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The text in the CD-booklet says:
"Death's Crown and New York Dreams Suite were recorded in the
rehearsal room at the band house on New York Ave., Harrisonburg,
VA during the last half of 1974. Merlin of the High Places was
recorded in the rehearsal room at the band house on Kenmore St.,
Arlington, VA in early 1976".
It is very exciting when record companies is releasing previously
unreleased recordings with old bands, especially when the
recordings are as incredible as this release. The sound quality
isn't that good, but considering the primitive conditions they
were recorded at; it's amazing how they have managed to get them
as good as this. The musical aspect of the recording though is
very good, with great spacey, jazzy, complex symphonic progressive
rock with many instrumental passages. Kit Watkins is a very good
keyboard player and so are the other musicians.
The CD consists of three tracks. The 38 minute "Death's Crown" is
divided into 11 parts that is put together, so that you can't hear
where one part is going into another part. "Death's Crown" was
written as a collaborative work with dancers, actors, lighting &
coordinated slide shows - a multi-media event staged at a local
dinner theatre in their original hometown of Harrisonburg, VA.
This is an album that I highly recommend, and you can order it
through Cuneiform's website or
mail.
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