BAP is a Cologne rock band founded in 1976 around frontman, guitarist and singer
Wolfgang Niedecken. They are one of the most successful German-language rock
bands, even beyond the borders of Cologne. Still under the name Wolfgang
Niedecken's BAP, the first two albums Wolfgang Niedecken's BAP rockt andere
kölsche Leeder (1979) and Affjetaut (1980) were released. The single "Verdamp
Lang Her" and the album Für Usszeschnigge! were the band's breakthrough in
Germany in 1981. The single reached number 13 in the German charts. The album
becomes a number 1 hit. Its successor, Vun Drinn...