Cardinal Newman School - Wedding Song (Mary and Miriam) (1977)

Cardinal Newman School - The Healer (1977). Private press. Susan Fogarty (joint lead vocals), Helen Burke (joint lead vocals), Helen Walker (joint lead vocals), Esther Hackett (strings), Ailsa Campbell (strings). This school project album, housed in a striking minimalist sleeve, is rather interesting. Typically for the genre, it’s a religious-themed rock opera, with lots of woodwind and some slightly hesitant vocals. Untypically for the genre, it also has lots of electric guitar leads and some synthesiser,