{"product_id":"9010974002741","title":"Curved Air - Phantasmagoria - Import Vinyl LP Recurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eCredits:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurved Air\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDescription:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThesoniccaveatswhichaccompanyCollector'sChoice'sotherCurvedAirreissuesremaininforce;thehistoricaltruththatwhatsoundedtimelesslygroovyin1971isnotnecessarilysofinger-snappingthreedecadeslaterremainsunimpeachable.Butstill,Phantasmagoriaisafabulousalbum,theculminationofallthatCurvedAirpromisedoverthecourseofitspredecessors;theyardstickbywhichallrock\/classicalhybridsshouldbemeasured.Theopening\"MarieAntoinette\"setsthescenewithlovelymelody,impassionedvocalandaterrificallyunderstatedbandperformancewhichcomplementseverysyllableutteredbyvocalistSonjaKristina.Thebridgeintorevolution(\"therabblehavegoneinsane\")isbreathtaking--historylessonsshouldallsoundthisgood,andtheamazingthingisthatthealbumhasonlyjustgotstarted.Thegentle\"MelindaMoreorLess\"isswirling,sweetfolkypsychedelia,while\"NotQuitetheSame,\"asomewhatself-consciousodetomasturbation,disguisesitsproggyinclinationswithabarrelhouse6\/8rhythmandagenuinelycatchyhook.\"Ultra-Vivaldi\"updatesthefirstalbum's\"Vivaldi\"by,apparently,lettingtheChipmunkshaveagoatplayingit.Andthefour-part,side-longtitletrackswitchesmoods,effects,andevengenres(jazz,mariachi,andtheavant-gardeallgetalookin)tocreateandazzlingsoundscapewhichallowseverymembersamomenttoshine--withoutoncesteppingintothetreacherousswampsofsolosandvirtuosity.ThiswastheoriginalCurvedAir'sfinalalbum--bythetimetheaccompanyingtourwasover,onlyKristinaandbassistMikeWedgwood(himselfaspankingnewarrival)remainedtocarryonthegoodwork.Asfarewellsgo,then,itismagnificent,theband'sgrandesthourbyfar.Andlisteningtoitallthesedecadeslater,onecannothelpbutwonderhowmuchgrandertheymighthavebecome?~DaveThompson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Reissued Sounds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52631271604513,"sku":"9010974002741","price":34.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/8482\/2076\/files\/9010974002741.jpg?v=1777818780","url":"https:\/\/cdsvinyljapan.com\/de-de\/products\/9010974002741","provider":"CDs Vinyl Japan Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}