VA - Atomkraft? Nein danke!

Of all the solidarity initiatives in the 1970s and 1980s, those againt the building of nuclear energy plants were particularly significant.

One of the most famous examples in North Rhine-Westphalia was the campaign mounted by the farmer Maas from Hönnepel near Kalkar. Beginning in 1972 he had an ongoing court action against the building of the fast-breeder reactor in Kalkar, the cost of which amounted to 50.000 DM.

Many "Liedermacher" and folk groups responded to his call for help. Names such as Saitenwind, Bruno & Klaus, Fiedel Michel, Tom Kannmacher, Schmetterlinge, Frank Baier, and Walter Mossmann took part in the solidarity concerts - one demonstration on 24 September 1977 was attended by 50.000 people - as well as in the making of the benefit LP "Bauer Maas - Lieder gegen Atomenergie".

The LP was distributed by the anti-nuclear campaign and enjoyed three pressings, from which virtually all the necessary money was rised. Considerd a "Lehrbeispiel für Solidarität und Demokratie", the solidarity campaign enabled Maas to draw out the process until plans to build the nucelar plant were scrapped.

The album "Atomkraft? Nein danke!" seems to be a customer made compilation using tracks from the "Bauer Maas" album alongside other sources, some of the track informations may be wrong.

VA - Atomkraft? Nein danke!
(ca. 180 kbps, cover art included)