SAFFRAN - Blue In Ashes (1975-2004) WV (image+.cue), lossless

The five musicians which can be associated with Out of Focus played a progressive rock reminding slightly of Gentle Giant. Regarding their instruments you can find as well flute and sax. But their tracks with flute don’t sound folky and the ones with sax don’t sound jazz-like. Although their tracks didn’t carry away very often, they really knew how to play. Thanks to their single of 1974 Saffran were known with collectors. Yet their LP of 1975 had to remain unreleased, because they couldn’t interest a label, then. Now the LP is available on CD including the two tracks of their single. Almost all songs were written by the band apart from “Eleanor Rigby” which is by Lennon/ McCartney and a text by the medieval poet François Villon which appeared in translation. The front cover shows from left to right Wolfgang, Rainer, Hans, Günther, and Hilmar. GOD
Tracklist :
1    Blue In Ashes    3:43
2    On Your Funeral Pile    3:46
3    Eleanor Rigby    3:23
4    Heavy Maggie    4:00
5    Uzahrade Saffranu    7:58
6    For You    9:49
7    Doris    3:14
8    Floating    4:57
- BONUS TRACKS -
9    Die Jungen Dinger    6:30
10    January    6:00
Credits :
Bass, Flute [Querflöte] – Günther Hasinger
Drums – Hilmar Binder
Guitar – Wolfgang Göhringer
Keyboards – Hans Glinka
Vocals, Saxophone, Guitar – Rainer Wagner