Turn of the Cards

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Turn Of The Cards
Turn Of The Cards cover
Studio album by Renaissance
Released 1974
Genre Progressive rock
Length 40:55
Professional reviews
Renaissance chronology
Ashes are Burning
(1973)		 Turn Of The Cards
(1974)		 Scheherazade and Other Stories
(1975)

Turn Of The Cards is a 1974 album by progressive rock band Renaissance.

Contents

[edit] Information about the album

  • "Things I Don't Understand" was founder member Jim McCarty's last contribution to the band.
  • "Running Hard" quotes a melodic phrase first used in "Mr. Pine" from the Illusion album.
  • Richard Gotterher, one of the albums three producers, is still at it-having produced the latest album by The Raveonettes' Lust, Lust, Lust.
  • The music to "Cold Is Being" is taken entirely from a piece by Tomaso Albinoni and, contrary to the album credits, was not actually contributed to by Michael Dunford. It was, however credited in the back notes "Thanks to Jehan Alain(for the opening piece of RUNNING HARD) and Albinoni for COLD IS BEING[1]
  • The first BTM UK pressings had an alternate back cover, with a moody close-up portrait of Annie Haslam framed in one of the 'cards'. Later pressings, and in the US, a rather bland picture consistent in style and size with the other members portraits were added.
  • Some credits were later inexplicably cropped: "Many thanks to Miles Copeland, Julian, Shirley" at first pressing read: [ "Many thanks to Miles Copeland, Julian, Shirley, Richard and Natalie Halem." ]
  • This was the last Renaissance studio album to include excerpts from existing classical pieces.[2]
  • In the U.K., this was the very first release (BTM 1000) on Miles Copeland's fledgling label, BTM Records (British Talent Managers). In 1977, after releasing a total of 10 albums, including 2 more by Renaissance (BTM 1006: Scheherazade and Other Stories, and a 2 LP, BTM 2001, Live At Carnegie Hall), the label folded due to bankruptcy.[3]
  • The cover picture features Warwick Castle.

[edit] Track listing

All songs credited to Dunford/Thatcher except where noted.

  1. "Running Hard" - 9:36
  2. "I Think of You" - 3:08
  3. "Things I Don't Understand" (Dunford/McCarty) - 9:28
  4. "Black Flame" - 6:25
  5. "Cold Is Being" - 3:02
  6. "Mother Russia" - 9:18

[edit] Personnel

  • Annie Haslam - lead & backing vocals
  • Jon Camp (listed as "John Camp") - bass, backing vocals
  • John Tout - keyboards, backing vocals
  • Terence Sullivan - drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Michael Dunford - acoustic guitar, backing vocals

[edit] References

  1. ^ Turn Of The Cards Lyrics
  2. ^ Liner notes from the Tales Of 1001 Nights compilations
  3. ^ Liner notes from CD reissue.
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