For those unaware, Jon Symon was known as a one-man band called Rasputin and he toured throughout Germany and Austria and also appeared on several TV shows. He released a couple of singles before, in the 80s, becoming better known for his Warlock musical works.

These (re-mastered) editions are the first time the albums have been available on CD and digitally.

The �Memories of a White Magician� studio album was recorded twice, once in 1981 and then again in 1983 and this edition includes both versions of the album. The highlight of the 1983 album�s release was the performance in front of 7000 people in Berlin�s International Congress Centre.

�Lady MacBeth� was originally released a year after the first album and this edition features the 1984 non-album single of the title track which now appears in its rightful place in the score.

Joining Jon Symon on the releases are members of the German band JANE including Peter Panka, Werner Nadolny, Detlef Klamann, Charly Maucher, Edu Wahlmann and Bernd Klamann.

Jon Symon�s Warlock: Memories Of A White Magician (2CD Edition)

CD 1: THE 1981 RECORDINGS
1. Warlock
2. Pagan Memory
3. Spirits Of Hell
4. Angel Of Death
5. Four Seasons Of A Soul
6. The Magician
7. Into Eternity

The original album opens on a thunder and lightning, short intro to the vocally introduced Warlock, before bleeding into the languishing, storytelling majesties within Pagan Memory, and then we get the Renaissance-flavored Spirits Of Hell, the synth drum-led rock opus Angel Of Death, the synth-bedded Four Seasons Of A Soul, the album rounding out on the bouncy rock of The Magician, coming to a close on the zip-line effect of the vocally strewn Into Eternity.

CD 2: THE 1983 RECORDINGS
1. Warlock
2. Angel Of Death
3. Four Seasons Of The Soul
4. Magician
5. Saucers
6. Karma
7. Morgan Le Fay
8. Pendragon
9. Vision Of The Wizard
10. Neutron Fire
11. Wizard King

The 1983 recordings open, once again, on the aforementioned thunder and lightning, complete with a short intro to the vocally introduced Warlock, before this time bringing us the synth drum-led rock opus Angel Of Death, and then we get the mid-tempo, AOR prog-rock balladry of Four Seasons Of The Soul, the bouncy rock of The Magician, the all out, Sax-led rock of Saucer, and then we get the soaring Karma.

Up next is one of my own favorites from this 1983 set, the hip-shaking, guitar AOR of Morgan Le Fay which is itself followed seamlessly by the euphoric Pendragon, the rambunctious sax-guitar rock of Vision Of The Wizard, the album rounding out on the low slung Prog of Neutron Fire, coming to a close on the beautifully-crafted Wizard King.

Jon Symon�s Warlock: Lady Macbeth
1. Eyes of the Witch
2. Spirits of Hell
3. Forever and a Day
4. Spells
5. Devil�s Daughter
6. Lady Macbeth
7. Lady of the Night
8. Banquet
9. Nightmare

Opening on the Scottish bagpipes that give way to bring us a darkly-constructed, hard-edged Eyes of the Witch, that then gives way to the lighter pop-synth-rock affair Spirits of Hell, the soaring guitars that envelope Forever and a Day, and then comes the buoyantly poplicious AOR of Spells.

Next up is the brilliant, effectively-driven rock of Devil�s Daughter and the upbeat Lady Macbeth, the album rounding out on the languishing beauty within the melodic, mid-tempo rocker Lady of the Night, the prog-charged Banquet, coming to a close on the synth foot-tapper Nightmare.

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Lady Macbeth 1 CD Purchase Link

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