STAINED GLASS STORIES

This is one of those "great lost albums" that get hyped a lot because of their scarcity, but whilst I don't think it's an outright classic (in particular, Paul Seal's faux-British vocals are just plain bad) it's a really enjoyable example of the wave of mid-to-late 1970s prog that emerged showing the influence of the British pioneers of the genre. Think a combination of the bombast of Yes, King Crimson, or ELP with the jazzy whimsy of Caravan (come to think of it, the cover art feels like a more colour-varied take on that from In the Land of Grey and Pink) and you might get something close to the sound the group attain here. Tom Doncourt, in particular, adds a little Hatfield and the North touch to his keyboard playing that I rather like.