POPOL VUH Seligpreisung (Kosmische Musik KM 58.009) RARE German 1st Press MINT-

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POPOL VUH Seligpreisung (Kosmische Musik KM 58.009) RARE German 1st Pressing MINT-

RARE German first pressing of Popol Vuh`s fourth album, "Seligpreisung" (Beatitude) on Kosmische Musik/Ohr Records (1973). 

"Released in 1973, Seligpreisung was, if anything, a complete shock after the gorgeous "religious" rock of Hosianna Mantra. Gone are the hypnotic Gregorian chants and overtone layers of drone. In their place is a kind of shimmering, spacy jazz-rock where, despite a few instances of Florian Fricke chant-singing, the effect is one where his piano becomes the steadiest backdrop, playing hypnotic, repetitive chords and phrases while Conny Veit improvises with David Gilmour-like blues guitar phrases over the gently swirling music. Elsewhere, the rest of the group is heard in classically tinged miniatures that float through the mix with a kind of meandering insistence on instantly recognizable Western thematics and standard conceptions of beauty rather than confrontations -- however subtle -- with the East/West space-time continuum. 

This is not to say that Seligpreisung is a disappointment; rather, it is only a shock for its giant step backward into the realm of the conventional. Perhaps Hosianna Mantra presented an abyss, and as Fricke looked over it musically, he realized that its beauty was unbearable. For whatever the reason, Seligpreisung is a meditative, generally quiet, and lovely album, but it doesn't go near the precipice." - Thom Jurek for allmusic.com

GRADING:

EX(+) COVER with light overall wear. Please see the photos for details.

- Original laminated gatefold sleeve.

- Light discolouring to the edges, as shown.

- A few minor creases along the edges, as well as the spine.

- Small corner bend on the back cover (at top left).

- Also includes the original inner sleeve in EX condition, date-stamped "73" and with a small seam split at bottom.

- The matrix stamps in the run-off grooves read "SQST-KM-58.009-A (0664.425 S.1)" and "SQST-KM-58.009-B (0664.425 S.2)".

- The record is unambiguously certified to be a German first pressing of "Seligpreisung", released in 1973.

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