Kansas – Point of Know Return (1977)

Kansas’s Point of Know Return is a 1977 Kirshner Records LP with the supplied label marking AL 34929; the record in this copy is VG+.

Kansas brought a distinctly American weight to progressive rock, pairing Steve Walsh’s commanding vocals with intricate keyboard passages and Robby Steinhardt’s violin. Following Leftoverture, Point of Know Return sharpened that balance between ambitious ensemble writing and accessible songs: the title track races through tightly arranged changes, “Portrait (He Knew)” carries a harder edge, and “Dust in the Wind” strips the sound back to fingerpicked acoustic guitars and a reflective violin line. That contrast makes the album more than a vehicle for its best-known ballad; this VG+ record offers collectors a copy from the band’s late-’70s creative peak.

• Label: Kirshner Records
• Supplied label marking: AL 34929
• Album year: 1977
• Format: LP
• Record condition: VG+