LPCDreissues: Looking forward to the past

Label: Elayas

Few progressive folk albums create such a distinctive atmosphere as the only record by Germany's Carol Of Harvest. Released in 1978, the album unfolds with remarkable patience, allowing acoustic guitars, delicate keyboards and Beate Krause's ethereal vocals to develop naturally rather than competing for attention. The music draws from progressive rock, folk and pastoral symphonic arrangements, yet possesses a quiet, dreamlike character entirely its own.

Instead of relying on technical display, Carol Of Harvest favours mood and melody, gradually building long, expressive compositions that reward attentive listening. The result is an album of uncommon warmth and elegance whose reputation has steadily grown among collectors of progressive folk and continental progressive rock. This Elayas edition presents the complete album with its additional bonus recordings, offering the most comprehensive version of this enduring classic.

1. Put On Your Nightcap – 16:02
2. You And Me – 2:31
3. Somewhere At The End Of The Rainbow – 6:28
4. Dreary Eyes – 4:17
5. Try A Little Bit – 9:59
6. Bonus Track: River – 2:36
7. Bonus Track: Sweet Heroin – 7:04
8. Bonus Track: Brickstone – 1:14