Initiation: Invocation 00:00 Psalm 1 (Alto Flute) 01:39 Psalm 2 (Alto Flute) 05:08 Psalm 3 (Vocal) 07:22 Psalm 4 (Alto Flute) 09:43 Psalm 5 (Alto Flute) 12:34 Psalm 6 (Vocal) 15:53 Psalm 7 (Alto Flute) 18:18 Producer, Composed By, Flute [Alto Flute, C Flute], Piccolo Flute, Vocals – Paul Horn Producer, Recorded By – David Greene Recorded on location in: Sides A/B recorded in the King's Chamber of the Cheops Pyramid. https://www.discogs.com/de/Paul-Horn-Inside-The-Great-Pyramid/master/178442 Liner Notes: »The beginning Where did it all begin? I think it must have started in 1975 ... a dear friend of mine, David Kapralik, threw the idea out in a casual conversation sitting in his Los Angeles home. David has been one of the individuals who have been responsible for sime major directions in my life. In 1969 he purchased the tape I had brought back from India of a live recording 'Inside the Taj Mahal' (Kuckuck 062). Now 6 years later he had planted another seed. But when to go and with whom? The political tensions and sudden wars of the Middle East make one think twice about even going in the first place, and being Jewish compounds the situation, to say the least. Then one day in December 1975 he called me at my home in Canada and excitedly said "I've found a safe way for you to go. A University professor and archeologist, Dr. Maxine Asher, is taking a group over on a tour and I've made arrangements for you to be part of that. Give her a call." I did and found Dr. Asher to be a very charming person who heads up an organization in Los Angeles which she founded called The Ancient Mediterranean Reserach Association (AMRA). Along with regular archaeological research AMRA also investigates more subtle areas under the heading of Psychic Archaeology. This tour taking place in May 1976 was to be a preliminary investigation leading to a more extensive one to follow in the fall. People going were interested in examining the Pyramids in terms of psychic phenomena revolving around crystals, vibrations, sound, dowsing, meditation, etc. The next step was to find a recording engineer who would be sensitive to the project; someone who knew me and my music and who was unconditionally qualified technically to tackle such an undertaking. David Greene from Toronto came to my mind immediately. To complete what ultimately ends up to be a trinity, I askes a friend from Victoria by the name of Roger Smeeth to come along. He is an architect by profession and an excellent photographer. He was to keep a pictorial record of our journey. Preparation I began collecting books on the Pyramids, such as Peter Tomkin's 'Secrets of the Great Pyramid'; 'The Secret Power of Pyramids' by Bill Schul and Ed Pettit; 'The Origin and Significance of the Great Pyramid' by C. Staniland Wake; and 'A Search in Secret Egypt' by Paul Brunton. In the short time remaining, I wanted to expose myself to as much diversified knowledge as possible regarding the Pyramids of Gizeh. One day I received a call from Ben Pietsch from Santa Rosa, California. He introduced himself by saying he was a pyramidalogist, and had lectured and written many articles on the Great Pyramid, including an unpublished book 'Voices in Stone' (which he later sent me - a fascinating work). Somehow he had heard that I was going to Egypt hoping to play my flute inside the Great Pyramid. He loved the idea and said that sound and vibration were an integral part of the structure. In fact, he said that every room has a basic vibration to it and that if we can find what it is and identify with it we become intuned with that particular space. I had never heard that theory before, but it made sense to me. He went on to say that the main chamber in the Great Pyramid was the King's Chamber. In it is a hollow lidless coffer and it will give off a tone. I should tune up to this note and I will be at one with, and in tune with this chamber! "And by the way", he said, "you'll find that note to be 'A' 438 (vibrations per second ... 'A' 440 is the established pitch for tuning in the West). He seemed to know this quite definitely, although he had never been there. Going to Egypt May 1st found Roger and me on our way to Los Angeles from our home in Victoria, B. C., Canada. We were to join up with Dr. Asher; the whole group was leaving the next day. Our routing was Los Angeles - London - Cairo. Dave Greene was going from Toronto to New York, where he was picking up a stereo Nagra tape recorder and then on to London for our rendezvous - if everything went according to the plan. It did, and on May 3rd we came face to face for the first time since our phone conversation many months ago when all this was just a dream. In Egypt We arrived in Cairo at 1015 p.m. After the usual delays with customs and immigration, we arrived at the Manial Palace Hotel. It was after midnight and once in our rooms it was only a matter of minutes until oblivion set in. A few hours of sleep did wonders. (...)«

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