Circus – Circus (1976, SHM-CD, Switzerland)

Tracklist:

1 Stormsplinter 2:48
2 Nowadays 10:44
3 Sundays 6:54
4 Dawntalk 5:07
5 Room For Sale 14:55
6 Winterghosts (Star) 6:36

Musicians:
Bass, Pedalboard, Guitar – Marco Cerletti
Drums, Vibraphone – Fritz Hauser
Flute – Andreas Grieder
Vocals, Guitar [6-string], Twelve-String Guitar [12-string], Tenor Saxophone – Roland Frei

Note:
Track 6 is a bonus track

Recorded at Studio Harald Blobel, Bottmingen, April 76

Issued in Mini LP vinyl replica with original insert replica and Japanese folded insert.

Circus – Movin' On (1977, SHM-CD, Switzerland)

Tracklist:
1 The Bandsman 4:29
2 Laughter Lane 4:14
3 Loveless Time 5:40
4 Dawn 7:59
5 Movin' On 22:29
6 Don't Want To Be Fooled Again 11:01

Musicians:
Bass, Pedalboard, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Marco Cerletti
Drums, Vibraphone, Percussion – Fritz Hauser
Flute, Tambourine, Alto Saxophone, Vocals – Andreas Grieder
Lead Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Tenor Saxophone – Roland Frei

Note:
Track 6 is a bonus track

Recorded at Sinus Studio, Berne, May 1977

Issued in Mini LP vinyl replica with original booklet replica and Japanese folded insert.

Circus All Star Band – Live (1978, SHM-CD, Switzerland)

Tracklist:
1 Eight Miles On A Highway 10:57
2 Drivin' Wheel 6:05
3 Andante Maestoso / Rondo Furioso 5:48
4 Augusta Rauricorum 20:54
5 Swingin' On A TIght Rope 9:03

Musicians:
Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Roland Frei
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Alan Solomon
Bass – Marco Cerletti
Congas, Drums – Ditschgi Gutzwiller
Congas, Other [Stage Announcements], Percussion, Vocals – Polo Hofer
Drums – Fritz Hauser
Flute, Alto Saxophone – Andreas Grieder
Guitar – Eric Flückiger, Shiver Schafer
Keyboards, Producer, Composed By – Stephan Ammann
Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Theodor Jost
Vocals – Corina Curschellas, Kathryn Gurewitsch

Note:

Track 5 is a bonus track

Recorded live at the Volkshaus Zurich and the Hotel National Berne on january 26th and 27th 1978 with the "Maison Rouge" Mobile Studio London. Mixed at Sinus Studio Berne. Written on cover: "The tracks on this album are excerpts from the concerts we did with the All Star Band in Zurich and Berne 1978. These concerts have been a first step to improve the communication between Swiss Pop-, Rock- and Folkgroups. We hope you enjoy the music as much as the Circus All Star Band enjoyed performing it."

Issued in Mini LP vinyl replica with Japanese folded insert. SHM-CD

Circus – Fearless Tearless And Even Less (1980, SHM-CD, Switzerland)

Tracklist:
1 The Night Step 3:53
2 Leave It Or Love It 7:46
3 Berlin 5:14
4 Fearless, Tearless And Even Less... 4:19
5 Hearts And Spaces 9:54
6 Manaslu 12:30

7 Keybreak 6:08
8 Overture 4:13

Musicians:

Drums, Vibraphone, Xylophone – Fritz Hauser

Electric Organ [Hammond C-3], Synthesizer – Stephan Ammann

Fretless Bass, Electric Bass, Guitar, Vocals – Marco Cerletti

Lead Vocals, Tenor Saxophone, Guitars – Roland Frei

Note:

Tracks 7 and 8 are bonus live tracks, recorded at Stadttheater Basel March 11, 1980

Recorded and mixed at Trident Studios, London, England, March 1980

Issued in Mini LP vinyl replica with Japanese folded booklet. SHM-CD.

Blue Motion - Blue Motion (1980, CD, Switzerland)

Blue Motion is an offshoot from Swiss band Circus, known from their acclaimed album Movin' On (1977). Their eponymous album from 1980 delivers a fine progressive blend of jazz, electronic and classic with great interplay between the piano and synthesizers and inventive work on the xylophone.

Circus - Circus (1976, LP, Switzerland)

Side A
1. Stormsplineter (2:45)
2. Nowadays (10:49)
3. Sundays (6:56)
Side B
4. Dawntalk (5:07)
5. Room For Sale (15:07)

Musicians:
Roland Frei / lead vocals, 6- & 12-string acoustic guitars, tenor saxophone
Andres Grieder / flute
Marco Cerletti / bass, bass pedals, guitar
Fritz Hauser / drums, vibes Releases information LP Zytglogge ‎- ZYT 208 (1976, Switzerland)

Coming from Basle (NW Switzerland on the language border between the Alemanics and the Romands), this unusual quartet of musicians has a strange line-up. Hauser is one of the better percussionists (still playing but in jazz bands nowadays), and bassist Cerletti (the only non-Alemanic in the band) is certainly excellent plays also acoustic guitar. The other two, Fri and Grieder, share the wind instruments with the vocals. That's it! No KB and almost no el. guitars, at least on the first two albums. This group is one of the real gems still unknown to most progheads, developing a fusion between classical and rock much like early MANEIGE did but also includes some influences from VDGG (mostly the sax but sometimes also the singing) and also KING CRIMSON to a lesser extent. While having some success locally, they only managed three studio albums of which the first two are now on CD. Of those two albums "Movin' On" is their best but their debut is also excellent.CIRCUS is certainly recommended to everyone who loves great interplay between musicians and to progheads not afraid of a little adventure in their musical endeavours