1. Ash Ra Tempel – Ash Ra Tempel (Ohr – OMM 56.013, Ohr – OMM 556013) made in Germany 1972 2nd pressing LP | vinyl: NM (near mint) | cover: excellent | gatefold LP (opening in the center of the cover) = Double fold-out cover. --> Electronic, Krautrock, Psychedelic Rock Beware: Reserve Price – This opens at €125,00 – Below that price you cannot buy this. German band born out of the late 1960s underground scene in Berlin. Centered around Manuel Göttsching (guitar) and Hartmut Enke (bass), Ash Ra Tempel were rooted in a succession of beat and blues bands, including the Bluebirds, The Bomb Proofs, Bad Joe and Steeple Chase Bluesband. The latter were transformed entirely when Klaus Schulze from Tangerine Dream met up with them, and formed Ash Ra Tempel. The trio of Göttsching / Enke / Schulze decided to abandon conventional composition and songwriting in favour of free-form improvising and developing a new musical language. As such, they became notorious for jams that could exceed 30 minutes (some such recordings can be found on The Private Tapes releases). Ash Ra Tempel went to Hamburg in March 1971 to record their debut, with the aid of top engineer Conny Plank. A Krautrock twist on the space-rock music as pioneered by Pink Floyd and Hawkwind, with elements of both yet devoid of songs. One track per side: the power-drive storming "Amboss" and the shimmering timeless "Traummaschine". A yin-and-yang type concept that was followed on further albums. A Amboss 19:40 B Traummaschine 25:24