Aktion	Zweigstelle	Standorte	Status	Frist	Vorbestellungen
Vorbestellen	Zweigstelle: 17., Hormayrg. 2	Standorte: CD.09 Cres / 70er	Status: Verfügbar	Frist:	Vorbestellungen: 0

Cressida were a British art rock band formed at the end of the 1960s, with a sound not dissimilar to the Moody Blues. They combined a heavy organ and Mellotron sound (courtesy of keyboard player Peter Jennings) with vocalist Angus Cullen's singing. Their self-titled debut is filled with hauntingly beautiful melodies and straightforward, accessible song structures. 'Asylum' was produced by Australian Ossie Byrne, known for his production work on the first Bee Gees album. After the band split, Ian Clark had a brief stay with Uriah Heep, and John Culley became a member of Black Widow. Full sleevenote by Daryl Easlea.

Great writing, great singing, great playing. The first Cressida album is one of those that seems to pack a double album into a single album. There's so much going on in the twelve tracks that it deserves five stars alone. "To Play Your Little Game", which opens the album, is superbly crafted and features a memorable organ part. Guitar plays a secondary role for much of the album, but the sporadic solo bursts all count. There's certainly no filler.

Inevitably, the follow-up, "Asylum", doesn't match those standards but is creditable nonetheless. The compact, intense nature of the first album is dropped in favour of slightly looser, lengthier workouts and that little bit of slack is noticeable. This is territory that's been done better by the likes of Camel and Caravan, who Cressida occasionally sound like. There are also faint echoes of the Moody Blues, but this band are no clone. Superb value for anyone who likes inelligent, imaginative, well-crafted 1970s rock music. D. G. H. Thorn

1. To Play Your Little Game

2. Winter Is Coming Again

3. Time For Bed

4. Cressida

5. Home And Where I Long To Be

6. Depression

7. One Of A Group

8. Lights In My Mind

9. The Only Earthman In Town

10. Spring '69

11. Down Down

12. Tomorrow Is A Whole New Day

13. Asylum

14. Munich

15. Goodbye Post Office Tower Goodbye

16. Survivor

17. Reprieved

18. Lisa

19. Summer Weekend Of A Lifetime

20. Let Them

21. Come When They Will