There are 6 artists/bands under the name of Renaissance: 1) A British progressive rock band - The first incarnation of Renaissance came out of the ashes of The Yardbirds in early 1968 when drummer Jim McCarty and guitarist/vocalist Keith Relf formed an acoustic based band. They added keyboardist John Hawken, bassist Louis Cennamo and vocalist Jane Relf (Keith's sister). This band released two albums (Renaissance (1969) and Illusion (1971)) before breaking up. Some of the members reformed as Illusion. McCarty then reformed the band with singer Binky Cullom, bassist Jon Camp, keyboardist John Tout, drummer Terence Sullivan, and guitarist/composer mike dunford. Cullom was promptly replaced by Annie Haslam, then McCarty himself left soon after, but this group went on to become the "classic" lineup of Renaissance. They recorded a string of successful albums starting with the LP Prologue (1972). Throughout numerous personnel changes in the 70s, Haslam, Dunford and Camp remained the core
1 | Carpet of the Sun | BBC Sessions (2 of 2) |
2 | Day of the Dreamer | BBC Sessions (1 of 2) |
3 | Midas Man | BBC Sessions (1 of 2) |
4 | Prologue | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
5 | Can You Understand | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
6 | The Young Prince and Princess as Told by Scheheraz | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
7 | Black Flame | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
8 | Ocean Gypsy | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
9 | Mother Russia | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
10 | Running Hard | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
11 | Trip to the Fair | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
12 | Ashes Are Burning | BBC Sessions (2 of 2) |
13 | Ocean Gypsy | BBC Sessions (2 of 2) |
14 | Running Hard | BBC Sessions (2 of 2) |
15 | Touching Once | BBC Sessions (1 of 2) |
16 | Carpet of the Sun | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
17 | Vultures Fly High | BBC Sessions (1 of 2) |
18 | Prologue | BBC Sessions (1 of 2) |
19 | The Young Prince and Princess as Told by Scheheraz | Tales of 1001 Nights, Vol. 1 |
20 | Mother Russia | BBC Sessions (2 of 2) |