RUPHUS - New Born Day

 Here is a copy of one of Norwegians finest Prog Rock exports `New Born Day` by Ruphus. Released by Polydor (2382 037) in 1973 the original first issue came in a gatefold `Textured` sleeve with a large fold-out poster of the band, original copies are getting hard to find especially with the poster. A copy sold on for £427 in 2024 (with poster), top copies without aforementioned poster still sell for around £150!!

 Formed in Oslo, Norway in 1970 - Disbanded in 1981 RUPHUS is probably one of the most important 70's Norwegian hard rock band with progressive tendencies. Their debut "New Born Day" is certainly one of the best Norwegian albums. But three members left after the album release and a new singer was found for their second album "Ranshart", a more progressive record. Future jazz-rock legend Terje Rypdal produced their third album "Let Your Light Shine", a jazz-rock album that had much success in Germany, but again, personnel change struck at the worst of times, but their fourth album "Inner Voice" continued the formula, but further changes undermined the group, eventually folding at the end of the decade to general indifference.

Side 1 1. Coloured Dreams 0:00 2. Scientific Ways 4:02 3. Still Alive 10:00 4. The Man Who Started It All 14:34 Side 2 1. Trapped In A Game 20:01 2. New Born Day 26:06 3. Day After Tomorrow 31:47

Κώστας Τουρνάς - Απέραντα Χωράφια

 Γεννήθηκε στην Τρίπολη το 1949 και έζησε εκεί μέχρι 10 χρονών.^[2][3] Το 1959 ήρθε στην Αθήνα και άρχισε μαθήματα κιθάρας από το 1961 μέχρι το 1965. Στα 13 του δημιούργησε το πρώτο του γκρουπ που έπαιζε λατινοαμερικάνικα τραγούδια. Από το καλοκαίρι το 1967 ασχολήθηκε αποκλειστικά με τη μουσική. Λίγο αργότερα, σαν επαγγελματίας πια, έπαιζε και τραγουδούσε σε διάφορα κλαμπ της Αθήνας.

Το «Άνθρωπε αγάπα» γράφτηκε το '70 με αφορμή/ερέθισμα την αντιπολεμική ταινία του Στιούαρτ Χάγκμαν Φράουλες και αίμα (1970).^[4] Το «Ήλιε μου» γράφτηκε σε συνεργασία με τον Ρόμπερτ Ουίλιαμς.

Την άνοιξη του 1971, πριν ακόμα ολοκληρώσει την στρατιωτική του θητεία, ξεκίνησε πρόβες με τους POLL, τον Ρόμπερτ Ουίλιαμς, τον Σταύρο Λογαρίδη και τον Κώστα Παπαϊωάννου. Το συγκρότημα είχε μεγάλη επιτυχία, αλλά διαλύθηκε έχοντας βγάλει δύο δίσκους και έκτοτε άρχισε η σόλο καριέρα του Τουρνά.

Πρώτος δίσκος μετά από τη διάλυση του συγκροτήματος ήταν τα «Απέραντα χωράφια» και ακολούθησαν τα άλμπουμ: «Αστρόνειρα», «Κυρίες & κύριοι», «Λευκά φτερά», «Επί Γης ειρήνη», «Στο σινεμά», «Τρωικός Πόλεμος», «Αγαπημένη», «Η πρόβα», «Τώρα», «Λίγη αμαρτία», «Υπερβολές», «Tora Tora Tora», «Κλισέ», «Παιχνίδι», «Αλητείες», «Κάτω απ' την Ακρόπολη», «Ντουέτα» με τη συμμετοχή 12 ακόμα τραγουδιστών, «Δεν λέει» και «Κλέβει ο καιρός».

