Flame Dream ~ Switzerland

Calatea. 1978 Philips
Elements. 1980 Vertigo. (To be reissued on their own label in 2024!)
Out In the Dark. 1981 Vertigo (To be reissued on their own label in 2024!)

One of the more known groups on this list, Switzerland's Flame Dream managed to get their albums distributed pretty well around the world. I've had all three on LP for years. One of the last of the major label progressive bands, debut Calatea and Elements are both very strong symphonic efforts, both with complex melodies and arrangements. Out In the Dark begins to creep slowly into the AOR world, but is still nice enough to consider for reissue. After this, they headed pretty fast into pop irrelevance. Though I'm sure those albums have their fans too.

In 2024 it was announced that both Elements and Out in the Dark were to be reissued by the band. Nothing more has emerged however.

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5/30/09 (new entry)