phantasmagoria

• NEW EXPANDED 2 DISC (CD / DVD) EDITION OF THE CLASSIC 1972 ALBUM BY CURVED AIR
• WITH THREE BONUS TRACKS (TWO PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED & ONE NEVER BEFORE ON CD) & A DVD (NTSC / REGION FREE) OF THE BELGIAN TV “POP SHOP” PERFORMANCE & THREE SONGS FROM AUSTRIAN TV IN 1972 OFFICIALLY RELEASED ON DVD FOR THE FIRST TIME
• RESTORES THE ORIGINAL ALBUM ARTWORK & BOOK, ALONG WITH A LAVISHLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET WITH ESSAY & EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of an expanded 2 disc edition of the acclaimed Curved Air album “Phantasmagoria”. Released in 1972 the album was the first to feature a line-up of Sonja Kristina (vocals, acoustic guitar), Darryl Way (violin, piano), Francis Monkman (guitar, keyboards, VCS3), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (drums) and new member Mike Wedgwood (bass, vocals).

The band’s third album featured such classic tracks as ‘Marie Antoinette’, the album title track and ‘Melinda (More or Less)’ and was acclaimed and another hit album in the UK and Europe. This expanded two-disc edition includes three bonus tracks, namely two previously unreleased versions of ‘Marie Anotinette’ and ‘Melinda (More or Less)’ with French and Italian lyrics respectively and the non-album single ‘Sarah’s Concern’ (released on CD for the first time).

The release has been remastered by Francis Monkman and also includes a DVD (NTSC / Region Free) featuring the band’s appearance on the Belgian TV show “Pop Shop” in 1972 and their performances on the Austrian TV show “Spotlight” the same year. “Phantasmagoria” features an illustrated booklet with an essay by Malcolm Dome featuring exclusive interviews.

Track Listing:

DISC ONE: CD PHANTASMAGORIA: RE-MASTERED
• MARIE ANTOINETTE
• MELINDA (MORE OR LESS)
• NOT QUITE THE SAME
• CHEETAH
• ULTRA-VIVALDI
• PHANTASMAGORIA
• WHOSE SHOULDER ARE YOU LOOKING OVER ANYWAY?
• OVER AND ABOVE
• ONCE A GHOST, ALWAYS A GHOST
BONUS TRACKS
• SARAH’S CONCERN
A-SIDE OF SINGLE – RELEASED IN MARCH 1972
• MARIE ANOINETTE (FRENCH LYRICS VERSION)
• MELINDA (MORE OR LESS) (ITALIAN LYRICS VERSION) MIXED AT ADVISION STUDIOS, LONDON
• FEBRUARY 1972 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED
DISC TWO: DVD
• MARIE ANOINETTE
• PROPOSITIONS
• MELINDA (MORE OR LESS)
• VIVALDI
“POP SHOP” – RTBF TELEVISION, BELGIUM / RECORDED IN APRIL 1972
• MELINDA (MORE OR LESS)
• PHANTASMAGORIA
• ULTRA VIVALDI
“SPOTLIGHT” – ORF TV AUSTRIA 22ND OCTOBER 1972 / “BEAT CLUB” – RADIO BREMEN TV, GERMANY RECORDED SEPTEMBER 1971