Το '78 και για τέσσερα χρόνια πήρε ιδιαίτερα μαθήματα (αρμονία - σύνθεση) από τον Κώστα Κλάβα. Το 2012 εξέδωσε το "Κώστας Τουρνάς '11" με τέσσερα νέα τραγούδια. Στη συσκευασία αυτή περιλαμβανόταν και ένα cd με live εκτελέσεις τραγουδιών του και το ίδιο σε οπτικοακουστικό σε DVD, μαζί με ένα βιβλιαράκι με σκέψεις του. Επίσης την ίδια χρονιά κυκλοφόρησε και το App "Tournas" από το iTunes. Τον Δεκέμβριο του 2022 κυκλοφόρησε το άλμπουμ "Αθώος" με 11 νέα τραγούδια, εκ των οποίων ένα τραγούδι το "Αν ακόμα μπορείς" κυκλοφόρησε ως single. Άλλο ένα single κυκλοφορεί σε συνεργασία με την Πέγκυ Ζήνα με το τραγούδι που έδωσε ο Κώστας Τουρνάς στην Καίτη Γαρμπή το "Ό,τι ονειρευόμαστε γίνεται".

Κέρδισε ελληνικά και διεθνή φεστιβάλ με βραβεία και διακρίσεις, με «χρυσό» κατάλογο σε πωλήσεις δίσκων, τηλεοπτικές και παραγωγικές δραστηριότητες.

Δεκάδες τραγουδιστές έχουν πει τραγούδια του, ενώ έχει συνθέσει πάνω από 500 τραγούδια.

Τον Δεκέμβριο του 2021 κυκλοφορεί το βιβλιο “ΚΩΣΤΑΣ ΤΟΥΡΝΑΣ” - 50 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ (ΣΤΙΧΟΙ, ΣΚΕΨΕΙΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΕΙΟ) Το βιβλίο τόμος, συγκεντρώνει όλους τους στίχους που έχει γράψει, ιστορίες και αφηγήσεις για τα τραγούδια του, στιγμιότυπα και βιώματα που δεν είχε μοιραστεί ως σήμερα, φωτογραφικό υλικό και κείμενα του (Δοκίμια & Ποιήματα) με σκέψεις και απόψεις του για την ζωή, και τον ψυχικό/πνευματικό μας κόσμο, που πρώτη φορά δημοσιοποιούνται.

Το 2023, ο Αλέξανδρος Μολφέσης κυκλοφόρησε σε διπλή κασετίνα το Στην Σοφίτα του Κώστα Τουρνά που αποτελεί αφιέρωμα στα τραγούδια του Τουρνά.^[4]

Στις ευρωεκλογές του 2004 ήταν υποψήφιος με τη Νέα Δημοκρατία,^[5] χωρίς να εκλεγεί. Στις βουλευτικές εκλογές του 2009 ήταν υποψήφιος στη Β' Αθηνών.^[6]

 ^{https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CF%8E%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B1%CF%82_%CE%A4%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%82}

ΤΙΤΛΟΣ: Απέραντα Χωράφια ΕΡΜΗΝΕΙΑ: Κώστας Τουρνάς ΜΟΥΣΙΚΗ: Κώστας Τουρνάς ΣΤΙΧΟΙ: Κώστας Τουρνάς ΕΤΟΣ: 1972 ALBUM: Απέραντα Χωράφια Τα δικαιώματα του έργου ανήκουν αποκλειστικά στους δημιουργούς και λοιπούς συντελεστές του. Η παρόν δημοσίευση έχει μόνο ενημερωτικό και ψυχαγωγικό σκοπό. Οι εικόνες προέρχονται από προσωπικά αρχεία και το διαδίκτυο. "Απέραντα Χωράφια" Τούτον τον κόσμο μικρός τον ενόμιζα αλλιώς, τούτον τον κόσμο μικρός τον φαντάστηκα αλλιώς. Και συ που στο στόμα φέρνεις το τσιγάρο μ’ ηδονή, κάπως έτσι έχεις ζήσει μιαν ολόκληρη ζωή και νομίζεις πως θ’ αλλάξει αν μ’ αυτήν συμβιβαστείς, ψευδαισθήσεις όμως θά ‘χεις, ψευδαισθήσεις θα γευτείς, γιατί αν έβλεπες για λίγο τι συμβαίνει γύρω μου, θα πνιγόσουν απ’ το άγχος που γεννιέται μέσα μου. Γέρος είμαι από τώρα που ‘μαι 23 χρονών, και συ ανάβεις άλλο ένα εις υγείαν των κουτών. Κάτω ‘κει στ’ απέραντα, στ’ Απέραντα Χωράφια που με τ’ άλογα έτρεχα σαν ήμουνα μικρός, παραπίσω τράβαγα πακέτο τα όνειρά μου, κι από τότε ήθελα να γίνω γεωργός. Άσπρες Χαίτες ήταν στον αέρα τα μαλλιά μου, σαν άγρια εφύσαγε ο αέρας ο καυτός, κι είχα όλη εκείνη τη χαρά μου στην καρδιά μου, που τον κόσμο αλλιώς τον φανταζόμουνα μικρός....

