Artist...............: Phantom
Album................: Phantom's divine comedy
Genre................: psychedelic
Source...............:cd
Year.................: 1974
Information..........: # Audio CD (March 30, 1993)
# Original Release Date: 1974
# Number of Discs: 1
# Label: One Way Records Inc
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Tracklisting
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1. Tales from a Wizard
2. Devil's Child
3. Calm Before the Storm
4. Half a Life Listen
5. Spiders Will Dance (On Your Face While You Sleep)
6. Black Magic/White Magic
7. Merlin Listen
8. Stand Beside My Fire
9. Welcome to Hell
Playing Time.........: 00:58:01
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ALBUMS:
1(A) THE LOST ALBUM (Ghost) 1990
2( ) PHANTOM'S DIVINE COMEDY, PART ONE (Capitol 11313)
1974
NB: (1) is a bootleg, that has also recently appeared on CD (Flash 49). (2)
reissued in 1989, and also available on CD (One Way 56842).
45:
1 Calm Before The Storm/Black Magic, White Magic (Hideout 1080)
1973
NB: (1) also exists as a doubled sided promo Calm Before The Storm (stereo)
/ Calm Before The Storm (mono) (Hideout 1080) 1973. (1) reissued on Capitol
red label (3857) 1974.
Originally known as Walpurgis, The Lost Album is supposed to have been
recorded by line-up 'A' in Los Angeles and predates the official Divine Comedy
release. We have been told that the band were re-named by their manager
as Phantom, and we know that the line-up which recorded Divine Comedy
definitely came from Rochester, a small town about 30 miles from Detroit.
On both albums the vocalist sounds like Jim Morrison and indeed Capitol
Records issued a statement that it was leading to legal action by Elektra.
What of the music? Divine Comedy is highly rated by many, it has a mystical
sound and is recommended. Tales From A Wizard and Welcome To Hell, which
are both rather melodramatic, are arguably the strongest tracks but a
consistent standard is maintained throughout.
The Divine Comedy line-up made a second self-titled LP in 1978 under the
name Happy Dragon Band (Fiddlers 11 57) 1978, This is more electronic.
The Lost Album contains previously unreleased material. Musically it's similar
to their first effort though not as good.
(Vernon Joynson / Robert J. Maledon / Stephane Rebeschini)
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