Celestial Madness (1975)
Here's an album that I've had on my curiosity list for decades. I can't remember when or how I'd heard the name, but it never surfaced during the CDRWL heyday despite having it on lists sent to those who were helping me with the site. It's on Albert Productions which is most famous for pressing the original AC/DC albums. Well lookee there, someone posted it on YouTube. Let's dig in.
Stephen Joseph Christopher Powell offers up ten short form vocal tracks and one trippy interlude ('Supernova'). So the prog rock tag is definitely a misnomer here. The music belongs more to the loner folk rock genre, with copious vocals and acoustic guitar being the primary sounds. Powell's vocals are on the airy side, and there is some use of synthesizer giving it that "celestial" feel I suppose. I can certainly hear the appeal as there's a type of collector who will eat this up. Add to that the genuine rarity, and that's how albums like this become sought after worldwide. Not really my bag though.
Apparently Powell went deaf after this recording and that was essentially the end of his career.
No reissues as of 4/17/25.
4/17/25 (review / entry)
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