PEARLKEY
RECORDS
Pearlkey Records was an Independent label: Curved Air were briefly a sensation in the
world of British progressive-rock because of Sonja Kristina’s sensual vocals and
Darryl Way’s romantic violin. Kristina was a veteran of the London musical Hair
in the late 60s. This was the same combination tested in California by It’s a
Beautiful Day. Francis Monkman (the real genius behind their compositions) added
a synthesiser. Air Conditioning (1970) contains “Vivaldi”, their most celebrated
piece. Second Album (1971) delivered their only hit, “Back Street Luv”, and the
twelve-minute “Piece of Mind”. Their artistic peak was reached with
Phantasmagoria (1972), but the band dissolved after Air Cut (1973), with Eddie
Jobson taking over violin and keyboard duties. Kristina was joined by her
husband Stewart Copeland (future The Police) for a new version of Curved Air
that released Midnight Wire 1975) and Airborne (1976). Distributed By
Pinnacle Records.

84 |
Curved
Air |
Renegade |
PEARLKEY |
PK |
7350 |

90 |
Sonja Kristina And
Ty-Lor And Friends |
Anna |
PEARLKEY |
OK |
1SK |
