Description
Deluxe Box. 180g black double vinyl. Comes in black polylined inner sleeves, packaged in a box. Based on the original vinyl packaging from 1973. Particularly sought after by collectors is this deluxe box which, in addition to 2 vinyl discs, contains various cards by the artists as well as explanatory texts on the Tarot reference and reprints of the Tarot cards by Walter Wegm?ller. Wegm?ller was born in Bern, the son of Romani travellers, and grew up in homes and farms with foster parents. He travelled around Europe and India, making paintings and jewelry. He settled in Basel in 1957 and became an expert on the tarot. Working as a visual artist, Wegm?ller designed a set of 22 tarot cards. His friend Timothy Leary introduced him to Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser of Ohr Records in Germany, and it was agreed that Wegm?ller record an album on the theme of tarot, with musicians Klaus Schulze, two members of Ash Ra Tempel, Manuel G?ttsching and Hartmut Enke, and other musicians collectively known as The Cosmic Jokers. The album was recorded in 1972 and released in 1973, with an elaborate package that included a set of Wegm?ller's cards. Wegm?ller recites stories about each of the tarot cards on the album, which also contains lengthy instrumental passages. Remastered by Dieter Dierks and Dennis Fl?chter. The original analogue master tapes were transferred with higher resolution and remastered with great care.
