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1st Official vinyl reissue of Skywhale – The World At Mind’s End

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Release date: May 2025

Label: PQR-Disques plusqueréel

Band name: Skywhale

Album title: The World At Mind’s End


Cat. no: PQR046

Specs: Vinyl 180 gr., strictly limited pressing of 400 numbered copies + 2-page insert, 200 copies in black, 200 in splatter vinyl.

 

File nearby: Caravan, Hatfield & The North, Camel, Weather Report, Ton Ton Macoute, Titus Groan, Diabolus, Quiet Sun

 

Formed in Bristol in 1974, Skywhale quickly became entrenched in their contemporary progrock live circuit. Although they performed regularly in staple venues and events such Ashton Court Festival (1978), the Rock Garden, the ICA in London, Glastonbury and Stonehenge between 1974-1979, they only recorded a one-off gem in 1977, The World At Mind’s End. A testament to its members’ musical virtuosity, including Steve Robshaw’s outstanding guitar-playing skills, flutework and violin, Paul Todd on soprano saxophone and Howard Scarr’s expertise with the EMS VCS 3 and ARP Instruments synthesizers, this is an exploration of sonic boundaries between prog-rock, with a marked Canterbury feel, and jazz fusion, yielding a unique blend that is at the same time melodic and high energy with constant rhythmic shifts that keep the listener alert in each of its unexpected twists and turns. Just figure Caravan and Hatfield & The North at their most melodic in dialogue with Weather Report at their most energetic and you’ll get a glimpse of the 6 mostly over 7-minutes long instrumental compositions that make up this album. The folkish and occasionally classically inspired passages add substantially to the album’s rich tapestry. Aiming to restore The World At Mind’s End to its proper place in the versatile UK 70s prog scene, this edition features fully remastered versions of the original tracks, includes a 2-page insert with everything you ever wanted to know about Skywhale, and comes in a limited pressing of 400 copies, 200 in black and 200 in splatter vinyl. 

AVAILABLE ON PQRDirect webstore

BLACK VINYL

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/skywhale-the-world-at-minds-end-black-vinyl

SPLATTER VINYL

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/skywhale-splatter

 

YouTube

Skywhale - Eternal Optimist The Rat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWynkSUo-JI

Skywhale - 2 Budda Garage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLhS2XUxhCw

PQR-Disques plusqueréel website

https://pqrrecords.blogspot.com/2025/04/1st-official-vinyl-reissue-of-skywhale.html

Live interview of SKYWHALE Steve Robshaw @ Greg Shank's outstanding channel PALEBLOOMSANDBEYOND, packed with vivid and most informative memoirs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojHpkjsRnN4






SKYWHALE – THE WORLD AT MIND’S END / Your FREE trial pack has arrived \

It’s like your favorite day when a new vinyl arrives through the post, well, without the actual vinyl. It’s your free SKYWHALE trial pack, packed with full audio, album covers and insert with official bio and rare pictures.

https://tally.so/r/w8VMJk

And If you like what you hear and see, grab it on vinyl @ PQR Direct webstore


https://youtube.com/shorts/yVMaH9tJrk0

Skywhale’s Steve Robshaw unwrapping The World At Mind’s End

https://youtube.com/shorts/Z2nxOAXR1VE


Interview with Steve Robshaw @ It's Psychedelic Baby

https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2025/06/skywhale.html

Interview with Steve Robshaw @ ProgRockJournal


#skywhale #review #seaoftranquility #PQR #progjazz #fusion

Review of Skywhale 'The World at Mind's End' @ Sea of Tranquility

https://www.tiktok.com/@pqrrecords/video/7520030436937026838


                            Reviews of ID and Skywhale albums by connoisseur Joseph Isola

                            



                                        Reviews of Skywhale and ID @ AUDION N.83



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