| Live at Hammersmith | ||||
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| Released | December 1985 [1] | |||
| Recorded |
Hammersmith Odeon, London, May 9, 1985 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 59:30 | |||
| Label | President | |||
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Live at Hammersmith is the second live album by Rick Wakeman. Despite being a 1985 concert, the music performed is from the first three albums (1973–1975). During this show there was a power failure, and Wakeman walked to the front and told jokes for 45 minutes, although had to subsequently pay for running over time as the power had been restored after 3 minutes. [4]
Track listing
- "Arthur" 13.02
- "Three Wives" 16.55
- "Journey" 21.56
- "Merlin" 7.37
Song titles
Three of these songs have shorter or altered names:
- Three Wives is a made-up name implying this is a medley of 3 songs from the album The Six Wives of Henry VIII
- Journey is short for Journey to the Centre of the Earth
- Merlin is short for Merlin the Magician, a song from The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
Personnel
Musicians
- Rick Wakeman – keyboards
- Rick Fenn – guitars
- Chas Cronk – bass
- Gordon Neville – lead vocals, percussion
- Tony Fernandez – drums
Production
- John Acock – mixing
- Denis Blackham – mastering
References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 879. ISBN 9780862415419.
- ^ Live at Hammersmith reviews Retrieved on 2014-8-04.
- ^ Live at Hammersmith review at Prog Archives Retrieved on 2014-8-04.
- ^ "RWCC - Live at Hammersmith". Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2014.