Rainbird - Maiden Flight (1971) [2021]

Artist: Rainbird
Album: Maiden Flight
Country: England
Release year: 2021 (recorded in 1971)
Genre: Psychedelic/Progressive Rock
Format: MP3 CBR 320

Monsterously obscure prog from 1970, 200 lps were privately made but most were destroyed, and no copies have ever been openly sold. Complex and mysterious music with flutes and mystical lyrics, meandering melodies, like the most introverted moments from the Moody Blues classic Threshold of a Dream era, Rainbird is an lp some rate as a masterpiece. The original had the wrong cover added by a printer, here the original Rainbird picture is restored to the sleeve.

Tracklist:
01. Maiden Flight 8:08
02. Star Of Ishtar 4:06
03. Sailboat 2:13
04. My Lady Know No Other 5:28
05. Za Da Phase Three 1:21
06. Za Da Phase Seven 0:45
07. Broken Ladder 4:44
08. Man On The Mountain 2:40
09. Where The Hell Is Home 2:38
10. Stormdance Part 1 2:51
11. Stormdance Part 2 3:29
12. Calendar 1:01

Personnel:
Acoustic Guitar, Bass – Nigel Prenter
Congas, Drums – John Leighton Dyson
Electric Guitar – Ian Lamont Muir
Flute, Backing Vocals – William Johnson
Keyboards – Clive Birch
Lead Vocals – Clive Birch (tracks: 1, 3 to 5, 7 to 12)
Organ – William Johnson (tracks: 2, 5, 6)
Piano – William Johnson (tracks: 2, 3)
Vocals – Nigel Prenter (tracks: 2, 6, 7)
Xylophone – William Johnson