| Merlin | ||||
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| Studio album by Kayak | ||||
| Released | 1981, 1994 (reissue) | |||
| Recorded | 1981, at Soundpush Studio, Blaricum, The Netherlands | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Label | Vertigo (original LP) Pseudonym (1995 reissue) | |||
| Producer | Gerrit-Jan Leenders and Kayak | |||
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Merlin is the eighth studio album by Dutch band Kayak. The first half of the original LP (tracks 1 through 5) is a concept-story about Merlin the magician. The second half of the LP is a collection of individual songs.
In 2003, Kayak released a re-worked and longer version of the Merlin-story, under the title Merlin - Bard of the Unseen.
All songs composed by Ton Scherpenzeel, lyrics by Ton Scherpenzeel and Irene Linders
Rein v/d Broek - Brass instruments
Benny Behr c.s. - Strings