wave Receiver], Effects [Spec. Sound] – Czukay*	7:44
3-7	E.F.S. 108	2:07
3-8	Private Nocturnal	6:48
3-9	Alice	1:54
3-10	Mushroom - Live Vocals – Damo Suzuki	8:18
3-11	One More Saturday Night - Live Vocals – Damo Suzuki	6:33

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Spoon Records
• Copyright (c) – Spoon Records
• Licensed To – Mute Corporation
• Published By – Spoon Music
• Published By – Messer Music
• Manufactured By – Sony DADC
• Recorded At – Schloß Nörvenich
• Recorded At – Can Studio
• Mastered At – The Soundmasters
• Designed At – Intro

Credits

• Artwork – House*
• Bass – Czukay* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-2, 2-4 to 3-5, 3-7 to 3-11)
• Compiled By – Irmin Schmidt, Jono Podmore
• Curated By – Daniel Miller, Irmin Schmidt
• Drums – Liebezeit* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-2, 2-4 to 3-11)
• Edited By – Jono Podmore
• Guitar – Karoli* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-2, 2-4 to 3-11)
• Keyboards – Schmidt* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-2, 2-4 to 3-11)
• Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe
• Music By [Additional], Lyrics By [Additional] – Damo Suzuki (tracks: 1-9, 2-6 to 2-9, 3-5, 3-10, 3-11), David Johnson (tracks: 1-7, 1-8), Malcolm Mooney (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-6, 2-1 to 2-5), Rosco Gee* (tracks: 3-6)
• Music By, Lyrics By – Holger Czukay, Irmin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli
• Photography By – Thorsten Güttes
• Restoration [Tape Restoration], Transferred By [Digital Transfers] – Andreas Torkler, Dieter Denzer

Notes

Recorded date:
1968: CD1 Track 2 + 4 + 7 + 8 CD2 Track 2 + 4
1969: CD1 Track 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 CD2 Track 1 + 5
1970: CD3 Track 2
1971: CD2 Track 3 CD3 Track 5
1972: CD1 Track 3 CD2 Track 6 + 7 + 9 CD3 Track 10
1973: CD2 Track 8 CD3 Track 11
1974: CD2 Track 10 CD3 Track 9
1975: CD3 Track 1 + 3 + 4 + 8
1976: CD3 Track 7
1977: CD3 Track 6

The front cover gives the dates "1968 1975" as the timespan of the recordings. This is incorrect: the latest recording included ("Barnacles") is from 1977, as detailed above.

Additional Info:
CD1 Track 1 - Score for the film: "Das Millionenspiel"
CD1 Track 5 - Score for the film: "Ein großer grauerblauer Vogel"
CD2 Track 7 - Score for the film: "Tote Taube in der Beethovenstrasse"
CD3 Track 3 - Score for the series: "Euro Gang"
CD3 Track 5 - Score for the film: "Das Messer"
CD3 Track 9 - Score for the film: "Alice in den Städten"

Tape Restoration and digital transfers - Music Base Studio.
Mastered at The Soundmasters, London.

(p) & (c) 2012 Spoon Records
Under exclusive license to Mute in the US & Canada
Music published by Spoon Music/Gema, Messer Music/UK
Packaged in USA
Disc(s) Mexico

Can released exclusively by:
Spoon Records/Hostess Entertainment in Japan.
Spoon Records/Mute for ROW.

Regular edition released in a four-fold card cover with 24-page booklet.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 24596 95432 4
• Mastering SID Code (CD1, CD3): IFPI L328
• Mastering SID Code (CD2): IFPI L329
• Mould SID Code (CD1, CD2, CD3): IFPL AKN16
• Matrix / Runout (CD1): DIDX-820720 2 B02
• Matrix / Runout (CD2): DIDX-820722 2 B01
• Matrix / Runout (CD3): DIDX-822229 2 B02
• Rights Society: Gema

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
CDSPOON55	Can	The Lost Tapes ‎(3xCD + Box, Album, Ltd)	Spoon Records	CDSPOON55	Europe	2012
CDSPOON55	Can	The Lost Tapes ‎(3xCD, Album, RE)	Spoon Records	CDSPOON55	Europe	2013
CDSPOON55, CDSPOON55USA, 9527-2	Can	The Lost Tapes ‎(3xCD + Box, Album, Ltd)	Spoon Records, Spoon Records, Mute	CDSPOON55, CDSPOON55USA, 9527-2	US	2012
CDSPOON55, LCDSPOON55	Can	The Lost Tapes ‎(3xCD, Album)	Spoon Records, Spoon Records	CDSPOON55, LCDSPOON55	Europe	2013
CDSPOON55, 9527-2	Can	The Lost Tapes ‎(3xCDr, Promo)	Spoon Records, Mute	CDSPOON55, 9527-2	France	2012