Mannheim Steamroller - Audiophile LP to Digital [FLAC] transfer

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Mannheim Steamroller - Fresh Aire [American Gramaphone Records AG-355] (1975)

Dynamic Range Released: 1975
Country: US
Label: American Gramaphone
Catalog: AG-355
Genre: Contemporary Classical

Item# SR-AMAG355
Ratings: C=VG+; LP=VG+

T R A C K L I S T:
01 Prelude / Chocolate Fudge
02 Interlude I
03 Sonata
04 Interlude II
05 Saras Band
06 Fresh Aire
07 Rondo
08 Interlude III
09 Pass The Keg (Lia)
10 Interlude IV
11 Mist

Fresh Aire
Mannheim Steamroller

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Album Review

Dave Connolly [allmusic.com]

A harbinger of the new age movement, Mannheim Steamroller's debut is a unique mix of light classical piano music, progressive rock, and medieval songs. Composer Chip Davis breaks the album into 12 semi-classical structures (sonatas, interludes, even a disguised passacaglia) that match up to the seasons, rendering Fresh Aire a concept album about nature and life. Most of the music is played by Jackson Berkey, dubbing piano, harpsichord, and synthesizers atop one another with a minimal rhythm section from Davis and Eric Hansen. At its spaciest, Fresh Aire sounds like Keith Emerson or Camel; when the band's in a medieval mood, Gentle Giant (notably ''Talybont'') comes to mind. Audiophiles took a real shine to Mannheim Steamroller, both for the superior album packaging and the clean sound (if memory serves, American Gramaphone used to charge on the high side for their LPs).