Vertigo Swirls

 

Ian Carr - Belladonna [MRBLP229 UK 2021 24-Bit 176.4kHz FLAC]

Reproduced in a high quality gatefold package, Mr Bongo Records rereleased the classic 1972 jazz/rock fusion album Belladonna complete with Vertigo swirl inner sleeve and labels. 

Miles Showell cut this release half-speed at Abbey Road on a restored Neumann VMS 80 lathe, likely from a digital transfer of the original master tape. The label are not fully open about the source of this release, however nearly all Showell remasters these days are not cut direct from tape. That being said, this pressing does sound fantastic with a wide detailed sound stage and plenty of air for each instrument to shine through. 

The Scotsman's trumpet is backed up by an illustrious band of accompanying musicians including Allan Holdsworth on guitar, Roy Babbington on bass, Dave MacRae on Fender Rhodes and also Brian Smith on sax. Often compared to the Miles Davis style of fusion, Belladonna takes things further with plenty of additional British eccentricity.

A1 Belladonna

A2 Summer Rain

B1 Remadione

B2 Mayday

B3 Suspension

B4 Hector's House