ASH RA TEMPEL - same 1st DE Press OHR 1971 KRAUTROCK

	£		151
	$		200

ASH RA TEMPEL

OMM 56 013

original German Press on OHR

 1971 First press etched matrices

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.

A reunion concert performance with the original line-up took place in Cologne on February 28, 1973.

Later, after recording the soundtrack Le Berceau de Cristal (1975; unreleased until 1993) Ash Ra Tempel shortened its name to Ashra, making a more melodic, synthesizer-based music. In 2000 the band was reunited in the line up of Manuel Gottsching and Klaus Schulze. The pair had previously worked together on Schulze's album In Blue.

 Gimmix Gatefold Sleeve:  VG++.  Great sleeve in rather nice condition. It has the two foldout flaps on each side. Perfectly flat with just light wear and a price sticker to the top right. Lightest of top ring to the rear.  The spine has light wear and is still fully readable (one letter has worn away.) The colours are still beautiful and unfaded.

Vinyl:  EX.  Both surfaces retain their original deep, glossy sheen. A GREAT VINYL COPY IN ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION and has been looked after!!! Indeed, it has not been played much at all! There are NO discernable spindle traces!! Side 1 is totally unmarked without any hairlines. Side 2 has a couple of very light shallow hairlines that do not sound at all on replay. The whole LP sounds absolutely stunning and plays to an extremely high standard with superb clarity, no groove-wear and no distortion and is very strictly graded a strong EX+ for audio and visual appearance - great copy!! I have played this on my very revealing setup with a Linn Sondek cartridge and thoroughly enjoyed it. An assured  keeper copy for all collectors. Of course, NO skips, NO jumps, NO ticks.

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