GOLEM - ORION AWAKES LP Krautrock RARE reissue heavy drone prog hawkwind

	£		20
	$		26

i use the record collector grading system. see below.

record is in near mint condition. played a couple of times from new.

minor wear on sleeve.

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Reissue of the mid 70s krautrock mega rarity which was originally released on the Pyramid label in tiny quantities of only up to 20- 25 copies back then. Epic mid 70s Floyd like space rock with hammonds,  heavy drums,  trippy sounds and featuring some uncredited heavyweights of the krautrock scene. Musically on par with the likes of Neu and Gila.
Classic mid 1970s krautrock rarity

During the mid '90s there was a resurgence of interest in krautrock, when all kinds of long lost kraut classics were being reissued on cd (many via the grey area Germanofon label), and Julian Cope came out with his infamous Krautrocksampler book. Virgin UK got into the act with a series of compilations called Unknown Deutschland. They featured tracks by some totally unknown bands, The Nazgul, Golem, Temple, Galactic Explorers, and others, supposedly originally released as limited edition lps (100 copies? 25?!) by an art gallery associated label called Pyramid, circa '72-'74, amazing archival stuff indeed. But were they fakes? Perhaps '90s recordings, cashing in on the krautrock boom? Some thought so, on account of how nobody had ever seen or heard of these records before. Definitely it seemed likely that all were the work of the same bunch of musicians, recording under different names. Eventually a label called Psi-Fi came out with reissues (?) of some of the individual albums, which hardly settled the question. This, one, by Golem, even deepened the mystery, as someone named "Genius P. Orridge" was credited as producer... Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV fans will find that rather curious. Who knows, maybe a coincidence.
The controversy has never been definitively settled. But the general consensus is that these recordings do date from Germany in the '70s, maybe more like the late '70s. In any case it's the music that matters, and yeah by that measure there's no doubting that Golem is prime krautrock indeed, sure sounds like it to us! Freeform, all-instrumental, organ and synth heavy space rock for fans of Gila, Guru Guru, Ash Ra Tempel, etc. Five long tracks (including a 14 minute 3 part suite) of superbly spaced out jamming, loose and lysergic, with an edgy, throbbing pulse throughout, and blasts of fuzzed out guitar. Title track "Orion Awakes" starts the trip off right, dark and heavy, "Stellar Launch" also builds up from nervous atmospheres and propulsive motorik rhythms to sheer ecstatic chaos, "Godhead Dance" wah's it up a la Hendrix, "Jupiter & Beyond" (the suite) is suitably far out and freaky, and the repetitive riff rock finale of "The Returning" is a catchy fuzz buzz, almost pop, yet ultra distorted, that reminds us a heck of a lot of AQ garage psych faves The Heads!! Spacemen 3, too. Also could almost be something from one of J. Cope's Braindonor discs too. Super cool.

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I can post, usually up to 7 vinyls, for same postage of £3.80, 2nd class, if under 2 kg as royal mail have kept this postage option at a special rate.

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RECORD COLLECTOR GRADINGS ( PLUS SOME ADDED IN-BETWEEN GRADES FOR MORE ACCURACY)

MINT (M) : Never been played or item still sealed. Cover and any extra items such as lyric sheet, booklet or poster (ie contents) are in perfect condition. ( very rarely if ever use)

NEAR MINT (NM) : In brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. Cover and contents nearly perfect. ( for records i brought from new and know ive only played a couple of times.

EXCELLENT + (EX+) : still in perfect playing condition, but have been played more than the near mint records.

EXCELLENT (EX) : Shows some signs of being played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. Cover and contents might have slight wear and/or creasing. ( for records that may have the odd very light mark that doesn't effect play)

VERY GOOD + (VG+) : Obviously been played but no significant deterioration in sound quality despite light surface marks. Very little wear and tear on cover and contents, without any major defects. (more marked than excellent but still plays great with the odd tick)

VERY GOOD (VG) : Obviously been played many times but no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratches. Audible ticks and clicks. Normal wear and tear on cover or contents, without any major defects.( the marks on vinyl cause some noise, ticks and clicks)

GOOD (G) : The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and more mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc (lots of noise throughout)