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No Earthly Connection

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Released
  
May 1976

Length
  
42:13

Artist
  
Rick Wakeman

Label
  
A&M Records

Genre
  
Progressive rock

Recorded
  
January–March 1976

No Earthly Connection (1976)
  
White Rock (1977)

Release date
  
May 1976

Producer
  
Rick Wakeman

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Studio
  
Château d'Hérouville, Herouville, France

Similar
  
Rick Wakeman albums, Progressive rock albums

No Earthly Connection is a studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released in May 1976 on A&M Records. After touring worldwide in 1975, Wakeman retreated to Château d'Hérouville in Herouville, France in January 1976 to record a new album with his backing band, the English Rock Ensemble.

Contents

The original LP contained a small square sheet of reflective plastic that could be curved into a cylinder, which when placed on the front cover allowed the viewer to see the cover drawing undistorted and with a 3D-like effect. A barely noticeable thin colourful arc on the cover (see picture) appeared then as a rainbow keyboard about to be played by Wakeman's hands, in consonance with the album's theme of a creation myth based on music.

The album is currently available through Real Gone Music.

Rick wakeman no earthly connection


Track listing

All lyrics and music by Rick Wakeman.

Side one
  1. "Music Reincarnate" – 20:24
Side two
  1. "Music Reincarnate (Continued)"
  2. "The Prisoner" – 7:00
  3. "The Lost Cycle" – 7:00

Personnel

Musicians
  • Rick Wakeman – Mander pipe organ, Hammond C3 organ, 9' Steinway grand piano, RMI Electra piano, Hohner clavinet, Moog synthesizer, Baldwin electric harpsichord, upright honky-tonk piano, Fender Rhodes 88 electric piano, Mellotron, Godwin organ with Sisme Rotary-Cabinet, Systech effects pedals
  • Ashley Holt – vocals
  • Roger Newell – bass guitar, bass pedals, vocals
  • John Dunsterville – acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, vocals
  • Tony Fernandez – drums, percussion
  • Martyn Shields – trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, vocals
  • Reg Brooks – trombone, bass trombone, vocals
    • Production
  • Rick Wakeman – production
  • Paul Tregurtha – engineer
  • Didier Utard – assistant engineer
  • Toby Errington – crew in France
  • Jake Berry – crew in France
  • John Cleary – crew in England
  • Tony Merrell – crew in England
  • Tony Powell – crew in England
  • Fred Randall – personal manager
  • Fabio Nicoli – art direction
  • Mike Doud – concept/design
  • Chris Moore – cover illustrations
  • Geoff Halpin – logo design
  • George Snow – inner sleeve design
  • Mike Putland – photography

    • Songs

    1Music Reincarnate: The Warning7:51
    2Music Reincarnate: The Maker3:34
    3Music Reincarnate: The Spaceman3:57

    References

    No Earthly Connection Wikipedia
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