Clear Blue Sky 1971 Vertigo prog Roger Dean gatefold Akarma reissue 2003 NM

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Clear Blue Sky

 gatefold 2003 Italian reissue

Label:Akarma – AK 260  Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold Country:Italy  Released:2003 
Genre:Rock  Style:Psychedelic Rock, Prog Rock

AllMusic:  Clear Blue Sky were still in their teens when they were discovered by Nirvana's Patrick Campbell-Lyons, and their youth shows. Clear Blue Sky, the trio's one and only album, is a mishmash of hard rock leanings, prog rock fascinations, and occasionally jazzy delivery that is best regarded today by collectors of classic Vertigo albums and early Roger Dean artwork. John Simms' vocals are extraordinarily uncertain, and the record itself sometimes sounds more a youth club rehearsal than a major-label release. Campbell-Lyons' production doesn't help much either, remaining strictly in the sonic background. That said, it is certainly an ambitious effort -- a freshman term paper for aspiring young metalheads. Side one is devoured wholly by "Journey to the Inside of the Sun," a three-part thunderclap that not only provided labelmates Black Sabbath with the title "Sweet Leaf," it also rode rock's current fascination with the classics by hijacking an element of Gustav Holst's The Planets suite for an occasional quirky interlude. Other diversions crop up on side two, as "Tool of My Trade" and the almost acoustic "My Heaven" at least kick off with something less than the full frontal riffery of the other numbers, while the closing "Birdcatcher" (the band's best-known number, courtesy of its inclusion on the fabled Heads Together, First Round Vertigo label sampler) sounds extraordinarily close to period Budgie and, "Sweet Leaf" aside, is the best-developed track on the album.

Tracklist
        Journey To The Inside Of The Sun   
A1        Sweet Leaf    9:30
A2        The Rocket Ride    5:57
A3        I'm Comin' Home    3:05
B1        You Mystify    7:45
B2        Tool Of My Trade    4:50
B3        My Heaven    5:00
B4        Birdcatcher    4:10

    Phonographic Copyright ? – Vertigo
    Copyright © – Akarma Records
    Published By – Nirvana Music
    Produced For – Vertigo
    Produced At – Nirvana Productions
    Engineered At – Island Studios

    Artwork, Design – Roger Dean
    Bass Guitar – Mark Sheather
    Drums – Ken White
    Engineer – Roger Beale
    Guitar, Composed By – John Simms
    Liner Notes – Nick Massey
    Producer – Patrick Campbell-Lyons

Original Vertigo Cat. Number 6360013
(P) 1970 Vertigo
(C) 2003 Akarma Records

    Barcode (Scanned): 8034003292607
    Barcode (Text): 8 034003 292607
    Matrix / Runout (Sketched): AK 260 A 89130 A
    Matrix / Runout (Sketched): AK 260 B

CONDITION: 12" vinyl is NEAR MINT, in a paper inner sleeve in a laminated gatefold hard card picture sleeve (NEAR MINT)