{"product_id":"running-hard-the-albums-1974-1976","title":"Running Hard -The Albums 1974-1976,","description":"\u003cp\u003e4CD clamshell boxed set featuring all of the albums issued by \u003cstrong\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/strong\u003e between 1974 and 1976. Featuring highly gifted vocalist \u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Haslam\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Dunford\u003c\/strong\u003e (acoustic guitars), \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Tout\u003c\/strong\u003e (keyboards, vocals), \u003cstrong\u003eJon Camp\u003c\/strong\u003e (bass, vocals) and \u003cstrong\u003eTerry Sullivan\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums, percussion).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTurn of the Cards\u003c\/em\u003e was issued in 1974 and was regarded as an artistic triumph, heralding the band’s commercial breakthrough in the United States. The album featured the band incorporating symphonic orchestral arrangements into their material extensively on classic pieces such as ‘Running Hard’, ‘Things I Don’t Understand’ and ‘Black Flame’ and the celebrated ‘Mother Russia’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScheherazade and Other Stories\u003c\/em\u003e was recorded at Abbey Road studios in May 1975 and is rightly regarded as one of the finest works by \u003cstrong\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/strong\u003e. It featured the epic ‘Song of Scheherazade’ (which dominated the album’s second side on the original LP release) and ‘Trip to the Fair’, ‘Ocean Gypsy’ and ‘The Vultures Fly High’. Upon its release, the album reached the US Top 50.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLive at Carnegie Hall\u003c\/em\u003e was issued in 1976. The double album documented a series of sold-out concerts at the Carnegie Hall in New York City staged in June 1975, which saw \u003cstrong\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/strong\u003e joined by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Regarded as one of the finest live albums of the era, it featured many of the band’s classic tracks such as ‘Ocean Gypsy’, ‘Carpet of the Sun’, ‘Mother Russia’, ‘Can You Understand’, ‘Song of Scheherazade’ and ‘Ashes Are Burning’.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esoteric Antenna","offers":[{"title":"4CD","offer_id":51361717715275,"sku":"R1350-2222","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot2025-02-28at18.04.25_96e750e5-29cc-42a9-ba63-f33070d8fa8a.png?v=1752239722","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/running-hard-the-albums-1974-1976","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}