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Caress Of Steel > Rush

Artist: Rush
Label: Mercury
Catalog#: SRM-1-1046
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1975-09

Cherry Five > Cherry Five

Artist: Cherry Five
Label: Cinevox
Catalog#: SC 33/27
Format: Vinyl
Country: Italy
Released: 1975

Circus > Argent

Artist: Argent
Label: Epic
Catalog#: PE 33422
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1975
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Argent released a live album, Encore, at the end of 1974, which showcased the considerable talents of the original quartet. However, Russ Ballard then would exit for a rewarding career as a songwriter; while the remaining members would draft two guitarists, John Grimaldi and John Verity, as replacements, beginning with their 1975 studio release, Circus. Produced by Zombie alumnus Chris White, the album indeed revolves around the concept of a circus. Mellotrons ablaze, the title track starts the show, revealing a jazzy undertone to Argent's progressive rock.

Clear Light Symphony > Clearlight

Artist: Clearlight
Label: Virgin
Catalog#: V 2029
Format: Vinyl
Country: United Kingdom
Released: 1975-03
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Along with a host of guests from the French progressive scene, Cyrille Verdeaux recorded a series of albums under the umbrella of Clearlight. The Paris-born keyboardist had a formal musical education at Conservatoire de Paris, and this experience certainly shaped his compositions. Signed to Virgin Records in the wake of Tubular Bells' success, the similarities between Mike Oldfield and Clearlight are purely topical: If Oldfield represented a folksy, hippie vibe, then Clearlight was the opposite—the French sophisticate.

Come Taste The Band > Deep Purple

Artist: Deep Purple
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Catalog#: PR 2895
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1975

Commoners Crown > Steeleye Span

Artist: Steeleye Span
Label: Chrysalis
Catalog#: CHR 1071
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1975

Concerto For Synthesizer > White Noise

Artist: White Noise
Label: Virgin
Catalog#: V 2032
Format: Vinyl
Country: UK
Released: 1975

Contamination > Rovescio Della Madaglia, Il

Artist: Il Rovescio Della Medaglia
Label: Peters International, Inc.
Catalog#: PILPS 9010
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1975

Crisis? What Crisis? > Supertramp

Artist: Supertramp
Label: A&M Records
Catalog#: SP-4560
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1975

Cross-Collateral > Passport

Artist: Passport
Label: ATCO Records
Catalog#: SD 36-107
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1975-02
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Hailing from Munich, saxophonist Klaus Doldinger (b. 1936) had an illustrious career throughout the 1960s, playing with such jazz luminaries as Don Ellis and Donald Byrd. But in the late 60s, he hooked up with the younger generation to explore psychedelic and jazz-rock terrains. He recorded two albums on the Liberty label with Motherhood, a band that included the yet-to-be-famous Udo Lindenberg on drums and a pre-Amon Düül II's Lothar Meid on bass. Adding Jimmy Jackson on organ and Olaf Kübler on tenor saxophone, they morphed into Passport in 1971.