ASH RA TEMPEL - OHR 1971 1st DE PRESS RARITY EX+ KRAUT PSYCH GIMMIX PINK FLOYD

	£		215
	$		285

ASH RA TEMPEL 

  OHR 56013

1st GERMAN PRESS 1971

Yes!   ...This is the insanely hard to find essential very first German press on the ultra collectible OHR label. Impossible to find these days especially in this fabulous condition. I have listened to the full album and am very glad to say that the audio was stunning with nothing unwanted!!

Earliest matrices and of course the very first catalogue number. Second issues will have an extra digit "5" in the catalogue number i.e. 556013. These are of course also very much wanted but can still be found if you search hard enough. The earliest first press is now impossible to still get with many collectors after it. Top shelf Kraut!!!

The group was originally founded by guitarist Manuel Göttsching, keyboardist/drummer Klaus Schulze, and bassist Hartmut Enke in 1971. All three founding members had previously played together as part of the short-lived group Eruption founded by Conrad Schnitzler. Prior to that Schnitzler and Schulze had worked together in Tangerine Dream.

A short-lived project Manuel Göttsching had in 1970 was the Steeple Chase Blues Band, which also included Hartmut Enke, Wolfgang Müller, and Volker Zibell.

Ash Ra Tempel released its self-titled debut album in June 1971. This release is considered by critics to be a classic of the genre; Schulze temporarily departed for a solo career shortly after its release. Schwingungen (1972),Seven Up (with Timothy Leary) (1972), and Join Inn (1973) are all considered key works from the band. The pop-oriented 1973 album Starring Rosi was thus named because it featured lead vocals by Rosi Mueller.

Their music is widely characterized as cosmic and atmospheric. The early albums were more psychedelic-oriented and all had one lengthy track per side: one more powerful and dramatic, the other of a more atmospheric nature. Instead of writing English lyrics, since German language was not popular in rock music at the time, Ash Ra Tempel more or less decided not to have lyrics in their songs.

On offer is this enormous scarcity from the Cologne group Ash Ra Tempel. They only ever issued a few rare quality albums which can be classified in that rare psych/prog crossover area. This album oozes quality and is vaguely reminiscent of Pink Floyd, Solution or Group 1850. The vinyl of this album is of fantastic EX+ barely played quality with just two barely visible miniscule trace hairlines, not feelable, not audible and seems unplayed or at the very most 1 or 2 careful spins. There are no spindle traces at all!! Remarkably the audio is immaculate without any static or distortion. A totally silky replay ... impossible for any album of that age!!

I AM OFFERING ANOTHER HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER PROG / PSYCH JAZZ  VINYL LP'S RARITY FROM MY COLLECTION OF SIMILIAR ITEMS !! THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST EXPERIMENTAL PSYCH/PROG CROSSOVER ALBUMS  EVER MADE. ONLY EVER SOLD IN TINY, A COUPLE OF HUNDRED, COPIES.

Vinyl: EX+.  A barely played vinyl in just "over the counter" EX+ condition. Probably the best copy one can ever find of this very rare album. Only two trace hairlines under a strong light. In normal light this looks mint!! I have played it in full on my high end system and the audio is totally flawless without even any background static. A total joy to listen to and I am finding it hard to part with this smashing album. This album is extremely scarce in any condition at all, in this condition ... probably the last one out there!

Sleeve: VG+ to EX. A lovely complete gimmix sleeve to match the splendid vinyl with just a tiny double crease near the bottom (please look at the picture).  The edges have just light wear. A unique opportunity to achieve a well above average original copy of this stunner which is of course a major investment piece. I have not seen this spectacular album for the last four to five years. I am sure it will be longer before I will see the next one if at all.

This is a unique investment opportunity!!! The next prog album to go completely through the roof. Finding this album in any condition at all is nearly impossible so late in the day. Get this while you still can. This value of the album is only going to go one way ... up and up ... until it will be totally unavailable at all for a reasonable price.

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This an excellent investment opportunity!!! Any questions please ask me and I will try to answer soon.