Nektar - A Tab In The Ocean 1972

 Nektar (German for nectar) is an English progressive rock band formed in Hamburg, West Germany in 1969, by guitarist and lead vocalist Roye Albrighton, keyboardist Allan "Taff" Freeman, bassist Derek "Mo" Moore, and drummer Ron Howden. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nektar

 

A Tab in the Ocean is the second album from German-based English progressive rock band Nektar.

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden covered the song "King of Twilight", also mixing in parts of "Crying in the Dark" creating somewhat of a medley, and released as a b-side to the 1984 single "Aces High". 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Tab_in_the_Ocean

CD1 01. A Tab In The Ocean (16:50) 02. Desolation Valley/Waves (8:13) 03. Crying In The Dark (6:28) 04. King Of Twilight (4:20) 

CD2 - In The Beginning - The Boston Tapes 01. New Day Dawning (5:36) 02. Do You Believe in Magic (3:39) 03. Candlelight (4:00) 04. Gooday (8:53) 05. The Life I've Been Leading (4:35) 06. Where Did You Go (5:27) 07. Sealed With A Kiss (3:55) 08. Our Love Will Last Forever (4:53)

Horslips - The Tain (1973)

 Horslips are an Irish Celtic rock band that compose, arrange and perform songs frequently inspired by traditional Irish airs, jigs and reels. The group are regarded as "founding fathers of Celtic rock"^[1] for their fusion of traditional Irish music with rock music and went on to inspire many local and international acts.^{[citation needed]} They formed in 1970 and 'retired' in 1980 for an extended period. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horslips

The Táin was released in Ireland in 1973 independently, in the UK by RCA/Oats and by Atco in the US. It was reissued in the UK in 1978 by DJM. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_T%C3%A1in_(Horslips_album)

1.	"Setanta"	1:15
2.	"Maeve's Court"	1:41
3.	"Charolais"	4:03
4.	"The March"	1:34
5.	"You Can't Fool the Beast"	3:43
6.	"Dearg Doom"	3:07
7.	"Ferdia's Song"	2:44
8.	"Gae Bolga"						1. "Cú Chulainn's Lament" 3:07 2. "Faster Than the Hound" 5:39 3. "Silver Spear" 2:06 4. "More Than You Can Chew" 3:18 5. "The Morrigan's Dream" 3:25 6. "Time to Kill!"

Moody Blues - The Promise

 The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of drummer Graeme Edge, guitarist/vocalist Denny Laine, keyboardist/vocalist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Ray Thomas, and bassist/vocalist Clint Warwick. Wikipedia

"The Seed" (M. Pinder) - 0:00 "This Morning" (J. Hayward) - 1:18 "Within Your Eyes" (R. Thomas) - 7:12 "Summer Breeze" (J. Lodge) - 10:53 "Blue Guitar" (J. Hayward) - 16:02 "Who Are You Now" (J. Hayward) - 19:37 "Carry On" (M. Pinder) - 22:09 "Who Could Change" (J. Lodge) - 26:15 "Friends" (R. Thomas) - 32:04 "Nights Winters Years" (J. Hayward) - 34:53 "The Promise" (M. Pinder) - 38:28

M̤o̤o̤d̤y̤ ̤B̤l̤ṳe̤s- D̤a̤ys Of Future Pa̤ss̤ed

 The Moody Blues were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in May 1964. The band initially consisted of drummer Graeme Edge, guitarist/vocalist Denny Laine, keyboardist/vocalist Mike Pinder, multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Ray Thomas, and bassist/vocalist Clint Warwick. Originally part of the British beat and R&B scene of the early–mid 1960s, the band came to prominence with the UK No. 1 and US Top 10 single "Go Now" in late 1964/early 1965. Laine and Warwick left the band by the end of 1966, being replaced by guitarist/vocalist Justin Hayward and bassist/vocalist John Lodge. They embraced the psychedelic rock movement of the late 1960s, with their second album, 1967's Days of Future Passed, being a fusion of rock with classical music (performed with the London Festival Orchestra)

