The Cosmic Jokers

180 gram vinyl lp

Recorded in 1973 during a series of acid-fuelled all-night jam parties, Cosmic Jokers was the work of a veritable krautrock supergroup that included Dieter Dierks himself, Manuel Göttsching (Ash Ra Tempel), Klaus Schulze (Tangerine Dream), Jürgen Dollase and Harald Grosskopf (both of Wallenstein). This free-form freak out -- consisting of two epic tracks, the 22 min "Galactic Joke" and the 19 min "Cosmic Joy"--was first of five albums by the group to be released on Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser's Cosmic Couriers label in the coming months. A first rate slab of space rock up there with other classics of the genre.

PERSONNEL:

• Jürgen Dollase - (vocals, keyboards)
• Manuel Göttsching - (electric guitar)
• Klaus Schulze - (synthesizer)
• Dieter Dierks - (bass, mixing)
• Harald Großkopf - (drums)

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Galactic Joke ....... (22:38)

• SIDE B
• B1. Cosmic Joy ...... (19:24)