Iceberg switched gears on their second album to create a pure play fusion album with indigenous Spanish touches, especially flamenco. Though the band is Catalan, they favor the southern sounds of Andalusia. Highlight is focused on Max Sunyer's guitar and Joseph Kitflus' keyboards. As such comparisons to Return to Forever and Al Di Meola are well placed. In hearing this album for 31 years now, it still sounds fresh.
Ownership: LP: 1976 Bocaccio. Single sleeve. Acquired via mail order (1992). Though the vinyl looks near mint, it's a noisy pressing. Given that the CDs are all messed up, it doesn't appear there to be a great sound source for this album. However I have read the Japanese papersleeve sounds excellent (ironic that). I'll stick with this. The music is loud enough to overcome most of the background noise.
A couple of Discogs quirks. The one they have as "primary" is a later press from 1977 (see back cover). This original version has what looks like a tiny sticker applied on the rim text of the label (7.770), but I don't think that's factory. My copy doesn't have it anyway.
1992; 5/24/98; 3/10/16; 6/11/23 (new entry)
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