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moody_Blues

Days of Future Passed is the second album and first concept album by English progressive rock band the Moody Blues, released in November 1967 by Deram Records.^[5]

The album represents a significant creative turning point for the band. The album is their first with guitarist and singer Justin Hayward in place of Denny Laine and bassist John Lodge in place of Clint Warwick. The album is also their first to feature longtime producer and collaborator Tony Clarke and the first to feature keyboardist Mike Pinder on Mellotron. These changes, combined with a shift away from R&B covers toward original compositions and a thematic concept, helped define the band's sound for the next several albums and earned the group new critical and commercial success.

The album was recorded to showcase the stereo recording techniques of Decca Records' new imprint, Deram. The label had requested the group record covers of pop and classical music along with an orchestra. Instead, the album features original compositions expressing the day in a life of an everyday person, interspersed with orchestral interludes arranged and conducted by Peter Knight and performed by the London Festival Orchestra.

The album was a moderate success upon release, but steady FM radio airplay and the success of hit single "Nights in White Satin", caused the album to become a top ten US hit by 1972. It has since been listed among the most important albums of 1967 by Rolling Stone, and is cited by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and others as an example of the first progressive rock album^[6] and one of the first concept albums.

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Days_of_Future_Passed

A1 The Day Begins 00:00 A2 Dawn: Dawn Is A Feeling 05:50 A3 The Morning: Another Morning 09.39 A4 Lunch Break: Peak Hour 13:35 B1 The Afternoon: Forever Afternoon (Tuesday?) / Time To Get Away 19:08 B2 Evening: The Sun Set: Twilight Time 27:32 B3 The Night: Nights In White Satin 34:12

J̲e̲thro T̲ull - H̲e̲avy H̲o̲rses (1978)

 Heavy Horses is the eleventh studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978.

The album is often considered the second in a trio of folk rock albums released by the band at the end of the 1970s, alongside Songs from the Wood (1977) and Stormwatch (1979). In contrast to the British folklore-inspired lyrical content found on Songs from the Wood, Heavy Horses adopts a more realist and earthly perspective of country living — the album and its title track are dedicated to the "indigenous working ponies and horses of Great Britain".^[3] Musically, the album sees the band continuing the combination of folk and progressive rock found on Songs from the Wood, although with an overall darker and more sober sound fitting the changed lyrical content. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_Horses

00:00 - And the Mouse Police Never Sleeps 03:11 - Acres Wild 06:35 - No Lullaby 14:29 - Moths 17:55 - Journeyman 21:55 - Rover 26:13 - One Brown Mouse 29:37 - Heavey Horses 38:31 - Weathercock

Jethro Tull_._Crest of a Knave (1987)

 Jethro Tull are a British progressive rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967. Initially playing blues rock and jazz fusion, the band soon incorporated elements of English folk music, hard rock and classical music, forging a signature progressive rock sound.^[1] The group's lead vocalist, bandleader, founder, principal composer and only constant member is Ian Anderson, who also plays flute and acoustic guitar. The group has featured a succession of musicians throughout the decades, including significant contributors such as guitarists Mick Abrahams and Martin Barre (with Barre being the longest-serving member besides Anderson); bassists Glenn Cornick, Jeffrey Hammond, John Glascock, Dave Pegg, Jonathan Noyce and David Goodier; drummers Clive Bunker, Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow and Doane Perry; and keyboardists John Evan, Dee Palmer, Peter-John Vettese, Andrew Giddings and John O'Hara. 

