Release : Marsupilami - Arena (1971)
Artist : Marsupilami
Album : Arena (1971)
Genre : Psychedelic Rock
Source : CDDA
Label : Isoteric Recordings
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Date : 00-00-2007
Encoder : LAME 3.97 / -V2 --vbr-new
Quality : 185kbps 44100 kHz Joint Stereo
Tracks : 5
Time : 45:43 min
Size : 60.24 MB
1 Prelude To Arena 5:22
2 Peace At Home 6:58
3 Arena 12:55
4 Time Shadows 11:14
5 Spring 9:14
Excellent second album from this British prog band that recorded for the
Transatlantic label. You know I actually liked their first album a bit more but
revisiting this I forgot how good Arena is. The band was led by the Hasson
brothers - vocalist Fred and keyboardist Leary. More organ and Mellotron than
you can shake a stick at thank you, augmented by flute, sax and guitar. Arena is
a concept album, produced by Peter Bardens. The band fits squarely in the early
British prog sound - file these guys alongside Spring, Gracious, Fantasy -
albeit with some slight jazzy undertones. This was available on CD years ago on
Line Records and has been out of print for some time. This new reissue is
coordinated by Mark Powell so expect detailed liner notes and very good sound.
Highly recommended