“The songs have it all, clever compositions with interesting arrangements, a superb sense of melody, with odd time signatures and rhythms mixed in, suites with numerous sections, superb harmonies throughout. The execution is brilliant and flawless.” - Peter Thelen

— Expose.org

“Demo it may be but the recordings’ quality is quite brilliant as befits a concept album where the siblings’ progressive leanings meet folk sensibilities on a stunning array of mini-epics whose motifs flow into each other logically and melodically...” - Dmitry Epstein

— DMME.net

“...while the musicianship is very much of the highest order, it is the songs which really makes this...an incredibly enjoyable album which certainly would have done well if it had seen the light of day and been given the right promotion back in the day. Any fan of “traditional” prog would do very well indeed to seek this out.” - Progtector

— Progressor.net

“...completely realized songs on an epic scale. “The Spirit” and “All the People” clock in at nearly seven minutes and more than ten minutes, respectively, and both share features with the golden-era output of UK band Renaissance, who made several albums of delicate chamber prog in the mid-70s: harpsichord, Mellotron, spindly fuzz-guitar guitar leads, and lovely harmonies that blend male and female voices. The sprawling “Only the Children Know” starts acoustic before taking off for the stars with a massive Moog solo, and “The Castle” highlights Gail’s beautiful violin before stepping off into thick, distorted keys and expanding into a sprawling suite worthy of comparison to 70s Genesis.” - Steve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave)

— The Chicago Reader

The Castle

Apocalypse


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Press Inquiries, Artist Management: Tom Salvatori, tom@salvatoriproductions.com

Apocalypse 1976 Demo Album Reissue - LP Released on Vinyl and Digital March 25, 2022 on Guerssen's Out-Sider Record Label. For a list of record stores that carry Apocalypse "The Castle" LP please visit our Apocalypse Artist Page here:

Press Inquiries, Artist Management: Tom Salvatori, tom@salvatoriproductions.com

Apocalypse 1976 Demo Album Reissue - LP Released on Vinyl and Digital March 25, 2022 on Guerssen's Out-Sider Record Label. For a list of record stores that carry Apocalypse "The Castle" LP please visit our Apocalypse Artist Page here: https://salvatoriproductions.com/apocalypse

A CD Version of "The Castle" now available from Salvatori Productions. Click on the CD link to purchase.

Michael Salvatori - Band Leader, Composer, Lead Vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Recorder

Gail Salvatori - Keyboards, Synths, Violin, Backing Vocals

Tom Salvatori - Bass, Electric and Classical Guitar, Recorder

Scott Magnesen - Drums, Percussion

1

The Spirit 6:55

0:00/6:55
2

Only the Children Know 7:28

0:00/7:28
3

Turning Around 5:04

0:00/5:04
4

The Castle 7:37

0:00/7:37
5

All the People 10:32

0:00/10:32

Please listen in as tracks from our Apocalypse "The Castle" and Michael Salvatori "Waiting for Autumn" are featured on UK's Bob Prigmore's November 30th "The Prog and Rock Show" now posted on Mixcloud.

Please patronize the Record Stores that carry the Apocalypse LP!! They truly need our support.

Here's a list of locations that carry Apocalypse "The Castle":

GuerssenRecords.com Barnesandnoble.com

BilocationRecords.com Bullmoose.com

Juno.co.uk ShinyBeast.nl

Clear-spot.nl hhv.de

jbsrecordlounge.com importcds.com

downinthevalley.com sirenrecords.com

blowitoutahere.com vinyljunkies.net

redyetirecords.com deepdiscount.com

theriverunchosen.com digcityrecords.com

easystreetonline.com recordstoreday.com

tuneshoboken.com millsrecordcompany.com

thegreatescapeonline.com strictlydiscs.com

vinyl.com.au wowhd.co.uk

Discogs.com PopMarket.com

RoughTrade.com Walmart.com

Oldies.com RecordShopX.com

Endofanear.com MileLongRecords.com

Bompstore.com WaterlooRecords.com

Cactusmusictx.com Downtowndiscak.com

Headrecords.com.uk Europadisc.com.uk

Handsandarms.com Flyvintageandvinyl.com

Riverbendrecords.com Warbonnetrecords.com

Electricfetus.com Victrola.com

Southmetromusic.com 30Recs.com

AngelosCDs.com Upcomingvinyl.com

Darksiderecords.com Tunesonline.com

Merchbar.com Recordroomaz.com

ToneDeafRecs.com ForcedExposure.com

Deejay.de OmegaMusicDayton.com

RevolutionMusicCompany.com

VinylDestination.com.au

RELEASED March 25, 2022 - Apocalypse music, after 46 years in a dusty old storage bin, FINALLY sees the light of day thanks to Steve Krakow (Music Writer/Historian aka Plastic Crimewave), Sara Gossett (Dreamscapes and Nostalgia Artist) and the expert Folk/Prog Rock curating team at Guerssen and Out-Sider Records.

The fresh, new vinyl release (mastered for LP directly from the original demo master recording by Javier Roldon at Vacuum Mastering) means you'll be right there in the studio with us as we played through our set list (no overdubs!) on that day in September, 1976. Our goal for going into the studio was to simply produce a demo of our live show with the intent on sending it out to try and book concert dates on the college circuit, which was the most important thing for a band to do back then.

Enjoy reading some of the positive reviews that have been coming in:

SomethingElseReviews.com

MusicStreetJournal.com

RockLiquias.com

ProgressiveRockCentral.com

mwe3.com

PsychedelicBabyMag.com

Shindig! UK Magazine

Enjoy in-depth interviews that will help frame the era, time and place along with the pocketful of miracles that were involved with bringing this release to the light of day:

PsychedelicBabyMag.com - Thanks Klemen!

mwe3.com - Thanks Robert! (to enjoy the interview, scroll down past Robert's review)

ChicagoReader.com - Thanks Steve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave)

Outside the Loop Radio - Mike Stephen and Steve Krakow discuss the Apocalypse release

MusicStreetJournal.com - Thanks to Gary Hill

YouTube Videos:

The Spirit (Excerpt) - posted as a Guerssen promotion

The Spirit - full length song - posted by our friends at Guerssen

The Castle - full length song - posted by our friends at Guerssen

Only the Children Know - full length song - posted by our friends at RockRoseMusic (Robert Silverstein)