World CD premiere of striking electronic-led score by Gil Melle for Robert Wise sci-fi classic, based on Michael Crichton novel, starring Arthur Hill, James Olson. Melle writes complex ideas that incorporate incredible array of synthesized effects, then melds them with real acoustic colors for fascinating high-tech music: clinical, chilling, suspenseful! Brief running time results from original Kapp label LP release in 1971 having limited playing surfaces due to hexagonal shape of vinyl. (Not duplicated here!) Intrada CD presented from original stereo LP masters vaulted by Universal Music Group. Crisp, state-of-the-art (in 1971) stereo imagery a result! Intrada Special Collection release limited to 1500 copies!
Full Circle. Indeed. You don't need to understand the significance of the title or artwork to appreciate this album, but the background history is important. Saga emerged in the late seventies with a style of music that fused the coming synthesizer-driven pop sound with hard rock guitars and a flair for progressive instrumental sections. Add to that songs of science fiction and intrigue and you have what made the first four albums Saga classics…
The last great album with that Saga sound(and 1993's _Security Of Illusion_). Considering this followed the stinker _Wildest Dreams_, this album is a return to form and stands alongside other Saga greats like Heads Or Tales, Behaviour and Worlds Apart. What's most impressive on this is an aggressive Ian Crichton guitar sound…