Vertigo Swirl alert! If you’re anything like me — and God help you if you’re not — you have the Vertigo Swirl website bookmarked, and you are constantly scouring record bins for more “swirlies” to add to your record collection. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, that’s probably a good thing. It’s pretty pathetic when you get to the point where you don’t buy a UK or French progressive rock record because it’s missing the Vertigo inner sleeve. I…don’t think I know of an analogy I could make that would help most of you understand how depraved we swirlie collectors are. It’s like the worst comic book guy you’ve ever met, times infinity.
“..Both Cressida albums are excellent and very rare now (both were original Vertigo “Swirls”). Their self-titled debut is an early seventies forgotten classic with delicate vocals, gobs of organ and acoustic guitar. Cressida’s second “Asylum” is the best of the genre represented by Beggars’ Opera, Spring, Fantasy, Frupp, and many more. The combination of instruments used for this album featuring the flute and different keyboard configurations accompanied by acoustic guitar works. This album, though, was by far the better one, with long instrumental passages and more elaborate arrangements. Thus, if you’re interested, “Asylum” is a recommended starter of great early British rock. DEFINITELY A CLASSIC!” – Prog Archives
Cressida
Asylum
Vertigo, 1971
MediaFire DL Link
01. Asylum
02. Munich
03. Good Bye Post Office Tower Goodbye
04. Survivor
05. Reprieved
06. Lisa
07. Summer Weekend Of A Lifetime
08. Let Them Come When They Will
