Merlin is the eighth studio album by Dutch band Kayak.

[1] The first half of the original LP (tracks 1 through 5) is a concept fantasy story about Merlin the Magician.

The second half of the LP is a collection of individual songs.

[2][3] In 2003, Kayak released a re-worked and longer version of the Merlin-story, under the title Merlin - Bard of the Unseen.

All songs composed by Ton Scherpenzeel, lyrics by Ton Scherpenzeel and Irene Linders Rein v/d Broek - Brass instruments Benny Behr c.s.