ACHIM REICHEL "A.R. IV" original 1973 RARE German vinyl LP Prog Kraut ex Rattles
$
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Description
German 1973 original & very scarce prog/experimental/krautrock LP on the Zebra label with special "Zebra" custom sleeve for the record & laminated cover (like a wax seal, not a glossy lamination that browns & cracks over age) (Zebra 2949 008).
Musically it's superb (live recording Engineered by Conny Plank of course), amazed it never got reissued on vinyl.
Features the infamous "Achim Reichel" German singer, songwriter and producer, born 28 January 1944 in Wentorf near Hamburg.
Former member of The Rattles, left them in 1967 because of his convocation to the German Bundeswehr.
This came from a well preserved prog collection I bought 25 years ago, digging out the mega rarities out of it in 2017 for Ebay.
SONGS:
A Vita (22:30):
A1a Cave Explorers + Birdmen (Höhlenforscher + Vogelmenschen) 5:30
A1b The Man In Kidleather (Der Mann In Nappa) 10:46
A1c Thin Is The Skin Of Ecstasy (Dünn Ist Die Haut Der Ekstase) 6:14
B Aqua (23:23):
B Every Raindrop Longs For The Sea (Jeder Tropfen Träumt Vom Meer) H?O 23:23
Drums – Churchill Jolobé Percussion – Carsten Bohn
CONDITION: cover is VG+ with maybe 10 1/4" to 1/2" hairline creases on the edges, it's a laminated cover so there is some very light bubbling on those creases, main one on the upper left corner area & just a couple on the back, it's a wax type coating not the usual high glossy lamination that cracks worse & browns on the bubbling, no discoloration & helped keep the cover in great condition (no ringwear!), record is near mint with no signs of it really being played.
LP SHIPPING + PACKING & VARIOUS INFO:
I use real coated cardboard LP mailers when I ship vinyl & these are very durable. I usually take the records with the inner sleeves out of the covers (unless factory sealed of course) so they don't split the seams of the cover in shipment. Then I put them in a 2 or 3 mil plastic sleeve & then wrap a plastic bag or two around them to keep them from flopping around in the mailer, this method seems to work best since it adds air & almost works like bubble wrap (keeps the LP's usually under a pound & saves a lot on shipping rates worldwide compared to using cardboard inserts), breakage rate has been way less than 1 in 1000 using this method, if I added cardboard it also would make the weight of it more prone to the corners getting dented in transit if dropped. 10" records & 12" singles count as 1 LP for shipping, single laserdiscs count as 2 LP's for shipping (& I pack 2+ records differently & I have oversized boxes for larger packages...don't worry I've been sending out stuff about 5 days a week for well over 20 years now & know exactly what I'm doing over here). I also add plain white inner sleeves so custom inner sleeves don't get spit in shipping also (if either company or specialty sleeves came with the record).
All records are BLACK VINYL unless noted & inserts/gatefold covers/posters/custom inner sleeves will be noted in the description if they are included plus promo & cutout marks stated if they are there also. I don't believe in hiding stuff & try to note most everything that should matter to buyers. All 12" vinyl on ebay is automatically listed as 33 1/3 rpm & 7" vinyl as 45 rpm (to save time on listing all this stuff) if you need to confirm speed on a specific item please ask & I can go check.
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