RAWAX has announced a DJ Hell Geteert und Gefedert reissue, presenting a newly mastered edition of the artist’s debut album first released in 1994. The Offenbach-based label will issue the album in 2026 with fresh mastering by Oliver Lieb and a revised tracklist that equalizes the runtime across all sides.

The package will be offered on standard vinyl and CD, and as a limited edition of 100 feather-look records with feathered covers sealed in the pressing plant. The reissue features redesigned cover artwork by Vanessa Eck that uses two 1979 photographs by Guido Krzikowski taken during the Munich cocaine trial showing Klaus Lemke, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Christine Zierl.

Additional album details include collaborations such as ‘Herz’ with Mijk van Dijk, Northstar’s remix of ‘My Definition Of House Music’, and multiple tracks created with Richard Bartz.

Geteert und Gefedert is DJ Hell’s debut album, originally released in 1994 on Disko B, the label of Peter Wacha. The 1994 cover shows Geier in a black feather outfit referencing tar and feathering.

Several tracks on the original album involved collaborators and notable sources, including ‘Herz’ created with Mijk van Dijk that samples heartbeat sounds from the Angel Heart film and a Detroit techno piece, and a Northstar remix of the 1993 hit ‘My Definition Of House Music’. Other tracks such as ‘I Feel Love’, ‘Allerseelen’, and ‘My Life Is Hell’ were created with Richard Bartz.

RAWAX, an Offenbach-based label, is reissuing Geteert und Gefedert in 2026 with fresh mastering by Oliver Lieb. The reissue features a revised tracklist and all sides have the same runtime to ensure consistent audio quality and volume.

The cover artwork has been redesigned by Vanessa Eck and uses two 1979 photographs by Guido Krzikowski taken during the Munich cocaine trial outside the courthouse that show Klaus Lemke, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and Christine Zierl. The release will appear as standard vinyl and CD, plus a limited edition of 100 feather-look records with feathered covers sealed in the pressing plant.

Additional album details include a techno remake of Throbbing Gristle’s ‘Hot On The Heels Of Love’ and ‘Im Mutterleib’ (In the Womb), which was inspired by a baby book with a cassette tape given to Geier by his brother to mimic hearing in the womb.

The reissue’s cover artwork has been redesigned for the RAWAX 2026 edition and features two photographs by Guido Krzikowski taken in 1979 during the Munich cocaine trial outside the courthouse. The images show Klaus Lemke and Rainer Werner Fassbinder waiting alongside Christine Zierl (Dolly Dollar), and those photographs are used as the visual basis for the new cover. The documentation of the 1979 scene is presented on the reissue package without additional contextual text in the report.

The redesigned artwork for the reissue was created by Vanessa Eck, and the reporting includes a description that the image together with Eck’s design has a unique impact and fits as the new cover for the release. The reissue will also be offered in a limited edition of 100 feather-look records whose feathered covers are sealed in the pressing plant. The original 1994 cover image is noted separately and shows Geier in a black feather outfit referencing tar and feathering, providing a visual point of contrast to the reissue’s photographed cover.

Several tracks on Geteert und Gefedert are described with specific creative origins and contributors. The track “Herz” was created with Mijk van Dijk and uses sampled heartbeat sounds from the Angel Heart film as well as a Detroit techno piece.

“Hot On The Heels Of Love” is presented as a techno remake of Throbbing Gristle’s song of the same name.

“Im Mutterleib” (In the Womb) was inspired by a baby book that included a cassette tape which Geier’s brother gave him to mimic hearing in the womb.

The RAWAX reissue will include a limited edition pressing of 100 feather-look records. These limited copies feature feathered covers that are sealed in the pressing plant as part of the pressing and packaging process. The release will also be available in standard vinyl and CD formats.

The original 1994 cover is described as showing Geier in a black feather outfit referencing tar and feathering. The reporting notes the presence of feathered packaging for the limited edition and the sealed covers produced at the pressing plant.

Conclusion

The RAWAX reissue presents the album with fresh mastering by Oliver Lieb, a revised tracklist and equalized runtimes across all sides, and it will be available on standard vinyl and CD alongside a limited feather-look pressing of 100 copies. These production and format details are reported as defining features of the 2026 reissue. RAWAX is quoted as saying, “We’re really excited to make this album accessible to a new generation of vinyl lovers.”

The reissue’s redesigned cover artwork by Vanessa Eck incorporates two 1979 photographs by Guido Krzikowski taken during the Munich cocaine trial, and the limited edition includes feathered covers sealed in the pressing plant. The reporting also highlights collaborative elements from the original recordings, including contributions by Mijk van Dijk, Northstar and Richard Bartz. The available reporting presents these elements as the central features of the reissue package.