Rare Bird As Your Mind Flies By Charisma CAS 1011 A2/B1 UK 1st g/fold 1970
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Rare Bird As Your Mind Flies By Charisma CAS 1011 UK 1st press Vinyl, LP, housed in a wide spine, gate-fold sleeve and released in 1970.
The vinyl appears to have been lightly played and is in great condition. It played through beautifully on my stereo - no stick or jump. It is housed in its original, gate-fold sleeve, which is in lovely condition - minimal signs of use and no rips or writing, The spine is intact. Matrix / Runout Side A : CAS 1011 A-2 U G 1 Matrix / Runout Side B : CAS 1011 B-2 R 1
Rare Bird were an English progressive rock band, formed in 1969. They released five studio albums between 1969 and 1974. In the UK, the single "Sympathy" reached number 27 in February 1970, selling an estimated one million globally. The band was notable for its organ-driven sound, utilising two keyboardists and no guitar in its original line-up.
In August 1968, organist Graham Field formed a group called Lunch and banded together with keyboardist David Kaffinetti. The group was short-lived and the two members began looking for a rhythm section for a new project.
By late 1969, they had found singer and bassist Steve Gould and drummer Mark Ashton. Former members of the pop-psych band Fruit Machine Gould and Chris Randall had originally joined as guitarist and bassist respectively, but Field and Kaffinetti envisioned a band without guitar so they asked Randall to leave and convinced Gould to take up bass and vocals. Before joining the band, Randall and Gould had written a song called "To the Memory of Two Brave Dogs" which would be included as the opening track to their debut album under the name "Iceberg", for which Randall would receive no credit.
Now that the band had established a stable line-up, they recorded a demo which attracted the attention of Tony Stratton Smith. As the band still had no name, Ashton and Smith came up with Rare Bird. Shortly after, Rare Bird became one of the first bands signed to Charisma Records, along with Van der Graaf Generator and the Nice.
In 1970, Rare Bird released their second studio album, As Your Mind Flies By, which was the last to feature their original line-up. Despite favourable reception, the album failed to chart in both the UK and the US. Due to the lack of commercial success, the band was dropped from Charisma.
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