 Remastered essential albums by 1970's French Progressive Rock band
Format: CD / Cat No: ECLEC52933 / PRE-ORDER Release Date: 27/03/2026
Track Listing: CD 1 - Clearlight Symphony: 1. 1st Movement / 2. 2nd Movement
CD 2 - Forever Blowing Bubbles: 1. Chanson / 2. Without Words / 3. Way / 4. Ergotrip / 5. Et Pendant Ce Temps La / 6. Narcisse Et Goldmund / 7. Jungle Bubbles / Bonus tracks: 8. Sweet Absinthe / 9. Without Words (Mellotron Mix) / 10. Flute Aquatique / 11. Overture / 12. Vibrato
CD 3 - Les Contes Du Singe Fou: 1. La Clé / 2. A Trip to Orient / 3. Lightsleeper’s Despair / 4. Soliloque / 5. Time Skater / 6. Prelude / 7. Cosmic Crusaders / 8. Rivers of Time / 9. Return to the Source
CD 4 - Visions: 1. Spirale D’Amour / 2. Messe Caine / 3. Au Royaume Des Mutants / 4. Full Moon Raga / 5. Raga (Coda) / 6. Songe de Cristal / 7. Paix Prodonde / Bonus tracks: 8. Guitare Elevation / 9. Crystal City / 10. Shanti Louis / 11. Heymae / 12. Visions Nocturnes / 13. O Rage, O Espoir / 14. Songe De Cristal (remix)
CD 5 - Impressionist Symphony: 1. Renoir En Couleur / 2. Time is Monet / 3. Pisarro King / 4. Degas De La Marine / 5. Van Gogh 3rd Ear / 6. Gaugin Dans L’Autre / 7. Lautrec Too Loose / 8. Monet Time Duet
More information: Clearlight was formed in 1973 and was the vision of gifted pianist and composer Cyrille Verdeaux. The first work to appear under the Clearlight name was 'Clearlight Symphony', recorded in 1973 and 1974 and first issued by Virgin Records in early 1975. The album was notable for featuring Gong members Steve Hillage, Tim Blake and Didier Malherbe. The follow-up album, 'Forever Blowing Bubbles' was recorded in the summer of 1975 and featured a full band formed by Verdeaux and former King Crimson violinist David Cross guesting among others.
1977’s 'Les Contes du Singe Fou' was recorded with a full band who now included former Magma violinist Didier Lockwood and was a fine fusion of jazz, psychedelic and new age influences. Clearlight’s final album of the 1970s was the album 'Visions', released in 1978.
Over the ensuing years Cyrille Verdeaux resurrected the Clearlight name occasionally, and in 2014 the album 'Impressionist Symphony' was released and featured contributions from Steve Hillage, Didier Malherbe and Tim Blake among others.
This collection gathers together these essential albums in a clamshell box, all newly remastered and includes a booklet with new essay.
'Symphonies – The Collected Recordings' is a fine collection of music by one of the most interesting musicians to emerge from the French progressive rock movement of the 1970s.
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