Some minor edge & ring wear on outer sleeve VG+. Vinyl is clean, has minor surface noise VG+.

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Gracious began as a schoolboy lark in 1964, when guitarist Alan Cowderoy and vocalist/drummer Paul Davis banded together to cover pop songs at school concerts. To arouse maximum ire at their Catholic school, the adopted the band name "Satan's Disciples." Over the next several years the recording lineup of the band coalesced with Cowderoy and Davis (who now only sang), former road manager Tim Wheatley on bass, Martin Kitcat on keyboards, and drummer Robert Lipson. Renamed Gracious (or Gracious!), the band toured Germany in 1968 and then recorded a concept album about the seasons of the year, although this went unreleased. Still, their ambitions were unabated. After playing on a double bill with the newly formed King Crimson, an awestruck Kitcat immediately adopted the Mellotron as a lead instrument for the band. Kitcat and Davis were the band's composers, and Kitcat in particular lent the group its distinctive sound. He played the Mellotron as a lead instrument, much like a blues organ -- that is, with percussive single notes, rather than the grandiose chords favored by bands that used it as a faux-orchestral backdrop. Their first released album appeared in 1970; with its rich harmonies, heavy prog feel, and religious themes that hearkened back to the band's Catholic school roots, it was a worthy contemporary to such progressive bands as King Crimson and the Zombies. But when this album failed to chart, the band found itself scraping for money. Tensions flared up, precipitating Lipson's and then Kitcat's departures in 1971.

Tracklist

A1Introduction5:52 A2Heaven8:10 A3Hell8:30 B1Fugue In D-Minor5:03 B2The Dream17:00 Credits Arranged By, Producer – Gracious!            Bass – Tim Wheatley Drums – Robert Lipson Engineer – Roger Wake           Guitar, Vocals – Alan Cowderoy Producer – Hugh Murphy Written-By, Mellotron, Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Vocals – Martin Kitcat           Written-By, Vocals, Twelve-string Guitar, Timpani – Paul Davis