Renaissance – Azure D'or (E/VG+) – LP, AU 1979

Azure D'or is an LP by Renaissance from 1979 released on the Warner Bros. Records label.

About this album

Azure d'Or is a refined late-period statement from Renaissance, balancing symphonic grace with the band’s prog-rock discipline. Issued in 1979, it finds the group leaning into polished arrangements and longer, more elaborate structures while keeping Annie Haslam’s clear soprano at the centre. The album reflects the band’s evolution after the peak years of progressive rock, showing how Renaissance could translate ornate musicianship into something elegant rather than merely grand. Its mix of melodic detail, keyboard colour and classical ambition makes it an important document of one of British prog’s most distinctive voices.

Genre: Folk

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