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Live at Hammersmith (Rick Wakeman album)

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Released
  
1985

Live at Hammersmith (1985)
  
Country Airs (1986)

Release date
  
1985

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Length
  
59:35

Artist
  
Rick Wakeman

Label
  
President Records Limited

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Recorded
  
Hammersmith Odeon, London, May 9, 1985

Similar
  
Rick Wakeman albums, Progressive rock albums

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.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Arthur"
  2. "Three Wives"
  3. "Journey"
  4. "Merlin"

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

  • Rick Wakeman – keyboards
  • Rick Fenn – guitars
  • Gordon Neville – lead vocals, percussion
  • Tony Fernandez – drums
  • Chas Cronk – bass

    • Production

  • John Acock – mixing
  • Denis Blackham – mastering

    • Songs

    1Arthur13:06
    2Three Wives16:52
    3Journey21:56

    References

    Live at Hammersmith (Rick Wakeman album) Wikipedia
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