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jethro_Tull_(band)

 Crest of a Knave is the sixteenth studio album by British rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1987. The album was recorded after a three-year hiatus caused by a throat infection of vocalist Ian Anderson, resulting in his changed singing style. Following the unsuccessful electronic rock album Under Wraps, Crest of a Knave had the band returning to a more hard rock sound. The album was their most successful since the 1970s and the band enjoyed a resurgence on radio broadcasts, appearances in MTV specials and the airing of music videos. It was also a critical success, winning the 1989 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance Vocal or Instrumental in what was widely viewed as an upset over the favorite, Metallica's ...And Justice for All.^[4] The album was supported by "The Not Quite the World, More the Here and There Tour".^{[citation needed]}

 ^{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crest_of_a_Knave}

01. "Steel Monkey" 0:00 02. "Farm on the Freeway" 3:38 03. "Jump Start" 10:06 04. "Said She Was a Dancer" 14:59 05. "Dogs in the Midwinter" 18:39 06. "Budapest" 23:07 07. "Mountain Men" 33:10 08. "The Waking Edge" 39:29 09. "Raising Steam" 44:16 2005 remaster bonus track 10. "Part of the Machine" 48:25 

 All tracks are written by Ian Anderson. 

 Jethro Tull Ian Anderson – vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, additional percussion, keyboards, Synclavier, drum programming (on tracks 1, 5 & 9) Martin Barre – acoustic guitar, electric guitar Dave Pegg – bass guitar, acoustic bass (on track 4) Additional musicians Doane Perry – drums, percussion (on tracks 2 & 7) Gerry Conway – drums, percussion (on tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8) Ric Sanders – violin (on track 6)

Kansas_._Leftoverture (1976)

 Kansas is an American rock band that formed in 1973 in Topeka, Kansas, and became popular during the decade initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind".^[4] The band has produced nine gold albums, three multi-platinum albums (Leftoverture 5x, Point of Know Return 4×, and The Best of Kansas 4×), one other platinum studio album (Monolith), one platinum live double album (Two for the Show), and a million-selling single, "Dust in the Wind". Kansas appeared on the US Billboard charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. "Carry On Wayward Son" was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_(band)

 Leftoverture is the fourth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1976.

01. "Carry On Wayward Son" 0:00 02. "The Wall" Livgren, Steve Walsh 5:27 03. "What's on My Mind" 10:18 04. "Miracles Out of Nowhere" 13:48 05. "Opus Insert" 20:16 06. "Questions of My Childhood" Walsh, Livgren 24:45 07. "Cheyenne Anthem" 28:26 08. "Magnum Opus" 35:22 a. "Father Padilla Meets the Perfect Gnat" b. "Howling at the Moon" c. "Man Overboard" d. "Industry on Parade" e. "Release the Beavers" f. "Gnat Attack" Livgren, Walsh, Rich Williams, Dave Hope, Phil Ehart, Robby Steinhardt 

Bonus tracks on 2001 CD reissue 09. "Carry On Wayward Son" (live at Pine Knob Music Theatre, Clarkston, Michigan, July 1978) 43:57 10. "Cheyenne Anthem" (live at The Palladium in New York City, December 1977) 48:40 

 Kansas Steve Walsh – organ, piano, additional synthesizers, vibraphone, lead and backing vocals Kerry Livgren – electric guitar, piano, clavinet, Moog, Oberheim and ARP synthesizers Robby Steinhardt – violin, viola, lead vocals on "Miracles Out of Nowhere" and "Cheyenne Anthem", backing vocals Rich Williams – electric and acoustic guitars Dave Hope – bass guitar Phil Ehart – drums, percussion Additional personnel Toye LaRocca, Cheryl Norman – children's voices on "Cheyenne Anthem" Production Jeff Glixman – Kansas

Jethro Tull_._Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! (1976)

 Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die! is the ninth studio album released by British band Jethro Tull, recorded in December 1975 and released in 1976.

01. "Quizz Kid" 0:00 02. "Crazed Institution" 5:10 03. "Salamander" 9:57 04. "Taxi Grab" 12:46 05. "From a Dead Beat to an Old Greaser" 16:38 06. "Bad-Eyed and Loveless" 20:47 07. "Big Dipper" 22:57 08. "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die" 26:31 09. "Pied Piper" 32:14 10. "The Chequered Flag (Dead or Alive)" 36:45 

 All tracks are written by Ian Anderson Jethro Tull Ian Anderson – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, flute, harmonica, additional electric guitar and percussion Martin Barre – electric guitar John Evan – piano, keyboards John Glascock – backing vocals, bass guitar Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion Additional musicians Dee Palmer – saxophone (on track 5), Vako Orchestron, piano (on track 11) Maddy Prior – backing vocals (on track 8) Angela Allen – backing vocals (on tracks 2 & 7)

