Rhapsodies

~ Release by Rick Wakeman (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Recorded at La Grange Studios using Mobile One and at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland.
Music on track 1-9 taken from Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" and Grieg's Pianoforte "Concerto in 'A' Minor"
Made by Canyon Records, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan)
Track 2-9 "Credits" appears on the cover but is not mentioned on the CD label.

Annotation last modified on 2019-05-04 12:35 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Pedra da Gavea
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Pedra da Gavea
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:14
2Front Line
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Front Line
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:43
3Bombay Duck
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Bombay Duck
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:16
4Animal Showdown
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
cover recording of:
Yes! We Have No Bananas
writer:
Irving Cohn and Frank Silver (American songwriter and jazz drummer)
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd. and Salabert
2:40
5Big Ben
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Big Ben
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:58
6Rhapsody in Blue
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Rhapsody in Blue (Rick Wakeman version)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
arranger:
Tony Visconti
publisher:
New World Music Corp. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
version of:
Rhapsody in Blue (original 1924 jazz band version, less often performed)
5:27
7Wooly Willy Tango
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Wooly Willy Tango
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:22
8The Pulse
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
The Pulse
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
5:21
9Swan Lager
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Swan Lager
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer)
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
is based on:
Concerto in A minor for Piano and Orchestra, op. 16
is based on:
Swan Lake, op. 20 (Лебединое озеро)
2:46
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1March of the Gladiators
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
March of the Gladiators
composer:
Արամ Խաչատրյան (Aram Khachaturian, Soviet-Armenian composer)
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
is based on:
Spartacus, op. 82: Act 1. 2. March of the gladiators
4:55
2Flacons de Neige
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Flacons de neige
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
5:02
3The Flasher
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
The Flasher
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
5:32
4The Palais
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
The Palais
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
2:24
5Stand‐by
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Stand‐By
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:31
6Sea Horses
producer:
Tony Visconti
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Sea Horses
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:54
7Half Holiday
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
recording of:
Half Holiday
composer:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
3:00
8Summertime
assistant engineer:
David Richards (Swiss-based producer and engineer)
engineer and producer:
Tony Visconti
acoustic guitar:
Tony Visconti
bass guitar:
Bruce Lynch
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Frank Gibson Jr. (drums)
electric guitar:
Nico Ramsden
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
A&M Records, Inc. (in 1979)
recording of:
Summertime (Rick Wakeman arrangement)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
arranger:
Rick Wakeman
publisher:
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
arrangement of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
4:28