Canterbury Glass - Sacred Scenes And Characters [Recorded 1968] (2013)

Posted By: gribovar
Date: Oct. 6, 2025

Canterbury Glass - Sacred Scenes And Characters [Recorded 1968] (2013)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 347 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 125 MB | Covers - 33 MB
Genre: Progressive/Psychedelic Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Flawed Gems (GEM 118)

Originally recorded in 1968 but never released until a few years ago, this is truly a lost pearl among collectors of very early british progressive rock bands. Among all of those obscure recordings from the 60's who gets reissued decades later, this is one of the best and most progressive in the most true sense of the word.
Unlike many such relics to see the light of day in the CD age, it's not a run-of-the-mill psychedelic outing in terms of either style or quality. With the religious tones of both the music and lyrics (some of which are sung in Latin), it's a little like hearing the Electric Prunes' late-'60s pseudo-religious concept LPs played by a British band whose members were playing it straight, rather than because some producers and arrangers foisted a gimmick upon them. There's a consciously cathedral-music-goes-rock flavor to the proceedings, the standard psychedelic guitar rock augmented by churchy organ, harpsichord, flute, and male-female choral harmonies. In some respects, the blend resembles psychedelic/early progressive rock crossover bands like Procol Harum and Caravan, the difference being that while those groups used classical-religious influences as prominent shading, Canterbury Glass employ them as driving forces. While there's an earnest naïveté to the proceedings that might either charm or turn off listeners depending on their tastes, it's also haunting and unusual, and not nearly as explicitly derivative as many such unsigned bands of the era. It's a worthwhile curiosity for those who want to hear what was briefly called "God rock" made with accomplished integrity.
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Tracklist:
01. Kyrie
02. Nunc Dimittis
03. Battle Hymn
04. Prologue

Bonus tracks:
05. The Roman Head Of A Marble Man
06. Gloria
07. We're Going To Beat It (Battle Hymn - Demo)

Total time: 53:14

Exact Audio Copy V1.6 from 23. October 2020

EAC extraction logfile from 2. October 2025, 15:06

Canterbury Glass / Sacred Scenes and Characters

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