Released 24/11/08. Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of Marsupilami's self titled debut album from 1970, this unique masterpiece is a much sought after collectors item originally released on the Transatlantic label. Initially a folk-based group the band evolved into one of the most adventurous, if unsung, Progressive bands of the early 1970's, producing two stunningly original albums. Featuring a line-up of brothers Fred and Leary Hasson (lead vocals and harmonica and keyboards respectively), Dave Laverock (guitar), Richard Lathan Hicks (bass), Jessica Stanley Clarke (flute, vocals) and Mike Fouracre (drums), Marsupilami drew early comparisons to such contemporaries as Quintessence and Gryphon, although in truth the group were far more experimental and powerful.
Dorian Deep / Born To Be Free / And The Eagle Chased The Dove To Its Ruin / Ab Initio Ad Finem (The Opera) / Facilis Descencus Averni