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GRACIOUS ~ GRACIOUS! REPERTOIRE 4060 ~ UK ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1970 1st album by this classical influenced Prog group form UK. Lengthy tracks allow for extended improvisations and the compositions are very advanced. A true gem of early Prog.
GRACIOUS ~ GRACIOUS! / THIS IS… GRACIOUS!! BGO 256 (Barcode: 5017261202567) ~ UK ~ Progressive Rock Recorded: 1970- 1971Released: 1995 1st and 2nd albums by obscure UK Prog group GraciousFind albums by this artist, which were the groups entire recorded output and in time achieved quite a legendary status due to the fact that the group was one of the first to use extensively the mellotron as their main instrument (along with their contemporaries Moody BluesFind albums by this artist and King CrimsonFind albums by this artist). The band was led by vocalist Paul DavisFind albums by this artist and keyboardist Martin KitcatFind albums by this artist with the pair also writing all the material the band played, which was a great blend of Rock and Classical Music (as appropriate for Prog) with some Jazzy influences evident on the long improvised instrumental passages. Guitarist Alan CowderoyFind albums by this artist, bassist Tim WheatleyFind albums by this artist and drummer Robert LipsonFind albums by this artist, the remaining group members, were all able instrumentalists and provided excellent support for the keyboard-oriented music. The band´s debut album was the 2nd release on the legendary VertigoFind albums on this label label, but the follow up, although intended to be released on Vertigo, was put on ice by the label (as a result of poor sales of the debut album – which goes to prove that Vertigo was run on pure business basis in contrast to its "progressive" image) and release only 2 years later on a PhilipsFind albums on this label budget label, after the group was already long gone. Both albums have been highly sought-after collector´s items for many years and are considered as classics of early British Prog. The music withstood the test of time remarkably well and listening to these albums today is still a Prog fan´s heaven on earth. Warmly recommended!
