Serenity — Piece Of Mind 1972 (New Zealand, Psychedelic, Folk Rock)

A band from Christchurch, New Zealand, formed in 1971 thanks to the efforts of vocalist and harpist Malcolm Lane. After recruiting two friends, Phil Briggs and Rob Sinclair, they decided to call themselves "Serenity." They liked the name because the band played a superb blend of acoustic and electric progressive folk rock, more typical of the American West Coast scene. In 1972, they signed a contract with Down Under Label. Session musicians were invited to record the album, significantly enriching and diversifying the musical canvas, which consisted entirely of original material. Thus, in 1972, the album "Piece Of Mind" and two singles, "Where Is The Lord"/"Millions" and "Pig"/"Sandelmaker," were recorded and released. But the album, while excellent, went virtually unnoticed. This likely contributed to the band's rapid disappearance from the musical scene. It was later reissued on CD by Kissing Spell.

Tracks:

01. Green And Sunny Weather - 0:00

02. Devil Man - 4:13

03. Millions - 6:37

04. Away From Here - 8:57

05. Sea Time Rain - 11:56

06. Chance With Freedom - 15:09

07. Where Is The Lord - 18:14

08. Sandalmaker - 21:36

09. Pig - 24:18

10. The Golden Legend - 26:53

11. Shell - 29:54

12. Her Mind Holds You - 34:29


Personnel:

Malcolm Lane - harmonica, vocals
Phil Briggs – acoustic guitar, vocals
Rob Sinclair - bass, vocals
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Richard Burgess - drums, congas, tambourine, maracas
Martin Hope – acoustic guitar
Kevin Bayley - acoustic & electric guitar
Terry Crayford – electric piano, organ
Andrew Stevens - flute
Peter Dawkins – producer