Eela Craig - A Spaceman Came Travelling 3 x CDs
SKU
21-MIG 03102
This is their albums
One Niter
Hats of Glass
Missa Universalis
Virgin Oiland
all in one set.
“Box set by Austrian prog rock legend Eela Craig with their four studio albums from 1976 to 1980, remastered & sonically prepared with detailed booklet.”
“The band was founded in Linz in 1970 and recorded its first album entitled Eela Craig in 1971 with a circulation of 1500. Critics compared this album with established bands such as Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Colosseum. The band had a few onstage performances with the Zürich Chamber Orchestra in 1972, which led to more performances in well known opera houses of Italy, Germany and Austria, very uncommon venues for a rock band at the time.
The band signed a contract with Vertigo Records in 1975 to release a number of singles and albums, including the Christian concept album Missa Universalis and a signature ethereal style cover version of Chris de Burgh's A Spaceman Came Travelling, both released in 1978.
Missa Universalis was a musical translation of a (Catholic) high mass, which embraced lyrics in Latin, German, English and French languages. The compositions resembled the works of Anton Bruckner, mixed with elements of rock and electronic music. The premiere was performed at the Brucknerfest of the city of Linz and received positive acceptance.”
- LabelMade In Germany
- UPC885513031020