Southern rock fused with early jazz influenced prog rock their only 2 releases on a single CD and not available since the original releases in 1970-71.

For fans of Spirit, King Crimson, Gentle Giant and Soft Machine Bethlehem Asylum's only two albums, combined into this CD, provide an insight into the future of fusion and prog rock artists that will follow.

The first album ("Commit Yourself") offers a more jazzy instrumentation and superb work on piano, sax and flute.

The eponymous second album has more harmonizing but the psychedelic sounds of the late 60s are on full display, with rock and jazz fused and then veering into more spacey prog rock They originated from the St.

Pete/Tampa area in Florida although they toured extensively all around the South, had a good live reputation as a live act and were often double-billed with The Allman Brothers.

Russell Buddy Helm (drums) played with Frank Zappa and Tim Buckley, worked with Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Mike Bloomfield, Big Joe Turner, Sting and Kanye West Info/SElling Points: - They were often double billed with the Allman Brothers, opened for Sly and the Family Stone, ensuring a lot of people were exposed to their music - The band came out of St.

Petersburg, FL - Recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, GA - They toured the south extensively and were known for their live performances - Charlie DeChant (vocals, saxophone, flute), played with Atlanta Rhythm Section and Hall & Oates, backed Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley - Originally released in 1970-71 and not available in any format since.

The CD release is a combination of their only two LP releases, never before on CD. - Bethlehem Asylum aka Bedlam, is a psychiatric facility in London, founded in 1247, that inspired a number of horror based books, films and TV series.