PRE - Progressive Rock Experience vinyl lp (due to size and weight, this price for the USA only. Outside of the USA, the price will be adjusted as needed)
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18-PQR 40
“Pre was a group that was based in Kentucky, of which there is not much info about them online. The band officially formed in February of 1973 before recording a bunch of studio material and then breaking up. They only had three live performances, it seems like they were more initially focused on getting an album out. These recordings would only eventually see release on CD in 1992.
Overall, Pre is a remarkable archival release, and it's one I wish actually got released during the band's short lifetime. It's one that absolutely deserves more attention because all of the music on here is great. More American prog groups should take notes from what Pre did in these recordings. I'd give this a 9 out of 10.”-RYM
“In continuation of our ongoing project at rescuing and restoring outstanding pieces from the scattered US 70s prog scene, we bring you the only album recorded by the Kentucky-based PRE (short for PROGRESSIVE ROCK EXPERIENCE) in 1973. And just as you thought you were experienced enough in the prog sonicsphere, here’s another gem to broaden your horizon and enrich your collection.
Easily tagged as a one-off wonder, this album leaves little room for vague and pointless reductionisms. With PRE spinning firmly on your turntable (backed by 3 equally enticing bonus tracks), you embark on a journey of top-notch, ultra-tight symphonic bliss, regularly flirting with long psychedelic passages. From the opening 9-mins long Ascetic Eros, floating on Brian Paulson’s unique ability at transposing groovy keyboards to an etherial dimension that is further augmented by Al Collinsworth’s vocals until the 19-mins long Ballet for a Blindman that might have been included in a top-of-class UK/Italian prog consortium, marked by the exemplary backs and forths between Larry Collinsworth’s hard psychedelic guitar solos against a mesmerizing drum-beat and placid symphonic themes, you’re in for an endless stream of richly textured segments that alternate like rapid fire.”