Favorite
German band somewhere between Punk, Avantgarde and Neue Deutsche Welle.
Founded 1977 by Harry Rag (Peter Braatz), Uwe Jahnke and Thomas Schwebel in Solingen/Germany. Thomas Schwebel hit upon the idea of naming the band "Syph" because it's a dirty name. Harry Rag added the periods to make it look like an acronym and confuse people. S.Y.P.H. was then translated into "Saufender Yankee Prügelt Homo" (Boozing yankee pummels fag). After 1986 it stood for "Save Your Pretty Heart"
When Schwebel said goodbye to play with Mittagspause, the band was joined by Uli Putsch and Jürgen Wolter. This new formation stayed - more or less - stable until 1981, but had many changing guest musicians, including Holger Czukay from Can. In return S.Y.P.H. played with Czukay on his LP On The Way To The Peak Of Normal. Uwe Jahnke also appears on the Wobble/Liebezeit/Czukay EP "How Much Are They?".
The band paused in 2003 and is now active again.
2025
Tapete Records
LP, Comp
2024
2013
2012
HiD
CD, Album
2006
Pure Freude
CD, Album
2004
Vinyl-on-demand, Vinyl-on-demand
LP, Comp, Ltd, Num
2004
Not On Label (S.Y.P.H. Self-released)
CDr
2004
2003
2000
Not On Label (S.Y.P.H. Self-released)
VHS
1998
Captain Trip Records
CD, Comp
1993
1987
1987
1985
Das Büro
12"
1985
1984
Not On Label
Cass, C30
1982
Pure Freude
2x7", EP
1982
Pure Freude
3xCass, Ltd
1982
1981
Pure Freude
LP
1981
1980
1980
1979
Pure Freude
7", Single
2004
Glitterhouse Records
3xCD, Comp
1980
2024
Hackebeil Records
Cass, S/Sided, Comp
2016
Not On Label (Messehalle Self-released)
17xFile, FLAC
2016
Not On Label (Messehalle Self-released)
12xFile, FLAC, Mono
2016
2015
2015
2012
2010
Andi's Friends Records
7", Ltd
2008
Twisted Chords
10", Album, Ltd, Cle
2006
Matula Records
CDr, Album
2005
B92
CD, Album
2005
Glitterhouse Records
CD, Album, Dig
2004
1997
1982
Not On Label (Chaos Z Self-released)
Cass
1981
2023
ZYX Music
LP, Comp
2019
Stereo Deluxe
CD, Comp
2017
2008
Wound Creative
CD, Comp
2006
Živel
CD, Comp
2006
2004
Zickzack
2xCD, Comp
2002
Gaukeli, Frische Ernte-Produkt
2xCDr, Mini, Comp
2002
Blechluft
CDr, Comp
2002
1999
Grönland Records
8xCD, Comp + Box
1994
1993
1992
1991
1987
Ata Tak, Totenkopf, Sneaky Pete Records
LP, Comp
1986
59 To 1
Cass, Comp
1986
AIA Label & Vertrieb
Cass, Comp, C50
1983
235
Cass, Comp, Ltd, Num, C55
1982
Cachalot Records, Das Büro
LP, Comp
1982
Spex (2)
Cass, Comp, C70
1982
Klar! 80
Cass, Comp, C 6
1982
1979
Can-Can
Cass, Mono, C30
2005
Hyped To Death
CDr, Comp, Unofficial
2003
BB Record
Cass, Comp, Unofficial
1998
Redrum Records (13)
LP, Comp, Unofficial
1998
1984
Not On Label
Cass, Unofficial
1983
(π+RQ-J6) Tape Production
Cass, S/Sided, Unofficial, C60
1981
Bizarr-Produktion
Cass, Unofficial, C60
1981
Karo's Bastlerwerkstatt Cassetten Produktion
Cass, Comp, Unofficial
Not On Label
CDr, Comp, Unofficial
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