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TRIUMVIRAT [flac]

ProgRock
Germany
FLAC
LOSSELESS

TRIUMVIRAT is one of the most maligned but at the same beloved bands, they were accused of being ELP clones, but at the same time most people love the pristine music they created and the unique 
arrangements by that virtuoso keyboardist named Jürgen Fritz.
In 1969 TRIUMVIRAT was formed in Cologne, Germany by Hans-Jürgen Fritz (keyboards), Hans Bathelt (drums) and Werner Frangenberg on bass. The musicians admit that their main influence was THE NICE,
 but their pristine arrangements and respect for the melody marked the difference. Being that Frangenberg had a compromise with a dance band, he had to leave TRIUMVIRAT and was replaced 
by Hans Pape in 1970, who had the advantage of being a very decent vocalist.

The band sent a demo to EMI Cologne, and the guys from the label loved it, so soon they were signing the first contract. With this lineup, the band released in 1972 their debut album a semi 
conceptual LP called "Mediterranean Tales", and were brave enough to open the album with the 16 minutes epic "Across the Waters". 
Due to the great success in Germany, the band started to work in their second release that was called "Illusions on a Double Dimple", but during the recording Hans Pape left and 
Helmut Köllen (guitar, bass and vocals) took his place, and their most famous lineup was born. 

With this conceptual album about depression and personal relations, enhanced by the Cologne House Symphony Orchestra, the band became international, and the album was a hit in many countries, 
even in my native Perú (Where Prog records never reached the public), every major store had some copies recorded by a Peruvian label. 

But still the USA market was elusive, until the band had the idea to launch an historical conceptual LP about the gladiator who challenged Rome in 73 B.C. and called it simply "Spartacus". 
Capitol Records USA heard it, and decided that was what they were looking for due to the blend of elaborate tracks and beautiful ballads.

1972 - Mediterranean Tales (Across The Water)[Remaster, bonus, 2002] 
1974 - Illusions on a double dimple 
1975 - Spartacus(Delux Edition, 2003) 
1976 - Old Loves Die Hard(2002, Remaster, bonus) 
1977 - Pompeii(2002, Remaster) 
1978 - A la Carte(Remaster, bonus 2002) 
1980 - Russian Roulette(Remaster, bonus 2002) 

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