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I have a vinyl version of this CD and loved it so much when it was new I would have worn it out if I hadn't put it on cassette sooner. Therefore my LP is in excellent condition. When I finally found the CD of it, it was only available as a Japanese import and I paid almost $30 for it, and I paid that for PHANTASMAGORIA (I still have three Curved Air vinyls in my permanent collection). I'm happy to spend money on something this good when expensive imports are all I can get. Music? Well the…

As noted in the liner notes, this band took its name from American composer Terry Riley's 1969 minimalist masterpiece Rainbow in Twisted Air, although the music on this 1971 album is anything but minimalist . This is a full Prog album and the eight tracks on the second album show the use of odd time signatures and virtuoso playing from all the musicians (btw, keyboardists Francis Monkman and Darryl Way studied at the Royal Academy of Music for a time). ), somewhat complicated ensemble playing…

I've been listening to this music for a long time today. I was 19 when I discovered this in 1982 and it's the only Curved Air album I've ever heard. I'm so happy to see it's available on CD now and I'll order it as soon as I've finished this comment. It's so rooted in that era that it can be hit or miss for young people, but on the other hand it's such strong music. it can still fail to some extent after 35 years of musical development, as it did to me after 10 years of musical development when