Agitation Free

Agitation Free was formed in Berlin, , in 1967 by Lutz 'Lüül' Ulbrich, Michael 'Fame' Günther, Lutz 'Ludwig' Kramer and Christoph Franke. Initially, the group "The Agitation" was formed at the end of 1966 by the merger of of the Berlin rock bands "The Centries" (Lutz Ulbrich, Christoph Franke) and "The Ugly Things" (Lutz Kramer, Michael Günther). The group had to change the name because there was already another band with the same name. Based on a poster for a promo gig with free ission, "Agitation Free" was chosen.
Famous for their multimedia light shows, they became the house band for the infamous Zodiac club in Berlin. In 1968, they were ed by vocalist Gustl Lutjens. The group made their final studio recordings in 1974 and then disbanded after a goodbye concert in Berlin in November 1974. (Material from 1974 would later appear on the Last LP, on the Fragments album and on The Other Sides Of CD.) However, the band would return with original , releasing a comeback album in 1999 with River Of Return, and in recent years the band has played live concerts, e.g. in Tokyo in 2007 or in Berlin in 2013.