Artist: Rare Bird
Title Of Album: Discography
Year Of Release: 1969-2003 (7 Albums)
Country: UK
Label: Virgin Records Ltd./Cherry Red Records/Esoteric Recordings
Genre: Progressive Rock
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Bitrate: CBR 320 kbps
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Rare Bird was a progressive rock band founded in 1969. They were formed in England, but had more success in other European countries than they did at home. They are mostly remembered for the haunting, organ based track "Sympathy". It sold one million copies globally.

RARE BIRD is a quartet that relied heavily on keyboards as both Kafinetti and Field played together, the former on piano and synthesizers and the latter on organ - much like PROCOL HARUM and later on GREENSLADE. They had a hit with "Sympathy" in the UK but were more successful in Continental Europe where they became quite popular, their sound often reminding us of BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST. This double keyboard attack held no place for a guitarist until Field left along with the drummer Ashton and another keyboard player Lamb. This change occurred as they switched to Polydor label and they took on a guitar player, and played a harder rock with some funky lines. Nic Potter of VDGG played on two albums of the second line-up and John Wetton guested on one.

Rare Bird («Редкая птица») — группа прогрессивного рока, основана в 1969 году в Англии. Группа была более успешна в других европейских странах, чем на родине. Они в основном запомнились за их запоминающийся, основанный на органной музыке, трек «Sympathy».

Tracklist: 1969 Rare Bird

01. Iceberg (06:57)
02. Times (03:24)
03. You Went Away (04:40)
04. Melanie (03:29)
05. Beautiful Scarlet (05:44)
06. Sympathy (02:45)
07. Natures Fruit (02:37)
08. Bird on a Wing (04:17)
09. God of War (05:31)
10. Devil's High Concern [Bonus] (02:48)
11. Sympathy (Mono) [Bonus] (02:35)

Total Time: 44 min 47 sec

Tracklist: 1970 As Your Mind Flies By

01. What You Want To Know (05:58)
02. Down On The Floor (02:39)
03. Hammerhead (03:31)
04. I'm Thinking (05:38)
05. Flight (19:41)
06. What You Want To Know (Mono Single Version) [Bonus] (03:32)
07. Hammerhead (Mono Single Version) [Bonus] (03:21)
08. Red Man [Bonus] (03:29)

Total Time: 47 min 49 sec

Tracklist: 1972 Epic Forest

01. Baby Listen (03:24)
02. Hey Man (05:53)
03. House In City (04:25)
04. Epic Forest (09:11)
05. Turning The Lights Out (04:38)
06. Her Darkest Hour (03:33)
07. Fears Of The Night (03:17)
08. Turn It All Around (04:43)
09. Title No. 1 (Birdman) (06:05)
10. Roadside Welcome (04:20)
11. Four Grey Walls (03:54)
12. You're Lost (10:08)

Total Time: 1 h 03 min 31 sec

Tracklist: 1973 Somebody's Watching

01. Somebody's Watching (05:23)
02. Third Time Around (04:57)
03. Turn Your Head (04:38)
04. More And More (04:05)
05. Hard Time (03:07)
06. Who Is The Hero (03:41)
07. High In The Morning (03:35)
08. Dollars & A Few Dollars More (08:39)

Total Time: 38 min 05 sec

Tracklist: 1974 Born Again

01. Body And Soul (03:10)
02. Live For Each Other (02:56)
03. Diamonds (04:09)
04. Reaching You (03:31)
05. All That I Need (03:57)
06. Redman (03:43)
07. Peace Of Mind (05:25)
08. Harlem (03:23)
09. Lonley Street (03:14)
10. Last Tango In Beulah (06:30)

Total Time: 39 min 58 sec

Tracklist: 1976 Sympathy

01. Sympathy (02:48)
02. You Went Away (04:42)
03. Nature's Fruit (02:37)
04. Bird On A Wing (04:20)
05. What You Want To Know (05:59)
06. Beautiful Scarlet (05:44)
07. Hammerhead (03:32)
08. I'm Thinking (05:38)
09. As Your Mind Flies By (05:51)

Total Time: 41 min 11 sec

Tracklist: 2003 Third Time Around

01. Body And Soul (03:09)
02. Epic Forest (03:17)
03. Roadside Welcome (04:27)
04. Passing Through (04:28)
05. Diamonds (04:07)
06. Turn Your Head (04:38)
07. Virginia (03:12)
08. Don't Be Afraid (03:47)
09. Hey Man (05:53)
10. Reaching You (03:31)
11. Hard Time (03:07)
12. Red Man (03:45)
13. Somebody's Watching (05:03)
14. Dollars (08:41)
15. All That I Need (Live) (04:25)
16. Third Time Around (Live) (05:17)
17. High In The Morning (03:32)

Total Time: 1 h 14 min 19 sec

Line-up / Musicians:

Steve Gould (lead vocals & bass, rhythm guitar)
Dave Kaffinetti (pianos & assorted keyboards)
Graham Field (organ & assorted keyboards)
Mark Ashton (drums & backing vocals)