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FLASHMEN
Flashmen
CD - MMP 301
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CITIZEN
CAIN
Ghost dance
CD - MMP 302
A COLLECTION OF OLD TRACKS, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING TO 1988. USUAL
GREAT PERFORMANCES BY CYRUS. COMPLEX MUSIC, FULL OF BREAKS, CLOSE TO
GENESIS. A HISTORICAL DOCUMENT OF HIGHER IMPORTANCE. WE HAVE WORKED
HARD TO CLEAN THE MASTER TAPES AND THE RESULT IS SURPRISINGLY VERY GOOD.
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NOVA MALA STRANA
NeMeSi
CD - MMP 303
SECOND ALBUM FROM THIS DARK BAND WITH FANTASTIC FEMALE VOCALIST.
THE BAND HAS GOTTEN MORE SYMPHONIC BUT THEIR SOUND IS STILL CLEAR.
PERFECT SOUND QUALITY. ONE OF THE BETTER TITLES TO COME OUT IN
THIS GREAT ?96.
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HENRY KRUTZEN
Iceland
CD - MMP 304
A VERY INTERESTING SOLO ALBUM FROM FINNEGANS WAKE MEMBER. CLOSER
IN SOME TRACKS TO THE FW ALBUM BUT WITH A REALLY PERSONAL APPROACH
TO THE NEW MUSIC. WONDERFUL PIANO TRACKS MAKES THIS ALBUM A CIRO PERRINO'S
FAVOURITE!
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LOUIE MASTRO
Mermaid in the mist
CD - MMP 305
AN ORIGINAL APPROACH TO A CLASSIC TRADITION OF MUSIC BY THE EX
- LUNAR SEA MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST FEATURING HISTORIC INSTRUMENTS
LIKE THE MELLOTRON & MOOG SYNTHESIZERS COMBINED WITH TODAY'S
CUTTING EDGE OF TECHNOLOGY. A FANTASTIC ALBUM!
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REJOICE
Rejoice
CD - MMP 306
THE FIRST MELLOW BAND FROM GERMANY AND GOD WHAT A BAND!! IN THE
VEIN OF THE BEST ELP OR TRIUMVIRAT,THIS BAND PRODUCES A COLLECTION
OF LONG EXCELLENT SOPHISTICATED COMPOSITIONS. THE CD IS PREDOMINANTLY
INSTRUMENTAL BUT WITH A FANTASTIC FEMALE VOCALIST IN THE LAST
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FRENCH
TV
After a lengthy silence
CD - MMP 307
THE REISSUE OF THEIR FANTASTIC SECOND ALBUM, WITH A 15? COVER OF
NEKTAR "A TAB IN THE OCEAN". HIGHLY INNOVATIVE MUSIC THAT
HAS ITS ROOTS IN FRANK ZAPPA, THE CANTERBURY SCENE AND EVEN VDGG. THE
BEST AMERICAN "REAL" PROGRESSIVE BAND?
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MAXOPHONE
MAXOPHONE (Italian version)
CD - MMP 308
THE ORIGINAL ITALIAN LYRICS (SEE ALSO OUR ISSUE WITH ENGLISH
LYRICS,
MMP 179) FOR THIS ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF THE ITALIAN PROGRESSIVE
SCENE. WITH THEIR LATER SINGLE AS BONUS TRACKS.
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THE THIRD ESTATE
Years before the wine
CD - MMP 309
THE REISSUE OF A LEGENDARY US SOUTHERN FUZZ PROG GUITAR PSYC
EPIC.
ONE TRACK HAS A HAUNTED FOLKPSYC WITH FEMME VOCALS & FUZZ
SOUND ALA TREES, ONE HAS BUBBLY VOCAL EFFECTS ON A LIGHT LOVELY
BALLAD, MANY LONG JAMS.. FROM '76, ORIGINALS CHANGE HANDS FOR
OVER $500...
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TIPOGRAPHICA
God says I can't dance
CD - MMP 310
QUOTING WAYSIDE CATALOG "NO BIG SURPRISES ON THEIR 3RD RELEASE-
THE ASHTONING COMPOSITIONS AND INSANELY GOOD PLAYING ARE NOT AS
SHOCKING NOW THAT WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM AND THEY NOW SOUND
SO COMFORTABLE AS A BAND THAT THEY MADE THIS GREAT ALBUM SOUND
EASY AT TIMES". AND THAT'S A REAL ACCOMPLISHMENT..
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