Jethro Tull_._Songs from the Wood (1977)

 Jethro Tull are a British progressive rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967. Initially playing blues rock and jazz fusion, the band soon incorporated elements of English folk music, hard rock and classical music, forging a signature progressive rock sound.^[1] The group's lead vocalist, bandleader, founder, principal composer and only constant member is Ian Anderson, who also plays flute and acoustic guitar. The group has featured a succession of musicians throughout the decades, including significant contributors such as guitarists Mick Abrahams and Martin Barre (with Barre being the longest-serving member besides Anderson); bassists Glenn Cornick, Jeffrey Hammond, John Glascock, Dave Pegg, Jonathan Noyce and David Goodier; drummers Clive Bunker, Barrie "Barriemore" Barlow and Doane Perry; and keyboardists John Evan, Dee Palmer, Peter-John Vettese, Andrew Giddings and John O'Hara.

 Songs from the Wood is the tenth studio album by British progressive rock band Jethro Tull, released on 11 February 1977 by Chrysalis Records.

1. "Songs from the Wood" 0:00 2. "Jack-in-the-Green" 4:58 3. "Cup of Wonder" 7:29 4. "Hunting Girl" 12:03 5. "Ring Out, Solstice Bells" 17:16 6. "Velvet Green" 21:04 7. "The Whistler" 27:08 8. "Pibroch (Cap in Hand)" 30:40 9. "Fire at Midnight" 39:15 

All tracks are written by Ian Anderson with additional material by Martin Barre and Dee Palmer. Jethro Tull Ian Anderson – lead vocals, flute, acoustic guitar, mandolin, cymbals, whistles; all instruments (on track 2).[18] Martin Barre – electric guitar, lute John Glascock – backing vocals, bass guitar John Evan – piano, organ, synthesisers Dee Palmer – piano, portative pipe organ, synthesisers Barriemore Barlow – drums, percussion, marimba, glockenspiel, bells, nakers, tabor

Far East Family Band - Parallel World

 This is a legendary Japanese band, the first line-up included the known synthesizer player KITARO. The FAR EAST FAMILY BAND released a lot of records in the Seventies and Eighties, they sound quite unique (an Eastern sound) with echoes from PINK FLOYD.

The first album "The Cave Down To Earth" from '74 is mostly recommended, it has a spacey and slight psychdelic sound (like early PINK FLOYD) and contains ethnic elements which gives the music an original twist. Another fine album is "Nipponjin" ('75) with a keyboard version of FAR OUT's "Nihonjin" (FAR OUT was the precursor of FEFB). It's in the vein of the debut-album, the climates ranges from bombastic to more mellow. The album "Parallel World" was produced by the famous electronic pioneer KLAUS SCHULZE.

 https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=721

1 - Metempsychosis 0:00 2 - Entering/Times 4:47 3 - Kokoro 20:41 4 - Parallel World 29:52 - Amanezcan - Origin - Zen - Reality - New Lights - In The Year 2000

 Line-up / Musicians

- Fumio Miyashita / lead vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harmonica, flute, producer
- Hirohito Fukushima / electric & slide guitars, electric sitar, mini-harp, percussion
- Akira Ito / Hammond organ, Mellotron, electric piano, synths (Moog, Roland, Korg)
- Masanori Takahashi aka "Kitaro" / organs (Hammond, Korg), Mellotron, synths (Moog, Roland, Korg), electric piano
- Akira Fukakusa / bass
- Shizuo Takasaki / drums, gong

With:
- Klaus Schulze / mixing

Fever Tree - Another Time, Another Place (USA/1968)

Fever Tree is a former American psychedelic rock band of the 1960s, chiefly known for their anthemic 1968 hit, "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)".

History

The group originated in Houston, Texas and began in 1966 as a folk rock group called The Bostwick Vines. They changed their name to Fever Tree a year later after the addition of keyboard player Rob Landes.

The band briefly entered the public consciousness when their song "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)" reached No. 91 in the U.S. on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in June 1968.

