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ZOLDAR AND CLARK ~ THE GHOST OF WAY OXFORD CIRKUS 005 (Barcode: 796873054034) ~ USA ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1976 Released: 2008 This fantastic album is really a bunch of surprises! The origins of the recording and the people involved are quite mysterious and apparently it was recorded by a group called Jasper WrathFind albums by this artist, which included (among others) the keyboardist Jeff CannataFind albums by this artist, who is responsible for this reissue on his Oxford CircusFind albums on this label label. Apparently the group recorded enough material for two albums, which were released separately, one under the Zoldar And ClarkFind albums by this artist moniker and the other as Arden HouseFind albums by this artist. This new edition brings all the material recorded originally for the first time and it is an amazing collection of Prog at its best – richly melodic, complex and witty, almost too good to be true and certainly not sounding as made in the US, as the sound and musical approach are deeply rooted in the classic UK Prog tradition, almost Canterbury. Great keyboards and mellotron, quirky guitars and unusual time signatures, all the ingredient for great Prog music are here for all of us to savor finally. This is as good as Prog gets and this new edition is surely the reissue of 2008, bringing to life some of the best memories of the glorious past. Essential!

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