Kansas - Kansas

180-gram vinyl, limited anniversary edition

Gatefold cover, featuring original graphics and lyrics

Mastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso! Pressed at RTI!

In 1974, superstars Kansas delivered one of the finest progressive rock albums of the classic rock era with their debut and self titled smash Kansas. Featuring the stunning line-up of Steve Walsh on keys and lead vocals, Phil Ehart on drums, Kerry Livgren playing the lead guitar, Robby Steinhardt on violin and lead vocals and Dave Hope on bass, the Kansas album would soon become the catalyst to take these rock giants to stages all over the world.

Their first appearance on "Don Kirshner's Rock Concert" blew the album and the band wide open, as radio stations were getting calls to play their music and retail stores began to sell tons of albums. With hard rockers like "Can I Tell You," and the brilliant interpretation of J.J. Cale's "Bringing It Back," the Kansas album could do no wrong.

Dig deeper into the grooves, and there you find prog rock champions like the beautiful "Lonely Wind," the artistry of "The Pilgrimage" and of course the album closer anthem "Death Of Mother Nature Suite." These tunes and the aforementioned rockers would become the heart and soul of the band and bring them future superstar acclaim afforded to only a few.

Mastered by Joe Reagoso at Friday Music Studios and Capitol Mastering and pressed at RTI, this stunning LP was long overdue for the audiophile vinyl domain.

In honor of Kansas 40th Year Anniversary, Friday Music is offering for a very limited time a first time gatefold cover, featuring the original graphics, lyrics and of course the five-star mastering you would expect from Friday Music. One of the most anticipated prog-rock releases of the new year!