Aragorn – The Suite (2022 (1974 Australia Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock)Full Album

Remastered from the original master tapes and includes recordings of previously unreleased material that was recorded in 1974. Aragorn biography ARAGORN from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, was founded in 1972 by keyboardist Oleg Alex DITRICH, who studied classical music from an early age, and began composing a suite of music in 1967 when he was just 14 years old with guidance from his guitarist friend John SIMPSON, who was a big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien's novel The Lord of the Rings. The unfinished project was shelved for several years, but Oleg returned to it when he formed Aragorn, the band taking its name from one of the main characters in Tolkien's novel, and in September 1973 the whole band collaborated in applying the finishing touches to The Suite. The music was then recorded, apparently in a single take without any overdubs, at Clover Studios in Sydney, but the recording was never released at the time, and remained undiscovered until almost 50 years later, in 2022. The Japanese Belle Antique label had stumbled upon the only album by another Australian band called SNAKES ALIVE in 2017, the album having been recorded in 1975 and pressed as just 50 copies, without even having a cover. A few years later, the Korean label Merry Go Round followed Belle Antique's lead and did some further research into the history of Snakes Alive, discovering that the band had begun life as Aragorn, and that four of the original Aragorn band members had still been active in Snakes Alive. The music is mostly made up of long instrumental sections, with occasional vocals, and some superb melodies containing plenty of prominent guitar, keyboard, and flute passages. Studio Album, released in 2022 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Creatures Of The Night (3:05) 2. Rivendell (3:52) 3. Wonder (4:48) 4. Rivendell South (0:48) 5. Land Of Mordor (3:49) 6. Trees And Grass (2:04) 7. East Of Greyhaven (4:17) 8. A History Book (3:32) 9. Thunder (2:59) 10. Grove (2:01) 11. Sky (1:20) 12. Dark Lord (2:33) 13. Rivendell East (1:39) 14. Aragorn (2:52) 15. Ends Of Time (1:52) 16. Dance Of The Ring (1:32) 17. And The People And The Night (Bonus Track) (7:50) Line-up / Musicians - Oleg Ditrich / piano, keyboards, vocals - Michael Vidale / bass - Peter Nykyruj / drums, percussion - John Simpson / electric guitar - Jonas Sayewell / flute, acoustic guitar, vocals