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55 years ago, Ash Ra Tempel released their self-titled debut LP (our copy here). Led by 18-year-old composer Manuel Göttsching (guitars, synths, vocals), this Berlin-based ‘Krautrock’ / space-rock trio featured Hartmut Enke (bass, 18) + Klaus Schulze (drums, synths, 23). The 45-minute album consists of two side-long, gradually-building space jams. Ash Ra Tempel is considered influential on the space-rock genre; reviews are excellent. Krautrock scholar Julian Cope declared this “One of the greatest rock’n’roll LPs ever made.” Engineered by Conny Plank (Cluster). Cover art by Bernhard Bendig. More in Comments.

June 2 Birthdays: Edward Elgar b.1857; Valaida Snow b.1904; Othar Turner b.1907; Marty Napoleon b.1921; Gildo Mahones b.1929; Sammy Turner b.1932; Johnny Carter (The Flamingos / The Dells) b.1934; Jimmy Jones b.1937; Charles Miller (War) b.1939; Irene Schweizer and William Guest (Gladys Knight & the Pips) and Charlie Watts (The Rolling Stones) b.1941; Marvin Hamlisch and Antone Tavares (Tavares) b.1944; Otis Williams (The Charms) is 90; Pierre Favre is 89; Johnny Badanjek (the Detroit Wheels) is 78; Steve Brookins (.38 Special) and Dave Flett (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) are 75; Michael Steele (The Bangles) is 71; Lydia Lunch is 67; Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) is 66; Dez Cadena (Misfits / Black Flag) is 65; Þór Eldon (The Sugarcubes / Unun) is 64; Jason Falkner (Jellyfish) is 58; B-Real (Cypress Hill) is 56; Alasdair MacLean (The Clientele) is 52; Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane) is 49; Fabrizio Moretti (The Strokes / Little Joy) is 46; Leela James is 43.

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Released 45 years ago today: “Odyshape” by The Raincoats. This second album by the London art-folk / post-punk trio (Ana da Silva; Gina Birch; Vicky Aspinall) arrived 18 months after their groundbreaking debut. This one features even more challenging song structures and a wider variety of instrumentation; it earned excellent reviews. Guests include Georgie Born (cello, Henry Cow) plus drummers Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine), Charles Hayward (This Heat), Ingrid Weiss + Richard Dudanski. Cover painting “Peasant Woman” by early 20th century Ukrainian artist Kazimir Malevich. More in Comments.

June 1 Birthdays: Nelson Riddle b.1921; Herbie Lovelle and Hal McKusick b.1924; Hazel Dickens b.1925; Lennie Niehaus b.1929; Wayne Kemp b.1941; Stefanie Sargent (7 Year Bitch) b.1968; Pat Boone is 91; Paco Peña is 84; Jim McCarty (Cactus / Buddy Miles) and Linda Scott are 81; Ronnie Wood (The Faces / The Rolling Stones) is 79; Mike Levine (Triumph) is 77; Wayne Nelson (Little River Band) and Tom Robinson are 76; Bob Walkenhorst (The Rainmakers) and John Ellis (The Vi*****rs) are 74; Ronnie Dunn (Brooks & Dunn) is 73; Michael Landau is 68; Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil) is 67; Simon Gallup (The Cure) and Jesse Johnson (The Time) are 66; Mike Joyce (The Smiths) is 63; Damon Minchella (Ocean Colour Scene) is 57; Michael Sandison (Boards of Canada) is 56; Mindy Smith is 54; Alanis Morissette is 52; Brandi Carlile is 45; Mike Protich (Red Sun Rising) is 39.

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