Ramases — Glass Top Coffin 1975 (UK, Psychedelic/Folk Rock)Full Album

The second and final album. In another mystical journey, Ramses and his faithful companion Selket were assisted by guitarist Jo Romero, bassist Pete Kingsman, organist Barry Kirsch, drummer Roger Harrison, saxophonist Bob Bertles + members of the Royal Philharmonic and London Symphony Orchestras. Ramases biography Kimberley Barrington Frost - Born 1 January 1934 (Sheffield, UK) - 2 December 1976 One of those weird eccentric figures of the late 60's, Kimberly Barrington Frost* from Sheffield claimed to have been visited by the most famous Pharoah and renamed his wife Selket (an Egyptian divinity) and started dressing up strange , recorded two very rare (and unsuccesful) singles before re-surfacing with a full band that released two albums on the famous Vertigo label and a stunning fold-out artwork sleeve from in-house designer Roger Dean. Among the members of the new group he had formed, the nucleus of the future 10CC group (Godley Creme Gouldman & Stewart) played central roles and many superb harmonies and inventive, catchy hooks of this "Space Hymns" album will remind you of the pop-extraordinaire group that later graced the hit charts of the mid and late 70's. An absolutely delightful cult status album every proghead should own, that was a followed e few years later by a much less famous second album "Glass Top Coffin" (but without the 10CC members) which still has moments of brilliance. To my knowledge this second album has yet to have a CD re-issue. RAMASES's two unusual albums are definitely worth the inclusion of the ProgArchives for their quiky pop-rock tracks with strong progressive overtones and inventive songwriting : : : Hugues Chantraine, BELGIUM : : : Tracks: 01. Golden Landing - 00:00 02. Long Long Time - 06:17 03. Now Mona Lisa - 11:30 04. God's Voice - 14:24 05. Mind Island - 17:43 06. Only The Loneliest Feeling - 22:34 07. Sweet Reason - 25:19 08. Stepping Stones - 31:02 09. Saler Man — 35:29 10. Children Of The Green Earth — 40:30 11. Glass Top Coffin — 43:57 12. Golden Landing (Part II) — 47:56 Personnel: Ramases (Kimberley Barrington Frost) - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, producer Sel (Dorothy Frost) - lead female vocals, acoustic guitar, + Barry Kirsch - piano, synthesizer, producer Jo Romero - acoustic & electric guitars, tabla Pete Kingsman - electric bass, double bass Roger Harrison - drums, percussion Bob Bertles - saxophone The Eddie Lester Chorale, Kay Garner, Sue Glover, Sunny Leslie — backing vocals Members Of The London Symphony Orchestra, Members Of The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra — orchestra Rob Young — orchestral arrangements Colin Thurston — electric bass (02)