Seven Up (album)
| Seven Up | ||||
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| Studio album by Ash Ra Tempel | ||||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Recorded | August 1972 at Bern Festival and Sinus Studios, Bern, Switzerland, overdubs recorded October 1972 in Stommeln, Germany | |||
| Genre |
Krautrock Psychedelic rock Space rock | |||
| Length | 37:18 | |||
| Label | Ohr | |||
| Producer | Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, Gille Lettmann | |||
| Ash Ra Tempel chronology | ||||
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Seven Up is the third studio album by German krautrock band Ash Ra Tempel and their only album recorded in collaboration with American psychologist/drug advocate Timothy Leary. It was first released in 1973.
Background and recording
Most of Seven Up was recorded live at the Bern Festival in Switzerland in August 1972. Timothy Leary was living in exile in Switzerland at the time, having escaped from prison in San Luis Obispo, California in September 1970.[1]
The name "Seven Up" was thought up by lyricist Brian Barritt, after the group were given a bottle of the lemonade drink 7 Up that had been spiked with LSD.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Space
|
16:03 | |
| 2. | "Time
|
21:15 |
Personnel
- Hartmut "Hawk" Enke - Bass, guitar, electronics
- Manuel Göttsching - Guitar, electronics
- Timothy Leary - Voice
- Additional personnel
- Brian Barritt - Voice
- Liz Elliott - Voice
- Bettina Hohls - Voice
- Portia Nkomo - Voice
- Micky Duwe - Voice, flute
- Steve A. - Organ, electronics
- Dietmar Burmeister - Drums
- Tommie Engel - Drums
- Dieter Dierks - Synthesizer, Radio Downtown[2]
References
- ↑ http://www.henrikaeshna.com/apps/blog/psychedelic-pearls-timothy-leary-ash-ra-tempel-3
- ↑ Seven Up 2011 CD reissue booklet