Of Queues And Cures (Half-speed Master)

Of Queues and Cures, National Health’s remarkable second album, is presented for the first time as a half-speed mastered vinyl edition, offering an unparalleled listening experience that reveals new depth and detail in every note. A defining statement of the Canterbury scene, it stands among the movement’s most adventurous and essential works - a dazzling display of wit, complexity, and musical interplay.

Following last year’s Record Store Day reissue of their eponymous debut National Health, this long-awaited release celebrates the band’s singular creativity and lasting influence on progressive rock.

A masterful fusion of jazz sophistication and progressive experimentation, Of Queues and Cures captures National Health at their creative peak. The album brims with inventiveness, sly humour, and virtuosic musicianship, unfolding through intricate yet beautifully structured compositions that epitomise the very best of the Canterbury sound. Dave Stewart, Phil Miller, and John Greaves deliver performances of exceptional nuance, propelled by Pip Pyle’s thunderous drumming, while contributions from Canterbury stalwarts Jimmy Hastings and Peter Blegvad further enrich its expansive sonic palette.

Nearly five decades on, Of Queues and Cures remains a high-water mark of progressive rock. This definitive half-speed master edition restores the album’s full dynamic range, allowing its complexity and beauty to unfold with unprecedented clarity.

TRACKLIST LP

SIDE A

1. The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians) (Part 1)
2. The Collapso
3. Squarer For Maud

SIDE B

1. Dreams Wide Awake
2. Binoculars
3. Phlâkatön
4. The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians) (Part 2)