RAW MATERIAL - Same ( 1970 UK Eclectic Prog ) Full lp

Raw Material biography Founded in London, UK in 1969 - Disbanded in 1972 RAW MATERIAL is a British band that released two albums in the ealy 70’s that are now highly collectible. The group consist of your standard prog quartet plus frontman Mike Fletcher on wind instruments. They developped a slighly jazz-tinged progressive rock so typical of that era and their debut album had some great moments (the longer tracks on side1) but was also partially flawed but ends in a bizarre poem recitation to string arrangements. Most progheads will prefer the much more even Time Is.. Rare album that appeared on the RCA prog label called Neon records. This album (with the line-up augmented by a second guitarist Harewood) was much more 70’s-sounding and left loads of space for instrument interplay and hold many fine moments that every proghead looking for rare late proto-prog should investigate. Both albums have gotten a few Cd re-issues but beware of some approximate versions as some are giving strange info. The debut even came out with a spanish pop cover. : : : Hugues Chantraine, BELGIUM : : Studio Album, released in 1970 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Time And Illusion 00:00 2. I’d Be Delighted 07:41 3. Fighting Cock 12:50 4. Pear On An Apple Tree 16:39 5. Future Recollections 19:35 6. Traveller Man 23:30 7. Destruction Of America 29:43 Line-up / Musicians - Dave Green / guitar - Colin Catt / keyboards, vocals - Michael Fletcher / saxophone, harmonica, flute, vocals - Phil Gunn / bass - Paul Young / percussion