Martin Kolbe and Ralf Illenberger were considered the dream couple of the German acoustic guitar scene in the 70s and 80s. The label "Best German Guitar Duo" was slapped on them in their first year of collaboration and stuck with them until the duo's demise in 1987 – even though they always rejected this label. "Superlatives like 'the best,' 'the fastest,' or 'the strongest' can perhaps be used in sports. They have no place in art," they said in an interview.
CD 1 01 Estate 02 G'schteinigt 03Music 04 Nameless 05 waves 06 In the Hall of the Mountain King 07 Summer Evening 08 What About The Nose? 09 Free Man In't Harde 10 Waltzes 11 Geneva 12 St. Vitus' Dance 13 Emotions 14 Ball In Play 15 Colouring The Leaves 16 skirts 17 Lunch at the hotel
CD2 01 Birdland 02 Andreas 03 The Flying Carpet 04 Saurian 05 Flieger 06 Tronic 07 Easter Walk 08 The Nature of Water 09 Why 12? 10 Fun Tango 11 Happy Hour 12 5 to 3/4 4 13 The Other Sides 14 Annalisa 15 Seven Seas
Martin Kolbe & Ralf Illenberger - Essentials (2CD)