WOWIE ZOWIE!/THE WORLD OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC SPA 34 (-69) UK STEREO

  Had the mono version of this forever https://monolover.blogspot.com/2021/12/wowie-zowiethe-world-of-progressive.html . But since that is a fold I've been longing to find its all true stereo conterpart at a reasonable price. Now I have and feel it's time for an updated repost. It's a chance to get some of the best from ten very rare albums, caught close to the fact on vinyl.  A compilation dedicated to late sixties progressive as issued on contemporary UK Decca or Deram LP:s. Blending acts that now over fifty years later seems to be more or less forgotten by the large public - like Touch, William R. Strickland, John Cameron Quartet, East Of Eden, Keef Hartley and Johnny Almond - with more familiar ones as Genesis, John Mayall, Moody Blues and Savoy Brown. Since all albums involved are today sought after and in some cases sold for big bucks it is a chance to at least get a taste of what was going on without losing shirt. You can always discuss track choices on compilations, but to my taste this is a quite all right mix of melodic and adventurous. Audio shifts a little depending on original recordings, but most sounds very good and non bad. Originally also released on vinyl in France, Germany, Israel and Downunder, but to my knowledge never on CD. Premiere UK stereo had label as shown here in a laminated cover with die-cut hole on rear and blue rim inner.   (SÄM*)