Curved Air

Artist:  Curved Air
Origin:  London, England
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Folk Rock, Classical Rock

Original line-up:

Sonja Kristina:  Vocals
Darryl Way:  Violin, Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Guitar
Francis Monkman:  Keyboards, Guitar
Rob Martin:  Bass
Florian Pilkington-Miksa:  Drums

Curved Air are an English Progressive Rock Band from London, formed in 1970 by Darryl Way (Violin, Keyboards), Francis Monkman (Keyboards), Rob Martin (Bass), Florian Pilkington-Miksa (Drums), and Sonja Kristina (Vocals).  Their music mixed from Classical, Folk, and Electronic, made them a mixture of Progressive Rock, Folk Rock, and Fusion with Classical Elements, along with High Tide, East Of Eden, and one of the first Rock bands after It's A Beautiful Day, The Flock, and The United States Of America.

Title:  Phantasmagoria (Deluxe Edition CD+DVD) (2018)
Genre:  Progressive Rock, Art Rock, Rock, Folk Rock, Classical Rock
Label:  Esoteric Recordings
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:  CD:

 1.  Marie Antoinette  (6:21)
 2.  Melinda (More Or Less)  (3:27)
 3.  Not Quite The Same  (3:46)
 4.  Cheetah  (3:33)
 5.  Ultra-Vivaldi  (1:25)
 6.  Phantasmagoria  (3:15)
 7.  Whose Shoulder Are You Looking Over Anyway? (3:24)
 8.  Over And Above  (8:39)
 9.  Once A Ghose, Always A Ghost  (4:31)

Bonus Tracks:

10. Sarah's Concern (A-Side Single Released March 1972) (3:31)
11. Marie Antoinett (French Lyric Version)  (3:50)
12. Melinda (More Or Less) (Italian Lyric Version, 1972 - Previously Unreleased)  (3:30)

Disc 2:  DVD:

 1.  Marie Antooinette
 2.  Propositions
 3.  Melinda (More Or Less)
 4.  Vivaldi

"Pop Shop" - RTBF Television, Belgium, Recorded in April, 1972

 5.  Melinda (More Or Less)
 6.  Phantasmagoria
 7.  Ultra Vivaldi

"Spotlight" - ORF TV Austria, October 22, 1972

Personnel:

Sonja Kristina:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on Track 2
Darryl Way:  Violin, Keyboards on Tracks 1, 3, Tubular Bells on Track 1, Melon on Track 1
Francis Monkman:  Keyboards, Electric Guitar, Percussion on Track 9
Rob Martin:  Bass, Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on Track 6, Electric Guitar on Track 9, Percussion on Track 9
Florian Pilkington-Miksa:  Drums, Percussion on Track 9

Phantasmagoria is the third studio album by Curved Air, originally released on April 1972 by Warner Bros., remastered and reissued on July 27, 2018 by Esoteric Recordings.  Deluxe Edition in 2 disc-CD+DVD.