Somewhere I've never Travelled is an amazingly ambitious work by four musicians who sound as if they've spent the last 20 years living inside a radio. All sorts of elements pop up: Yes vocal harmonies; old Blood, Sweat and Tears brass riffs; hokey Moody Blues spoken song intros; symphonic string sections; the overture from a failed sequel to Annie Get Your Gun; Keith Emerson attacking a cathedral organ; Paul McCartney being cute; Gordon Light-foot being serious; ELO's string section; Peter Gabriel and Genesis; Marlin Perkins' Wild Kingdom; Chopin; the Beach Boys; Ricky Ricardo and Guy Lombardo.

The band obviously has no sound of its own. But under the superb production of the ubiquitous Alan Parsons, the album never ceases to sparkle and entertain. Inside this musical scrapbook are two potential followups to last year's hit, "Holdin' On to Yesterday." They are "Danse with Me George," a song to George Harrison, and "I Wanna Know." Complete with a cover that folds into a pyramid, this album would make a great gift for the fan who either has, or wants, everything. (RS 235)

ALAN NIESTER