Nyrvana Pancake were founded in 1970 at Winnenden, a city located close by Stuttgart. They released one of the best German psychedelic singles, nothing else more. Though after having shortened their name to Pancake, they released three LPs: "Roxy elephant" in 1975, "Out of the ashes" in 1978, and "No illusions" in 1979. Their sound, as well as their line-up, changed often. The only one of the line-up who stayed until the end was Walter Negele. Günther Konopik who performed on drums left after their first LP. He went to Anyone's Daughter, where he remained for some years. Though on "Roxy elephant" there are no keyboards, one can clearly hear symphonic echoes. Real art rock is Roxy elephant's successor "Out of ashes", with Heinz Bertsch on keyboards. The first edition of "Roxy elephant" is traded expensively because of being rare. Reasonable good priced is, in comparison the re-issue on Blubber Lips (of 1978) which is more often available.
