''Darkness to Light'' is an album released by the band
Sweet Smoke in 1973. The album exhibits the use of acoustic guitars, 12 string guitars and flute more than their first album ''
Just A Poke''.
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Track listing
Side one
# "Just an Empty Dream" – 4:20
# "I'd Rather Burn Than Disappear" – 4:15
# "Kundalini" – 13:25
Side two
# "Believe Me My Friends" – 4:29
# "Show Me the Way to the War" – 5:30
# "Darkness to Light" – 12:51
Personnel
* Michael Paris – sax, flute
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, vocals
* Marvin Kaminowitz – guitar
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, vocals
* Steve Rosenstein – guitar, vocals
* Rochus Kuhn – violincello
* Jeffrey Dershin – piano
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, percussion
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, vocals
* Andrew Dershin – bass
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* Jay Dorfman – drums
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* Marty Rosenberg – percussion on "Kundalini" and "Believe Me My Friends"
* Puppa Kuhn – flute on "Darkness to Light"
* Peter von de Locht – alto saxophone
The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments. Saxophones were invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s and patented in 1846. The alto saxophone is pitched in E, smaller than the B tenor ...
on "Darkness to Light"
Quote: "''Darkness to Light'' is a very rare record. EMI made a new edition available on CD. It's a very different record than ''Just a Poke'', quite religious, with the arrival of an acoustic guitar which may be responsible of the general sound of the record"
References
External links
Homepage of the band
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Sweet Smoke albums
1973 albums