🎵 AotW AOTW: Rick Wakeman JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

[LPJim]

Rick Wakeman
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH
A&M SP 3621

Recorded in concert at The Royal Festival Hall London on Friday January 18 1974 with The London Symphony Orchestra and The English Chamber Choir conducted by David Measham; Production Narrated by David Hemmings.

SIDE ONE
The Journey/ Recollection (21:10)

SIDE TWO
The Battle/ The Forest (18:57)

All selections written by Rick Wakeman (Producer) & published by Almo Music Corp., ASCAP/ Arrangers: Wil Malone and David Beckerman/ Recording engineers: Paul Tregurtha and Pete Flanigan/ Production engineered by Keith Grant/ Recorded by Ronnie Lane's "Lyn Mobile Studio"/

Mixed at Morgan Studios, London, on Jan. 21 -29, 1974/ Production coordinator: Lou Reizner.

THE BAND
Vocals - Garry Pickford-Hopkins and Ashley Holt/ Guitar - Mike Egan/ Bass -Roger Newell/ Drums - Barney James/ "Road Things" - John Cleary, Fred and Toby.

Reissued as LP/CD 3156

JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH entered the Billboard Top 200 on June 15, 1974, charted for 27 weeks and reached # 3, according to Whitburns' "Top Pop Albums."

JB

 

[Dave]

Well, I really never considered going beyond The Six Wives Of Henry VIII and that was because on a number of songs, a lot of members of Yes, Wakeman's band served as sidemen... Some people selling Journey To... cherish it enough that I often see it sold in Plastic Covers but it really is a very fairly common item...


Dave

 

[Ed Bishop]

Worth hearing in quad, FWIW. Ultimately one could argue it's just overblown piffle, but some folks dig this sort of thing, can't say it does much for me.

 

[Dave]

OK...QUADROPHONIC COPIES! I guess that's why I've seen Rick Wakeman's Journey To The Center Of The Earth preserved in plastic... :goofygrin:


Dave