Ungava. 1977 36 Records
On the surface it would appear Ungava would be yet another power trio, given their guitar-bass-drums lineup. But the two guest musicians, one on keys and the other on sax/flute appear to have far more than cameo appearances as seemingly they are part of the band, perhaps leaving just prior to release and being relegated to "guest". This is one of Quebec's finest, recalling Opus 5 or Maneige in places, but with the added strong guitar work. Maybe not Frank Marino or Walter Rossi strong, but still some high quality six stringing going on among the complex progressive rock compositions. An exceptionally great album.
Priority: 1
Reissued on LP by Return to Analog (2020).
10/20/10
3 comments:
Great album worth owning. Quite hard to find on vinyl but much easier since it's CD release last year on the Mandala label...I think it is legit???
Hi SF, Unfortunately Mandala is a known pirate label :-(
Another one to stay away from then! Thanks Tom for the continuing education :)
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