Kaleidoscope (1971) -White Faced Lady

Artist: Kaleidoscope
Album: White Faced Lady
Released: 1971
Quality: mp3 CBR 320
Size: 162 MB

It is a concept album that tells the story of a pale-skinned girl named Angel, from her troubled youth to her sudden rise to fame as a movie star to her tragic decline and untimely death. Reportedly, it was inspired by the life of Marilyn Monroe, and indeed the final track name-checks Marilyn and Arthur Miller. As a rock opera, it follows the example of The Pretty Things' S. F. Sorrow rather than The Who's Tommy, with the liner notes telling the complete story and the songs expounding on key events. Many of the songs are tied together by brief musical segues.

The band worked on the album privately from 1970 to 1971. They had a deal in place to deliver the finished album to a record label for distribution, but the deal suddenly dissolved. The album went unreleased until 1991.©



Tracklist:
1. "Overture" - 2:48
2. "Broken Mirrors" - 2:49
3. "Angel's Song: Dear Elvis Presley..." - 2:39
4. "Nursey, Nursey" - 3:47
5. "Small Song: Heaven in the Back Row" - 3:21
6. "Burning Bright" - 2:03
7. "The Matchseller" - 3:50
8. "The Coronation of the Fledgling" - 0:20
9. "All Hail to the Hero" - 5:03
10. "White Faced Lady" - 4:41
11. "Freefall" - 5:13
12. "Standing" - 6:12
13. "Diary Song: the Indian Head" - 0:54
14. "Song from Jon" - 6:56
15. "Long Way Down" - 4:05
16. "The Locket" - 2:58
17. "Picture with Conversation" - 3:38
18. "Epitaph: Angel" - 7:48