Faust IV

Faust IV is the fourth studio album by the German krautrock band Faust, released in 1973 by Virgin Records. The album is included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, where it is described as a "krautrock classic".

The album was the last to be released by the original line-up of Faust. Following its completion, the band recorded a fifth album, sometimes referred to as Faust V, at the Manor Studio in early 1975, but Virgin Records rejected the tapes and dropped the group from its roster. The group disbanded shortly afterwards.

Faust did not return until 1994, when a new incarnation of the band, led by founding members Jean-Hervé Péron and Werner Diermaier, released Rien on Table of the Elements.