Effective period / Period of releases: 1969 - 2022

Members: Zeus B. Held, Xaver Fischer, Sascha Kühn, Dirk Steffens, Hugo Egon Balder, Rolf "Rocco" Klein, Wolfgang Horn, Bernd Noske, Horst Stachelhaus, Manfred von Bohr, Bruno Frenzel, Peter Föller, Jürgen Goldschmidt, Hartmut Schölgens, Bernd Koschmidder, Reinhold Sobotta, Hannes Vesper, Peter Engelhardt, Rolf Gurra, Martin Ettrich

Amongst the longest running bands of German rock, Birth Control were formed way back in 1968 in Berlin. They chose their rather controversial name as a stab at Pope Paul's anti birth control policy.

Current line up:

Peter Föller - vocals (1973 - 1977, since 2016)
Sascha "Sosho" Kühn - keyboards, piano (since 2000)
Martin "Ludi" Ettrich - guitar, talk box (since 2011)
Hannes "Cyborg Haines" Vesper - bass, backing vocals (since 1998)
Manfred von Bohr - drums (1977 - 1980, since 2016)

Founding members:

Bernd "Nossi" Noske - vocals, drums & percussion - 26. December 1968 to February 2014
Bernd "Koschi" Koschmidder - bass - August 1968 to February 1973
Reinhold "Booboo" Sobotta - keyboards - August 1968 to January 1972
Rolf "Rolly Joker" Gurra - saxophone, guitar, vocals - August 1968 to December 1969
Fritz "Little Lord" Gröger - vocals, guitar - August 1968 to Fall 1969
Reiner Borchert - guitar - (August 1968 to March 1969, fell in love during the Lebanon tour and stayed in Beirut. Since then he has been missing.)
Klaus Orso - guitar - August 1968 to December 1968
Hugo Egon Balder - drums - August 1968 to 25. December 1968
Gerd Alsheimer - trumpet - August 1968, quit during the Lebanon tour