Renaissance Azure D’ Or Sire Records

Renaissance
Azure D’ Or
Sire Records, US, 1979, 10 Tracks, Lyric Inner Sleeve, No Bar Code, Original Pressing

Condition:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Very Good++

Very surprised…some good music here..! 1979 is waaay late for this previously folk/prog outfit to still be releasing music in a somewhat hostile “new wave” environment when most of their contemporaries had (..maybe wisely) faded out and disappeared. The orchestral instrumentation of the earlier Lp’s has been replaced with a string synth sound here, and it actually works a lot better than you’d expect. Some elements of their earlier folk/prog sound remain…but mostly this is heavily leaning toward late 70’s pop. Not a masterwork…but a reasonable attempt to move with the changing music scene with a handful of very good tracks among the so-so stuff.
Track listing
▸A1
Jekyll and Hyde4:41
▸A2
The Winter Tree3:05
▸A3
Only Angels Have Wings3:43
▸A4
Golden Key5:16
▸A5
Forever Changing4:49
▸B1
Secret Mission5:02
▸B2
Kalynda (A Magical Isle)3:43
▸B3
The Discovery4:27
▸B4
Friends3:32
▸B5
The Flood at Lyons4:57