Fever Tree - Another Time Another Place (1969) [Psychedelic Rock Full Album] Houston Texas 🇺🇲 Tracklist 1) The Man Who 🎨 Paints The Pictures 2 (0:00) 2) What Time 🕖 Did You Say It Was In Salt Lake City? (6:52) 3) Don't Cry To Me Little Girl (10;10) 4) Fever (12:42) 5) Grand 🍬 Candy Young Sweet (16:25) 6) Jokes Are For Sad People (18:21) 7) I've Never Seen 🌲 Evergreen (25:38) 8) Peace Of 🧠 Mind (29:05) 9) Death Is The Dancer (32:19)

FAR EAST FAMILY BAND - The Cave Down To The Earth (1975)

 Founded in Japan in 1972 (initially as "FAR OUT") - Disbanded in 1978

This is a legendary Japanese band, the first line-up included the known synthesizer player KITARO. The FAR EAST FAMILY BAND released a lot of records in the Seventies and Eighties, they sound quite unique (an Eastern sound) with echoes from PINK FLOYD.

The first album "The Cave Down To Earth" from '74 is mostly recommended, it has a spacey and slight psychdelic sound (like early PINK FLOYD) and contains ethnic elements which gives the music an original twist. Another fine album is "Nipponjin" ('75) with a keyboard version of FAR OUT's "Nihonjin" (FAR OUT was the precursor of FEFB). It's in the vein of the debut-album, the climates ranges from bombastic to more mellow. The album "Parallel World" was produced by the famous electronic pioneer KLAUS SCHULZE.

: : : Erik Neuteboom, The NETHERLANDS : : :

 https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=721

Songs / Tracks Listing

1. Undiscovered Northern Land (2:53)
2. Birds Flying To The Cave (4:33)
3. The God Of Water (1:53)
4. Saying To The Land (8:22)
5. The God Of Wind (2:21)
6. Moving, Looking, Trying, Jumping (1:40)
7. Wa, Wa (0:48)
8. Mystery Of Northern Space (5:56)
9. The Cave, Down To The Earth (8:18)
10. Four Minds (5:55)
11. Transmigration (11:03)

Total time 53:42

Line-up / Musicians - Hirohito Fukushima / vocals, guitar
- Fumio Miyashita / guitar, keyboards, producer
- Akira Ito / keyboards
- Masanori Takahashi aka "Kitaro" / keyboards, percussion
- Akira Fukakusa / bass
- Shizuo Takasaki / drums

With:
- Mitsuo Miyamoto / string arrangements

 https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=3818

Stomu Yamashta' GO (1976)

 Stomu Yamashta (or Yamash'ta), born Tsutomu Yamashita (山下勉, Yamashita Tsutomu, 15 March 1947),^[1] is a Japanese percussionist, keyboardist and composer. He is best known for pioneering and popularising a fusion of traditional Japanese percussive music with Western progressive rock music in the 1960s and 1970s. 

 

An excerpt of the first four songs of the LP. Solitude Nature Air Over Crossing the Line ** ** Solitude (instrumental) Nature Younger now, I must survive, not only for me But for someone else I will live Find something to give, not for yourself Air Over (instrumental) Crossing the Line When you're caught, the other side Take a look and maybe start To take up your life again Crossing the line Through the gate, what words to say Demon takes your breath away Hear your heart, don't be afraid Passing through time Spinning around the axis of a dream Possibilities aren't always what they seem Reject them and all your choices will be free Crossing the line Turn upon the winding stair Past the door that isn't there You have come you know not where Passing through time Walk along the narrow road Where the ghost gives up his mind You can catch the thread of time Crossing the line Spinning around the axis of a dream Possibilities aren't always what they seem Reject them and all your choices will be free Crossing the line

Thirsty Moon - Thirsty Moon (1972)

Thirsty Moon is a German Krautrock band. The band was founded in the early 1970s in Bremen and plays progressive rock with strong jazz influences. Band members were the brothers Jürgen and Norbert Drogies, Michael Kobs, Harald Konietzko, Erwin Noack, Willi Pape and Siegfried Pisalla, although this line-up changed in the late 1970s. The band's first two albums received critical acclaim and are considered Krautrock classics.^[1]

In 2007, Jürgen Drogies released the album Dreamcatcher and gave his new band the name Back to the Moon.

