Don, I've never thought of "Then Play On" as a concept album, but there's no question that one gets a different impression of the songs when played on the original UK release as opposed to the US release. The song order is different so the way one song leads into another is very different. It certainly changes the overall feel of the album.
I don't believe I've heard any of the band members comment on the changes made to the song selection and order on the US release (presumably the band themselves had no say in that) but it would be interesting to hear how they felt about it.
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