Renaissance

The groundbreaking record featuring ex-Yardbirds Keith Relf and Jim McCarty! Fresh from playing heavy blues-rock with Jimmy Page in the final version of the Yardbirds, the two of them-together with Relf's sister Jane on vocals-formed Renaissance with the then-novel idea of fusing folk and rock with classical influences. The result was this 1969 release for Elektra, the only Renaissance album to feature the Relfs-the Annie Haslam lineup took over before their next release, Prologue-and one of the more adventuresome albums of the late '60s, here reissued with new liner notes that tell the rather complicated tale of how this album came to be. Collectors' Choice Music exclusive!