The Cosmic Jokers were a West German krautrock supergroup, although they were never a proper ensemble in the traditional sense; their music was assembled from studio sessions recorded in early 1973 by label head Rolf‑Ulrich Kaiser and Gille Lettmann, without the musicians’ knowledge. They are considered a key example of early space rock. The Cosmic Jokers performed at several acid parties held at the sound studio of Dieter Dierks, where musicians were offered drugs in exchange for recording material. Participants included Manuel Göttsching and Klaus Schulze of Ash Ra Tempel, Jürgen Dollase and Harald Grosskopf of Wallenstein, as well as Dierks himself. All of these musicians had previously been associated with Kaiser’s Cosmic Couriers label. Kaiser took the tapes from these sessions, edited and mixed them with Dierks, and released them on his label Kosmische Musik, complete with the musicians’ photos on the LP sleeves. Göttsching reportedly discovered the release only when he heard the record playing in a Berlin shop and asked what was on the turntable. Kaiser released five albums under the name The Cosmic Jokers in 1974. One of these was actually a label sampler, while another, Gilles Zeitschiff, consisted largely of Gille Lettmann speaking over previously released Cosmic Couriers material. Schulze was extremely unhappy with these releases and, after Gilles Zeitschiff, sued Kaiser.
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Galactic Joke A
Cosmic Joy A
Kinder des Alls 1974
Interplay of Forces
Kinder des Alls II
Kinder des Alls 3
Galactic Supermarket 3
The Cosmic Couriers Meet Philly Willy
& Sternenmädchen Planeten Sit-In 1974 Full Album
The Cosmic Jokers 1974 Full Album
Sci Fi Party 1974 full album
Galactic Supermarket 1974 Full Album
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