Thursday, December 16, 2010

Prism - Armageddon - Canada - 1979


Purchased this one last year for 8 bucks just because I liked the cover, total prog-rock cheese, yes, but it hits something in my mind. From a collection angle, it does have a Bryan Adams connection. The album itself I'm not so fussed about, but I post it nonetheless as my tastes are my own. This album is actually not hard to find, at least where I am at, in used vinyl stores and thrift shops alike.

The Band

Here is something about them I copied from somewhere, but I forget where, apologies and thanks in equal portions...Armageddon is the third studio album and fourth album overall by Canadian rock band Prism. It was released in 1979 on canadian record label GRT. It achieved double platinum status in Canada (in excess of 200,000 units sold.)[1]

Armageddon is notable for several reasons. Bruce Fairbairn received the canadian music industry 1980 Juno Award for Producer of the Year for the album.[2] Band leader and guitarist-songwriter Lindsay Mitchell received the SOCAN Song of the Year award for "Night to Remember".[3] It is the band's best selling album. Despite all the commercial success, record label GRT filed for bankruptcy the next year. It is also curious for the songwriting contributions by future canadian international recording artist Bryan Adams.

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