The Renft-Combo was banned in East Germany in 1975.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by multiple independent sources including Stasi archive documents, band-affiliated sites, and English/German encyclopedic sources. Minor discrepancy on exact month (September vs October) but year 1975 is universally agreed upon.
Sources
- Kultur als Medium des Widerstands (blog.dnb.de)
- https://www.stasi-mediathek.de/medien/information-ueber-aktivitaeten-der-tanzmusikformation-klaus-renft-combo-aus-leipzig/blatt/2/ (stasi-mediathek.de)
- https://www.amiga-schallplatten.de/klaus-renft-combo-der-tag-an-dem-renft-verboten-wurde/ (amiga-schallplatten.de)
- https://www.bear-family.com/listing/manufacturer/sSupplier/214959 (bear-family.com)