RENAISSANCE

Renaissance/Azure d’Or REPERTOIRE/CHERRY RED

JOHNNY SHARP

Two releases from two incarnations of the adventurous outfit. While there are plenty of big-name bands around that still fight the good fight with no founding members left on board, it’s rare to find one who changed 100 per cent of their line-up within two years of forming – let alone one who then went on to find great success in their subsequent incarnation. But Renaissance managed it, with the result that their newly reissued, self-titled debut album, originally released in 1969, and the also repackaged Azure d’Or made in 1979 at the peak of their commercial success, are essentially the work of two different bands. The music within, however, does have some key qualities in common. “The same in name only, but both worthy of investigation.” Keith Relf and…

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