Faust

FAUST. German krautrock band formed in 1971 in Wümme. They became one of the first acts to sign to Richard Branson's Virgin Records, who embarked on a marketing campaign somewhat daring for its time, aimed at introducing Faust to British record-buyers. The Faust Tapes was a cut-and-paste album, which spliced together a large number of bits and pieces from their extensive collection of private recordings not originally intended for release. Virgin issued it at the then price of a single (48p). It reportedly sold over 100,000 copies, but its low price tag rendered it ineligible for a chart placing. They broke up in 1975 after Virgin rejected their fifth album.