ASH RA TEMPLE, TIMOTHY LEARY "Seven UP" LP EX/ VG to VG+ GERMANY KrautRock Psych

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AllMusic Review by John Bush

Even with the presence of special guest Timothy Leary, Seven Up sticks to its predecessor's penchant for bizarre, bluesy psychedelia on the first side while the second takes off into the deepest realms of space rock. Fans of Leary may be a bit surprised, since he's but one of the five voices sprinkled throughout the album and sounds more like a poor man's Eric Burdon than an acid visionary might on tracks like "Right Hand Lover," "Downtown," and "Power Drive." Side two consists of three drawn-out space jams that conclude with a rushing of air quite close to a vacuum cleaner. Except for the last bit, Seven Up is not quite the meeting of minds that acid and Kraut fans expected.

Timothy Leary* + Ash Ra Tempel ?– Seven Up

Label:

Die Kosmischen Kuriere ?– KK 58.001

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Album

Country:

Germany

Released:

1973

Genre:

Rock

Style:

Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock

Tracklist

Space (16:03)

A.a Downtown

A.b Power Drive

A.c Right Hand Lover

A.d Velvet Genes

Time (21:15)

B.a Timeship

B.b Neuron

B.c SHe

Companies, etc.

Made By – Metronome Records GmbH

Recorded At – Sinus Studio

Mixed At – Dierks Studios

Credits

Arranged By – Brian Barritt

Bass, Guitar, Electronics – Hartmut "Hawk" Enke*

Design [Cover] – Peter Geitner

Directed By – Timothy Leary*

Drums – Dieter Burmeister*, Tommie Engel*

Guitar, Electronics – Manuel Göttsching

Lyrics By – Brian Barritt, Timothy Leary*

Mixed By [Studio Dierks] – Dieter Dierks

Music By – Ash Ra Tempel

Organ, Electronics – Steve A

Performer [No Role Specified] – Klaus D. Müller

Producer – Gille*, Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser

Recorded By – Dieter Dierks

Recorded By [Sinus-studio] – Kurt Zimmermann

Synthesizer, Other [Radio Downtown] – Dieter Dierks

Voice – Bettina Hohls, Brian Barritt, Timothy Leary*, Liz Elliott, Portia Nkomo

Voice, Flute – Micky Duwe

Notes

Recorded live at Sinus-Studio, Bern

Mixed at Studio Dierks, Stommeln

This was the second issue, when the album was remarketed to sell to Cosmic Jokers circa 1974-75.

This version also Includes the text insert.

GOLDMINE GRADING

MINT ---- It should appear to be perfect. No scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains, labels or writing, tears or splits. Mint means perfect.

NEAR MINT ---- Otherwise mint but has one or two tiny inconsequential flaws that do not affect play. Covers should be close to perfect with minor signs of wear or age just becoming evident: slight ring-wear, minor denting to a corner, or writing on the cover should all be noted properly.

VERY GOOD PLUS ---- The record has been handled and played infrequently or very carefully. Not too far from perfect. On a disc, there may be light paper scuffs from sliding in and out of a sleeve or the vinyl or some of the original luster may be lost. A slight scratch that did not affect play would be acceptably VG+ for most collectors.

VERY GOOD ---- Record displays visible signs of handling and playing, such as loss of vinyl luster, light surface scratches, groove wear and spindle trails. Some audible surface noise, but should not overwhelm the musical experience. Usually a cover is VG when one or two of these problems are evident: ring wear, seam splits, bent corners, loss of gloss, stains, etc.

GOOD ---- Well played with little luster and significant surface noise. Despite defects, record should still play all the way through without skipping. Several cover flaws will be apparent, but should not obliterate the artwork.

POOR ---- Any record or cover that does not qualify for the above "Good" grading should be seen as Poor. Several cover flaws.