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PRE-PROGRESSIVE ROCK EXPERIENCE

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1ST official vinyl edition & digipack CD of

PRE-PROGRESSIVE ROCK EXPERIENCE

 

Release date: 7 January 2026

Label: PQR-Disques plusqueréel

Band name: PRE

Album title:  Progressive Rock Experience

Formats:

Vinyl LP (180 gr., 350 GSM covers, 4 vinyl colors: black, trans purple, brown on white splatter, clear (US exclusive), each numbered to 100 copies, 2-page insert bonus tracks)

Digipack CD + 8-page booklet

Cat. no: PQR040 (LP), PQR052 (CD)

 

Will appeal to fans of: Mirthrandir, Easter Island, Cathedral, Lift, Earthrise

 

In continuation of our ongoing project at rescuing and restoring outstanding pieces from the scattered US 70s prog scene, we bring you the only album recorded by the Kentucky-based PRE (short for PROGRESSIVE ROCK EXPERIENCE) in 1973. And just as you thought you were experienced enough in the prog sonicsphere, here’s another gem to broaden your horizon and enrich your collection. Easily tagged as a one-off wonder, this album leaves little room for vague and pointless reductionisms. With PRE spinning firmly on your turntable (backed by 3 equally enticing bonus tracks), you embark on a journey of top-notch, ultra-tight symphonic bliss, regularly flirting with long psychedelic passages. From the opening 9-mins long Ascetic Eros, floating on Brian Paulson’s unique ability at transposing groovy keyboards to an etherial dimension that is further augmented by Al Collinsworth’s vocals until the 19-mins long Ballet for a Blindman that might have been included in a top-of-class UK/Italian prog consortium, marked by the exemplary backs and forths between Larry Collinsworth’s hard psychedelic guitar solos against a mesmerizing drum-beat and placid symphonic themes, you’re in for an endless stream of richly textured segments that alternate like rapid fire. And what a treat: this edition comes in 4 different vinyl colors of 100 copies each and a 2-page insert packed with rare photos and, at last, the band’s official biography.  


AVAILABLE @ PQRDirect webstore

Black vinyl

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/pre-progressive-rock-experience-black-vinyl

Trans purple vinyl

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/pre-progressive-rock-experience-trans-purple-vinyl

Brown on white splatter vinyl

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/pre-progressive-rock-experience-brown-on-white-splatter-vinyl

DIGIPACK CD + 8-PAGE BOOKLET

https://pqrdirect.my-online.store/product/pre-progressive-rock-experience-digipack-cd-8-page-booklet

LISTEN @ BANDCAMP

Ascetic Eros/Hymn of Transfiguration

https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/track/ascetic-eros-hymn-of-transfiguration

Firmer hand

https://pqr-disquesplusquerel.bandcamp.com/track/firmer-hand




Al Collinsworth & Steve DeMoss (PRE) Interview (12 6 25) @ palebloomsandbeyond


#PRE #Bubu #Unboxing #Reviews #ProgCorner #JosephIsola #YouTube

Check out the latest reviews about Bubu and PRE’s albums

Joseph Isola

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

Prog Corner/Scot Lade

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


Interview @ ProgrockJournal


Al Collinsworth and Dwight Dunlap of PRE with their newly released album (vinyl and CD) PROGRESSIVE ROCK EXPERIENCE on Pqr Disques Plusqueréel


#PRE #ProgCorner #Interview #PQR #ProgRock #progressiverock #USProgClassics
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdZYi_aW7jo


PRE review @ Sea of Tranquility
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwjfMlymuRA




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