Hölderlin's Traum - Rare original 1972 Pilz label 7-track LP

Rare original 1972 Pilz label 7-track vinyl LP - the amazing debut album from Wuppertal based psychedelic/progressive folk-rock sextet.

Vinyl has generic company labels - full scale 'mushroom' logo on Side 1 label and smaller scale logo above tracklisting on Side 2 label - machine stamped matrix information:
Side 1: A-0576 A2/C3A
Side 2: A-0625 B2/C3A

Vinyl is housed in a fully laminated gatefold picture cover.

Condition: VG+(+) (Vinyl and Labels)/VG++ (Cover):
Vinyl has a couple of inaudible scuffs combined with fine and light sleeve wear in the otherwise shiny surface - labels has a very light degree of sleeve wear in the imediate surroundings of the centre hole - otherwise perfect.
Cover has a very few wrinkles from spine couple with marginal opening corner dents - otherwise barely any signs of handling or age - beautiful deep colours, straight intact seams, easily readable spine, pointy spine corners - perfect inner spread - cover is graded near perfect.

Tracklisting:

Side 1:
1. Waren wir (4:53)
2. "Peter" (2:52)
3. Strohhalm (2:20)
4. Reqiem für einen Wicht (6:32) ¨

Side 2:
1. Erwachen (4:20)
2. Wetterbericht (6:34)
3. Traum (7:20)

Musician:
Michael Bruchmann - drums, percussion
Nanny DeRuig - vocals
Christian Grumbkow - guitar
Joachim Grumbkow - cello, acoustic guitar, flute, keyboards, mellotron
Peter Kaseberg - bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
Christoph Noppeney - violin, flute, piano
Peter Bursch - sitar
Mike Hellbach - tablas
Walter Westrupp - flute

Technical credits:
Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser - Production
Dieter Dierks - Engineer
Victor - Photography
Helmut Friz - Artwork

'From Wuppertal, 20 miles or so east of Düsseldorf, Hölderlin evolved out of a 60's folk group playing Fairport Convention and Pentangle songs. They took their name from the 19th Century writer Friedrich Hölderlin. Originally, they were a family band, the core was the brothers Christian and Jochen Grumbcow, with Christian's wife Nanny as lead singer. Their debut HÖLDERLIN'S TRAUM (aka "Hoelderlin's Dream") aptly lived up to its title, superbly recorded at Dierks' studio, with a trippy cosmic feel, progressive folk, full of rich textures, psychedelic, medieval and classical touches. The multiple strings: violins, cellos, acoustic guitars, along with flutes, piano, and rock instruments including Mellotron, made for a rich diversity, all topped-off by Nanny's delicate singing.' - Crack In The Cosmic Egg