National Health - Of Queues And Cures (1978) UK) Canterbury Scene, Jazz-Rock/Fusion

NATIONAL HEALTH was one of the last of the great "Canterbury-style" progressive rock bands. This band performed the same shiny Canterbury Progressive with a touch of jazz-rock, following HATFIELD AND THE NORTH's philosophy, with complex keyboards parts, the saturated guitar of Phil MILLER. Their first eponymous opus is one of the most important albums of the Canterbury scene, containing a unique mixture of rock, jazz and classical music. This is a great find for Canterbury fans and a rare treat in the spirit of the likes of GENTLE GIANT, SPOCK'S BEARD and ECHOLYN.

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- Dave Stewart - acoustic & electric piano, organ, minimoog
- Phil Miller - guitar
- John Greaves - bass, piano innards, crooning
- Pip Pyle - drums, percussion, hand claps
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- George Born - cello (1,3,7)
- Paul Nieman - trombone (1,5,7)
- Phil Minton - trumpet (1,5,7)
- Selwyn Baptiste - steel drums (2)
- Jimmy Hastings - clarinet (3-5), flute (5)
- Keith Thompson - oboe (3-5)
- Peter Blegvad - voice (3)
- Rick Biddulph - bass on organ solo (4)
- Mike Dunne, National Health - producers

01. The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians), Pt.1 (Dave Stewart) - 8:51
02. The Collapso (Dave Stewart) - 6:15
03. Squarer For Maud (John Greaves) - 11:47
04. Dreams Wide Awake (Phil Miller) - 8:46
05. Binoculars (Pip Pyle) - 11:43
06. Phlâkatön (Pip Pyle) - 0:08
07. The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians),Pt.2 (Dave Stewart) - 5:27
Bonus:
08. The Apocalypso (new version The Collapso, 1990) (Dave Stewart) - 6:46