Saturday, 20 June 2026

Crusade - Small and Blue, 1974 [temporary link only]

 


Classic mid-seventies prog with a lot of ordinary ssw and simple acoustic songs, along the lines of older Kayak, Focus, etc.  However, enough unusual or original chord arrangements & creatively oddball ideas to keep us focused and interested, for sure.  Sufficient for focus and concentration to avoid the fast forward button for at least half the length of this collection, depending on the level of acquired ADHD you might have developed in this wonderful age of smart phones and 6-second video clips.  There's vocals both male and female, hammond organ, and classical importations like fugues as you'd expect.  Also, sounding lovely and well-recorded, to boot.  I note this is not databased in discogs, surprisingly.
It's important to note, it was recorded back in 1974 but not released until more recently-- specifically 2000, if you want to call that recent (which my kids would argue with).

The first and title track:



Merilyn in Reverse:




A nice voluminous quantity of music to listen to, as well.
Addendum: the Netherlands artist behind the album Philhelmon, discogged here, with later releases.


6 comments:

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  2. Thanks for this. It's a new band to me, and I thought I knew most '70s bands. Can't wait to hear it!

    Mark

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  3. This album was récorded in 1974 but was released for first time until 2000

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  4. Hi! It's not actually listed on Discogs, but you should still search for the artist "PHILHELMON," the artist behind the album. His latest albums are on Discogs. Here's some more info:

    https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7801

    Thanks as always!

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  5. If you can reupload this, I would really appreciate it.
    Thanks.

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  6. new upload (temporary again)
    https://www.swisstransfer.com/d/a0673d49-60a4-44b1-934a-bea60d28946c

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