01 - One Blind Mice (Sigle A Side) [00:03:26]
02 - Entropy [00:01:10]
03 - Black Sheep Of The Family [00:03:41]
04 - Post War Saturday Echo [00:09:52]
05 - Good Lords Know [00:03:12]
06 - Up On The Ground [00:07:09]
07 - Gemini [00:05:54]
08 - Make Up Your Mind [00:01:43]
09 - What Was That [00:05:58]
10 - Make Up Your Mind (Reprise) [00:01:03]
11 - Laughin'Tackle [00:11:31]
12 - Putting (Single B Side) [00:07:21]
13 - Afraid Not (Previously Unreleased) [00:05:25]
14 - Bluegaloo-Broken Chords-Scales (Live 1974) [00:06:30]

John Gustafson - bass, vocals
Peter Robinson - keyboards, string arrangements
Mick Underwood – drums
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Gassama – percussion, congas
Schaffer – guitar
Steve Hammond – 12 string guitar, vocals
Karin Stigmark – vocals

This is one of the best progressive rock albums of the seventies. There are moments of intricate keyboard work, a solid rhythm section which is never boring, as well as great vocals. Some may wonder at that last contention. Gustafson is not a glamorous singer, but he was motivated here, and sings with the kind of conviction needed to put a song over the top. This is not to say that all of his singing is loud. Indeed, "Good Lord Knows" has a simple almost gentle vocal approach which is perfect for the sentiment expressed: sad acquiescence.

When I first heard this album, it took me a few songs before I realized there was no guitar player. This is due not to my lack of attention, but to the interesting keyboard flourishes (quite a nice tone and similar to Jon Lord of Deep Purple). I had to ask myself whether I needed guitar in progressive rock to enjoy it. The answer in this case is no.

Entropy begins the album with a pleasant molasses atmosphere which then segues into Black Sheep of the Family which features some enjoyable yelping from Gustafson. I won't review each song, but will say all are good, some more than others. The two bonus tracks hold up well, and the string accompaniment is better than found on most rock records.

Despite fitting fairly comfortably in the Prog category, this album mixes a working-class feel with the fancier aspects. Call it an earthbound element, if you will, to balance the soaring musical themes. Listeners with the ability to enjoy a wide range of music should be able to appreciate this piece which is of a period, but transcends being a period piece. The recent Esoteric remaster of this album has improved sound with original masters used where possible. There are also two additional bonus tracks beyond those included on previous CD releases. All but the two new tracks are featured in a 5.1 DVD-A mix on the second disc. An essential progressive rock package. --- TABLEAU, progarchives.com

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1 	Prayer For The Dying 	
2 	Good Day To Die 	
3 	Wild Wedding 	
4 	Suicide Blonde 	
5 	River 	
6 	Long Road 	
7 	Woman In Love 	
8 	Hit And Run 	
9 	Daylight Robbery 	
10 	Coming Home 	
11 	Circus 	
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12 	Undercarriage (Demo)

Bass Guitar – Nick Simper
Drums, Percussion – Mick Underwood
Guest [Special], Keyboards – Don Airey
Lead Guitar – Gary Davis
Vocals, Guitar – Bart Foley

The original Quartermass was an early '70s progressive band that recorded for the Harvest label in 1970. Widely sought after by collectors, the original lineup consisted of John Gustafson, Peter Robinson and Mick Underwood. The original band only recorded one album then split, with band members going on to other projects. Quartermass II was formed by original band member Mick Underwood in the mid '90s. This incarnation of the band also features founding member of Deep Purple Nick Simper and top session players Bart Foley and Gary Davis. The music of Quartermass II is not progressive like that of its predecessor, but it is your basic commercial hard rock sound from bands as Whitesnake, Starship, Aerosmith or many others. While not overly spectacular, this band could attract some notice from the curious who were familiar with the original Quartermass or the reputations of Underwood and Simper. ---Keith Pettipas, AllMusic Review

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