Released June 1983 Length 40:34 Release date June 1983 | Recorded 1983 Artist Diamond Head Label MCA Records | |
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Producer Mike Shipley & Diamond Head Canterbury
(1983) Behold the Beginning
(1986) Genres Heavy metal, Rock music, Hard rock, Progressive rock, Art rock Similar Diamond Head albums, Art rock albums | ||
Diamond head makin music
Canterbury is the third studio album by British heavy metal band Diamond Head. The album was recorded and released in 1983, reaching number 32 on the UK Albums Chart.
Contents
Diamond head canterbury
Canterbury
This album was originally entitled Making Music (after the first track on the album) but later became Canterbury. The success of this album was initially stalled by the fact that the first 20,000 copies suffered vinyl-pressing problems, causing the LP to jump. In addition, this album was an attempt by the band to show that they could write more than just heavy metal songs. However, many fans wanted a heavier follow up to the previous record, Borrowed Time and did not like the progressive direction.
There were two singles to be released from this album, which were "Makin' Music" (that had an extended version and an interview with Andy Peebles, now available on the released version of the album) and "Out of Phase", which had "The Kingmaker" as its B-side. "Out of Phase" was also released as a B-side for a live version of "Sucking My Love".
The song "Knight of the Swords" is about the god Arioch in Michael Moorcock's Elric stories.
This album was only released on CD in Japan making it a highly collectible item. On 15 October 2007 it was released by Metal Mind Productions on CD format, with bonus tracks. However, this was limited to 2000 copies. The album was made widely available in 2009, along with Borrowed Time, as part of the boxset The MCA Years.
Track listing
All tracks written by Sean Harris and Brian Tatler.
Diamond Head
Additional musicians
Production
Songs
1Makin' Music3:51
2Out of Phase3:32
3The Kingmaker4:12