1) Morning 🌅 Sun (0:00) 2) Love ❤️ Me (5:24) 3) Rooms Behind Your 🧠 Mind (9:18) 4) Big 🏙️ City (12:36) 5) Yellow Sunshine (21:07) Musicans Jurgen Drogies - Guitar 🎸 Michael Kobs - Piano 🎹 Norbert Drogies - Drums 🥁 Hans Werner Rannis - Vocals & Organ 🎤🎹 Harold Konietzke - Bass & Vocals 🎸🎤 Erwin Noack - Congas 🥁 Will Pape - Saxophone 🎷

C̤o̤l̤o̤sseum II--E̤l̤e̤c̤tric Sav̤a̤g̤e̤ 1977

 Colosseum II was a British progressive jazz-rock band formed in 1975 by former Colosseum drummer and bandleader Jon Hiseman, which featured guitarist Gary Moore.

History

Following the demise of his previous band, Tempest, Hiseman announced his plan for a new, as yet unnamed, outfit in November 1974, but only Moore was named as a member. Rehearsals were due to begin on 1 January 1975 but a permanent line-up was not finalised until May 1975. Among the musicians considered were singer Graham Bell, keyboardist Duncan Mackay and former Colosseum and Tempest bassist Mark Clarke. The line-up was eventually completed by singer Mike Starrs, keyboardist Don Airey and bassist Neil Murray. The band was oriented toward jazz fusion, much of which was driven by the guitar work of Moore, leading to a much heavier sound than the original Colosseum. 1. Put It This Way (Gary Moore) (00:00) 2. All Skin And (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (05:00) 3. Rivers (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (08:49) 4. The Scorch (Gary Moore) (14:41) 5. Lament (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (20:47) 6. Desperado (Gary Moore, John Hiseman) (25:30) 7. Am I (Don Airey) (31:30) 8. Intergalactic Strut (Don Airey)(35:51)

Colosseum II - Strange New Flesh (1976)

 Colosseum II was a British progressive jazz-rock band formed in 1975 by former Colosseum drummer and bandleader Jon Hiseman, which featured guitarist Gary Moore.

History

Following the demise of his previous band, Tempest, Hiseman announced his plan for a new, as yet unnamed, outfit in November 1974, but only Moore was named as a member. Rehearsals were due to begin on 1 January 1975 but a permanent line-up was not finalised until May 1975. Among the musicians considered were singer Graham Bell, keyboardist Duncan Mackay and former Colosseum and Tempest bassist Mark Clarke. The line-up was eventually completed by singer Mike Starrs, keyboardist Don Airey and bassist Neil Murray. The band was oriented toward jazz fusion, much of which was driven by the guitar work of Moore, leading to a much heavier sound than the original Colosseum.

After disappointing sales of their first album, Strange New Flesh, Murray left and Starrs was sacked in July 1976. They continued with a new record label and a new bass player, John Mole, and recorded two further, largely instrumental, but still commercially unsuccessful albums. They also performed on Variations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, which also featured Julian Lloyd Webber on cello, Rod Argent on keyboards and Hiseman's wife, Barbara Thompson, on flute and sax. This album reached number 2 on the UK charts in early 1978.

In August of that year, Moore left to rejoin Thin Lizzy for a fourth spell, and Airey's brother Keith Airey replaced him on guitar. Plans for a fourth album fell through when Don Airey decided to join Rainbow in December 1978.

Tracks: – 00:00 - 01. Dark Side Of The Moog (Don Airey/Gary Moore) – 06:17 - 02. Down To You (Joni Mitchell) – 15:20 - 03. Gemini And Leo (Gary Moore/Jon Hiseman) – 20:07 - 04. Secret Places (Gary Moore/Jon Hiseman) – 24:03 - 05. On Second Thoughts (Gary Moore) – 31:27 - 06. Winds (Gary Moore/Jon Hiseman) Personnel: - Mike Starrs - vocals - Gary Moore - guitars, vocals - Don Airey - Fender Rhodes piano, Steinway grand piano, ARP Odyssey, minimoog, ARP Solina synthesizers, Hammond organ, clavinet - Neil Murray - bass - Jon Hiseman - Rodgers drums, tympani, cymbals, gongs