Recorded in 1977 but abandoned after their label Celebration (most famous for Harmonium) went belly-up. This isn't the typical half-baked archival release where major portions were still missing from the final product. In fact, I'd say the oven was turned off only about 10 minutes too soon. You can tell they have many great ideas working here, and the depth of the musicianship and compositions are at the same high level as Contre-Courant. And the quality of the recording is superb. It seems they still needed time to finish arranging, compiling, and scrubbing the edges off. It's really a pity they couldn't finish what they started, as this may very well have been the second greatest album to ever come from Canada. Behind only their first album... Even still, an essential album for progressive rock fans.
Ownership: CD: 1989 Aller-Retour. As with its predecessor, the CD couldn't be more basic and bland from a presentation / notes perspective.
A friend recently wrote in to tell me that the album does exist as a test pressing, and he owns one. So not truly an archival release after all.
7/2/21
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