DRAGON Kalahen LP Belg. heavy Prog/Psych limited #d ed.

$

120

Dragon recorded their self-titled album in 1976 and had broken up by sometime the following year.  Before their split, they recorded material for a second album, which got released years later under the title Kalahen.  Sjef Oellers from the Gnosis site says this about Kalahen: “Dragon's music falls mostly in the hard progressive category with a psychy edge (especially the guitar playing).  Nevertheless, the album starts with a dreamy flute-led ballad. At the end, some spacey organ adds a psych feel. I think that the vocals are few and far between enough to not really interfere with the mostly instrumental music. For a lack of a better description, Dragon sound to me like a mix of Iron Butterfly, Uriah Heep, Van der Graaf Generator, 70s Italian Art Rock, Subject Esq. and Lagger Blues Machine (the band that eventually became Dragon). The last track, "Kalahen," is an 18 minute piece that sounds a bit like Biglietto per L'Inferno with loads of Mellotron. Especially in the second half, there is some great heavy progressive to be heard with great jamming by organ, Mellotron and electric guitar.”  Released in Belgium on Ficrivan Records in 1988, this comes in a gatefold cover and is a collector’s hand-numbered limited edition of only 400 copies.  The cover is in Ex--- and the record is in M- condition.  (Click on the “me” icon above for info on my grading system.)  For Dragon’s first LP, see my other auctions.

Up for auction this week is part of a very special collection—including lots of rarities—compiled over many years.  I will be listing many more items from this huge collection in the coming months.  This week I am mainly listing progressive rock, art rock, and related albums.   This includes symphonic prog, classical rock, neo, RIO, Zeuhl, Canterbury, fusion, progressive folk, progressive electronic etc.  To see more rare and collectable items, click on the “View seller’s other items” button above. 

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