RARE BIRD Rare Bird (2018 Klimt Records reissue of the 1969 9-track vinyl LP from the English progressive rockers. The band took off at the end of the 60s from the encounter between Graham Field and Dave Kaffinetti, that, after the arrival of Steve Gould and Mark Ashton, decided to call themselves the Rare Bird. Their keyboard dominated-progressive rock style was immediately noticed by Tony Stratton-Smith with whom the band signed one of the first contracts of the eclectic label Charisma Records (the others were Van der Graaf Generator and The Nice). Rare Bird is the band's debut album released at the end of 1969, that includes, among the striking tracks, the worldwide chart hit Sympathy, that at the time sold more than one million copies. The vinyl is brand new, UNPLAYED nestled within the sealed picture sleeve. Recommended. MJJ391LP)