Mandalaband The Eye of Wendor Prophecies Vinyl LP 2024

LP 1

1. The Eye Of Wendor
2. Florian's Song
3. Ride To The City
4. Almar's Tower
5. Like The Wind
6. The Tempest
7. Dawn Of A New Day
8. Departure From Carthilias
9. Elsethea
10. Witch Of Waldow Wood
11. Silesandre
12. Aenord's Lament
13. Funeral Of The King
14. Coronation Of Damien

LP 2

1. The Eye Of Wendor
2. Florian's Song
3. Ride To The City
4. Almar's Tower
5. Like The Wind
6. The Tempest
7. Dawn Of A New Day
8. Departure From Carthilias
9. Elsethea
10. Witch Of Waldow Wood
11. Silesandre
12. Aenord's Lament
13. Funeral Of The King
14. Coronation Of Damien

The second Mandalaband album - The Eye of Wendor: Prophecies - took two full years to create. Recorded at Strawberry Studios with the help of Barclay James Harvest plus a plethora of musician friends and colleagues with whom David had worked with over the years including Eric Stewart (10cc), Maddy Prior (Steeleye Span), Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), Graham Gouldman, Lol Creme & Kevin Godley (10cc) and Paul Young (Sad Cafe / Mike and the Mechanics).

The narrative is based on a Tolkienesque fantasy of a magical gemstone, set in prehistory, the music and lyrics telling the tale through different vocalists playing the roles of the leading characters in the story. The Mandalaband founder carefully created this classic symphonic rock album on a budget of just GBP8,000.

As well as presenting the original album remastered, David gained access to the original 24-track analogue master tapes, having them restored and digitised at Abbey Road Studios before reinforcing the sound and instrumentation before remixing the entire album.

Listening to David's newly remixed version is a stunning sonic journey, with elements of prog, electronica, soft rock and instrumental soundscapes, the influence of these recordings on prog-music that followed is clear.