Thomas Flinter in 2 from 1978, 1979

 

It might be the case that everyone is already familiar with this band with a person's name. Info here.  Specifically, the notes state:

Thomas Flinter was a troubadour who lived in the middle ages. He never failed to be inventive and showed his own character as for his musical ideas. As it is he was not always respected for that. This may also be said of our group, and that accounts for the name Thomas Flinter.

The music is really classic prog from the Netherlands, similar to so many others that combine fusion with vocals such as the recently posted Prisma but also like other famous ones like Earth and Fire, or Mayfly, Galaxy-Lin, Finch, or Water Damburst or Supersister-- well, perhaps less fusiony than those guys of course.

The first album is definitely the best with no compromising the fierce proggishness, the second much smoother and more commercial but it definitely has its garden of earthly delights. It's odd that only a year separates the 2.

Old Man is the track that opens the album and presents the music to perfection:

Brass for Farmer T demonstrates the more fusiony and somewhat Zappaesque sounds they were capable of creating, and notice the very professional playing and perfect timing, and the wondrous beauty of the electric guitar soloing, quite magnificently played:

They thew in a fugue in there too to show off their classical education although it's more of Four-Seasons-Vivaldi imitation than a technical fugue, at least not until the end when it does segue into that specific structure.

From the 2nd album which apparently was recorded in 1979 but not released until 5 y later, the track called Changed World always entranced me with its really unique and original chord changes under a well-crafted melody:

With regards to their 'missing album' called TF, info'ed here, note the following:

Not For Sale Promo in fully laminated sleeve.

The initials 'TF' and the Turning Point Records logo are printed on front cover.

Distributor Inelco information on the back. There are no song titles mentioned.

This album appears to contain the same tracks released a year later on the

official second album Thomas Flinter - For A Fugitive (there may be slight

differences in the mix). It seems likely this was a demo or promo edition

intended to attract the record company's interest.

It's sad such great music is still so unknown, as usual. And I can't believe I wasn't familiar with this, heretofore.