GALACTIC SUPERMARKET cosmic jokers LP ash ra tempel
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GALACTIC SUPERMARKET
Kosmische Musik / Ohr 658.010
German original 1974 STEREO QUADRO
RECORD in M- condition (paper scuffs, SUPER SOUND)
COVER in VG condition with seam- and cornerwear, small sticker damage top right corner (PIC 1)
Spine outweighing readable, see PIC 3.
(Record will be sent in a new protective inner outside the cover, of course)
Some net infos:
“The Cosmic Jokers came into being by the whim of Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, out of impromptu studio sessions made at Dieter Dierks studio during spring 1973, featuring musicians from Ash Ra Tempel and Wallenstein. No such band as The Cosmic Jokers ever existed, and these recordings were never actually intended for release. They were the results of sketches for new ideas, extracts from wild LSD induced jams and the like. Fortunately for fans of Kosmische Musik, music from these sessions gained release by devious means, and the three albums that resulted are quite extraordinary examples of space-rock, fleshing out the Ash Ra Tempel type sound with dense wedges of keyboards and synthesizers. Earlier similar projects often credited to The Cosmic Jokers (in retrospect, but not originally released as such) are Sergius Golowin LORD KRISHNA VON GOLOKA and the Walter Wegmüller opus TAROT.
The strangest of the three albums resulting from the spring 1973 sessions is THE COSMIC JOKERS itself. Here we have the freaky "Galactic Joke" on side 1 with its synthesizer overload and feast of wah-wah guitar, sounding like Ash Ra Tempel crossed with early Hawkwind. But, especially strange is the flip-side "Cosmic Joy", which thunders off into the cosmos towards the realms of Amon Düül II's equally stunning drum driven cosmic opus "The Chasmin Soundtrack", as it becomes ever more lost within itself amidst a muddle of effects and phasing. The second album GALACTIC SUPERMARKET (which was not originally released as being by The Cosmic Jokers) has the same band augmented by two ladies: Rosi and Gille, and has a richer, more complex sound, closer to the earlier Wallenstein instrumentals with lots of Mellotron and heavy rocking passages, as well as the further ventures off into weird cosmic space-rock. Here Jürgen Dollase's Mellotron and piano ride alongside Klaus Schulze's synthesizer pyrotechnics, spurred on by Harald Grosskopf's phenomenally precise and intense drumming. In contrast (the above two albums had one track per side) the third instalment of the series PLANETEN SIT-IN amounts to a patchwork of lots of snippets from various sessions, edited and mixed to flow together, resulting in a disjointed, unpredictable yet fascinating album combining everything from twittering and bubbling electronics through to crazed drums and back to the realms of Ash Ra Tempel and Wallenstein.”
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Grading under strong light. If not specified more precise, grading is by view.
STEPS: M / NM / M- / VG++ / VG+ / VG.
M means new and unplayed.
M- with some (few) hairlines, should be without noises.
VG with small scratches, possible: surface sound. No jumps to expect after visual check.
OIS = original innersleeve, FOC = foldout cover.price rating
