Author: KANSAS

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 18-03-2011

Details: Product Description In 1976, Kansas delivered the biggest multi-platinum album in their extensive catalog with the amazing "Leftoverture". Featuring the rock anthem "Carry On Wayward Son", this album both remained at the top of the charts for the better part of 1976 thru 1977.Friday Music is honored to be releasing this lengendary recording as we continue our Kansas 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl series. Mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music with Kevin Gray at AcousTech and pressed at RTI, this stunning LP reaches new sonic depths in the audiophile medium. This album also comes in a ltd. ed. gatefold LP cover. Amazon.ca The cover of 1976's Leftoverture pictures a bearded Da Vinci character composing reams of music score with a quill. Appropriate imagery for a band who combined the compositionally complex approach of British bands such as Genesis and Yes with solid Southern-rock jamming. Kansas wasn't new in '76--the group had escaped Topeka, Kansas, to record three prior albums, including the exciting Masque and Song for America. They joined the arena circuit via Leftoverture's "Carry On Wayward Son," an instant hit with its explosive vocal arrangement and indelible guitar riff. For straight-ahead rockers ("What's on Your Mind?") and ornate epics (the five-part suite "Magnum Opus"), guitarist Kerry Livgren and keyboardist Steve Walsh dramatically pair vocal harmonies over classical- and jazz-inspired structures. The 2001 expanded and remixed edition includes live versions of "Carry on Wayward Son" and "Cheyenne Anthem," as well as new liner notes by David Wild. --James Rotondi

UPC: 886978798626

EAN: 0886978798626

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood