POLLEN - SELF-TITLED, , Rare Blue Cover 1st Edition, QUEBEC Prog, LISTEN
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Pollen
" Pollen " (self-titled)
KebecDisc KD-908, 1976 original "swirl" issue (Canada)
Rare first pressing, blue back cover
This is the genuinely rare 1st issue with the completely different "blue" back cover which incorrectly credits only "Les Editions Osmose" (the labels correctly credit both "Les Editions Osmose" and "Les Editions Rose").
* Few of these were pressed before the LP was re-issued with a re-designed red back cover (featuring pictures of band members and corrections to the credits).
Superb keyboard-driven symphonic prog......hints of Gabriel-era Genesis, Yes, Gentle Giant and especially Italian bands like Le Orme and Banco.......yet with a truly unique sound of their own..
More progressive than Harmonium or Octobre, yet less derivative than Morse Code. The band recorded only six songs during it's short existance, but Wow ! ...What gems !
Audio Sample
Listen to (or Download) the full track "Tout L'Temps": Click Here
Jacques Tom Rivest (vocals, bass & acoustic guitar)....who released his own awesome prog LP a couple of years later, Celine Dion's eventual (and current) "musical director" Claude Lemay (piano, synths, flute, vibraphone), Richard Lemoyne (lead guitar, keyboards, bass), Sylvain Coutu (drums, percussion), and arrangements by the great Paul Baillargeon ("Viens Mon Amour" OST)
Prog Archives: "Pollen's sole LP from 1976 may well be the best Prog Rock album to come out of Quebec in the '70s".
All Music Guide: " These tracks are strong enough to stand among the very classics of the genre ".
* Top Copy *
* top copies of this rarity just don't show up anymore *
Kebec-Disc "swirl" Labels...NM
Vinyl (minimal signs of any previous play)...NM-
Cover (Still in Shrink...absolutely no splits tears markings or cut-outs)...NM
** features one of the best cover designs to come out of Canada in the 70's **
ProgQuebec bio and album review:
click here
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