First part of October 1977 recording live at the Royal Albert Hall, London, which sees the lush complex progressive rock of this English classical/rock band with the beauty of Annie Haslam’s vocals, teaming up with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

This first disc begins with a unique orchestral performance of Prologue, scored by Louis Clark who did nearly all of ELO’s orchestrations, also included are Carpet Of The Sun from the Ashes Are Burning album, Can You Hear Me from Novella and Scheherazade from Scheherazade And Other Stories.

RENAISSANCE

At The Royal Albert Hall with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Part 1

1. Prologue 2. Can You Understand 3. Carpet Of The Sun 4. Can You Hear Me 5. Song Of Scheherazade (parts 1-9) 6. Fanfare 7. The Betrayal 8. The Sultan 9. Love Theme10. The Young Prince & Princess11. Festival Preparations12. Fugue For Sultan13. The Festival
14. Finale

Band: Annie Haslam (vocals) - John Tout (keyboards) - Michael Dunford (acoustic guitar,vocals) - Jon Camp (bass,vocals) - Terence Sullivan (drums,percussion)

Carpet Of The Sun

£9.50 plus postage