1971,
United Kingdom
00:44:23;
81M;
256S;
371;
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01-AudioTrack 01
- 3:38
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02-AudioTrack 02
- 4:17
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03-AudioTrack 03
- 2:36
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04-AudioTrack 04
- 4:58
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05-AudioTrack 05
- 3:15
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06-AudioTrack 06
- 3:57
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07-AudioTrack 07
- 4:00
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08-AudioTrack 08
- 4:25
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09-AudioTrack 09
- 2:13
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10-AudioTrack 10
- 4:43
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11-AudioTrack 11
- 3:36
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12-AudioTrack 12
- 2:45
John Anthony - producer
Hugh Banton - piano, organ, performer [A1, A3, A5, A6, B1, B2, B3, B5]
Benny On The High Bits - performer [A6]
Robin Geoffrey Cable - engineer
Rod Clements - bass, violin, performer [A2, A4, B4]
Guy Evans - drums, percussion, performer [A1, A3, A6, B1, B3, B5]
Robert Fripp - electric guitar, performer [A1, B1, B2, B4, B5, B6]
Peter Hammill - composed by [A2 to B3, B5, B6, A1, B4], lead vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, performer [A1, A2, A3, A4, A6, B1, B2, B3, B4, B6]
David Jackson - saxophone [alto+tenor], flute, performer [A1, A3, A6, B1, B2, B4]
Ray Jackson - harp, mandolin, performer [A2, A4, B4]
Nic Potter - bass, performer [A1, A3, A6, B1, B2, B3, B5]
Martin Pottinger - drums, performer [A1, A2, A4, B4]
Sebastian Rich - photography
Judge Smith - composed by [A1, B4]
Cleen Mashine Studio - artwork by [cover]
Paul Whitehead - artwork by [cover], percussion [tam-tam], performer [B4]
All tracks: Stratsong/Carlin.
Recorded at Trident Studios, London W.1. April 20/21/27/28 1971.
Thank you for the loans of:-
Bob Fripp - Island Records and King Crimson
Rod Clements, Ray Jackson - Lindisfarne (the fabulous Holy Islands)
Martin Pottinger - Aberdeen College of Architecture.
This isn't intended to be any kind of statement of my present musical position, but at the same time it is an album which involves a great deal of me, the person, being basically a return to roots. The songs are, for the most part, three to four years old, and were written in the formative years of Van der Graaf, some of them were originally played by the band in its early days and forms. This is, therefore, an album of songs rather than musical extravaganzae, and as such is dedicated to all the people who encouragised/energised them at the time they were written, who have shed new light on them since, and all those who helped in the making of the album, directly or indirectly.
Peter Hammill.
*and the Fluctuating Chorale:-
Guy, Hugh, Dave, Ray, John, Norman, Alastair, John, Peter.
Distributed By Buddah Records
(P) & (C) 1972 Buddah Records
Charisma, CAS 1037
