FIELDS - Original UK LP on CBS - Prog Rock Rare Bird King Crimson Greenslade

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FIELDS

Fields

Original UK LP released on CBS Records in 1971.
Gatefold 'Unipak' sleeve. Orange CBS labels.

S 69009-A1   /   S 69009-B1

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Keyboardist Graham Field was a founding member of Rare Bird, one of the very earliest British progressive bands, who had a major European hit in 1970 with the song "Sympathy." He presumably founded Fields to provide more of an outlet for his compositions and fleet-fingered keyboard work, but the group didn't last very long, splitting up after the band's self-titled 1971 debut without having made much of a commercial impact.

As a showcase for Field's instrumental abilities, the album can't be faulted -- the leader's classic-rock exploits on piano and organ show that he was fully capable of giving Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman, et al. a run for their money. Speaking of Emerson, Fields were formed in the classic Nice/ELP-style prog rock keyboard trio format, with Alan Barry providing vocals, bass, and occasional guitar and former King Crimson/future Greenslade member Andrew McCulloch on drums.

While the record is dominated by exciting prog excursions that find both Field and McCulloch strutting their stuff in fine fashion, some tracks, like "A Place to Lay My Head," are more straightforward R&B-influenced tunes with a feel typical of early-‘70s British heavy rock. Meanwhile, the lovely, melodic "Fair-Haired Lady" shows that Fields could handle an acoustic ballad with grace. Ultimately, the band shows enough promise to invite speculation about what might have been if it had continued on its path a little while longer.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

A Friend Of Mine
While The Sun Still Shines
Not So Good
Three Minstrels
Slow Susan

Side Two

Over And Over Again
Feeling Free
Fair-Haired Lady
A Place To Lay My Head
The Eagle

Released on 'CBS Records' in 1971

Catalogue No. S 69009

Disc is in VG+ condition (some surface marks)

Sleeve is in VG+ condition (general light wear / 'FORT ST' written on rear)

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