The Renaissance of Renaissance

Photo courtesy Warner Music UK Ltd.

Clockwise from UL: Terry Sullivan, Mick Dunford, John Tout, Annie Haslam, and Jon Camp.

For a few years, I have known about prog rock band Renaissance. I only am interested in lineups with Annie Haslam, the Queen of Prog. This band have built a cult following fighting the odds such as illness, the fickle industry, declining popularity, lineup changes, etc. Their songs are in league with much of the prog I've been listening to. I like to listen to people who are not the status quo, "Stick to the Status Quo", or Status Quo!
This lineup of Renaissance aren't likely to reunite again because of ageing, and the fact that Haslam is now an ex-pat outside Philly with the others back in the UK. Still, their music is timeless and recommended!

Yes get animated!

A fan from Deutschland has some Nippon style drawings of Yes.

How We Live - Dry Land [1987]

Featuring Europeans bonus tracks.

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Rare Jim Diamond Albums

Jim Diamond

Bandit (1976-77) (courtesy Ronnie J. Richter)
Bandit - Ohio/All I Can Do is Get Over It
Desire for Freedom (1986)
Jim Diamond (1988)
Jim Diamond (1993)
The Blue Shoes - Live at the Shed

All posts on him will now be at the non-mp3 links in this post.

Mike Rutherford - Working in Line

"Working in Line" b/w "Compression". Should be bonus tracks on a future reissue of Smallcreep's Day. Download here!

Holy Grail Albums

Desert Island Discs are easy to find (like who would get on a desert island with a record anyway?), so how about Holy Grail Discs? These would be albums that are very hard to find, maybe not even bootlegged if they're unreleased. I can't even put them on a wishlist. Here's my list:

Jim Diamond - Live at the Shed (see Al Chantrey interview) - Someone in Scotland has it and will copy it for me.

cut._ - Millionairhead - Though on Ray Wilson's site, still a pricey find.

Denny Laine - see earlier article

Seal - Togetherland - see earlier article

Duran Duran - Reportage - see earlier article

Savoy - Velvet CD5 - With B-side "October" (a-ha cover)

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