Iona | ||||
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Released | June 1990 | |||
Recorded | March 1990 | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, Celtic rock, Christian rock | |||
Length | 55:28 | |||
Label | What? | |||
Producer | Dave Bainbridge | |||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Iona is a progressive rock album by Iona, released in 1990. This was the debut album from this group which progressed throughout occasional live appearances and an occasional appearance on record.
The recording process moved from place to place making good use of a number of studio facilities, including:
The recording was remastered for the 2002 release The River Flows: Anthology and later re-released on Open Sky Records as a standalone album.
"*" indicates a track re-recorded for re-release in the Box Set and individual 2003 reissue. Times are for the original 1990 release.
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