SCHEHERAZADE AND OTHER STORIES

1975 was that magical year where we had some excellent albums from a number of great bands.Sheherazade is no exception either, far better IMHO than Turn of the Cards. Side one is made up of 3 wonderful songs ' A trip to the fair'' The vultures fly high' and the eloquent ' Ocean Gypsy'. All three tracks of a very high calibre. Side two is the Sheherazade suite which must rank up there with the best compositions ever written by the band. Tragic story too. I would say this album is a must for anybody wanting more of the Renaissance catalogue.Four and a half stars.