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CAROL OF HARVEST
CAROL OF HARVEST
1978 , GERMANY - Out of print/Fuori stampa
Label: SECOND BATTLE
ALBUM REVIEW
Carol of Harvest's only album used to be one of those rare psych/folk LPs which commanded such stratospheric prices as to put it completely out of reach of the average collector. Fortunately, the album has been re-released in a gorgeous digipak format with a slew of bonus tracks for the benefit of those of us born into the CD generation. Although the album comes out of Germany in 1978, it really sounds to me like a British album from around 1970 or '71. The songs are based around warm, acoustic guitar melodies and the outstanding vocals of front woman Beate Krause, who possesses a magical, highly emotive delivery. Moog is the keyboard of choice here, and song climaxes are marked by towering solos of said instrument. The album has often been compared to folk-rock like Mellow Candle and Trees, but I also hear an early British symphonic quality reminiscent of Cressida or Barclay James Harvest. (Greg Northrup)
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