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Red Queen to Gryphon Three

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Released
  
December 1974

Length
  
38:32

Red Queen to Gryphon Three (1974)
  
Raindance (1975)

Release date
  
December 1974

Recorded
  
August 1974

Producer
  
Gryphon, Dave Grinsted

Artist
  
Gryphon

Label
  
Bell Records

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Genres
  
Progressive rock, Progressive folk, Medieval folk rock

Similar
  
Raindance, Midnight Mushrumps, Gryphon / Midnight Mushrumps, Gryphon, Treason

Red Queen to Gryphon Three is the third studio album made by the band Gryphon. The album was released on Transatlantic Records in the UK with a blue cover, while Bell Records released the album in Canada with the cover border in black.

Contents

Red Queen to Gryphon Three is a concept album based loosely on a game of chess. The music, which frequently evokes a medieval mood, blends and alternates Baroque, Renaissance, English folk and progressive rock music styles. Themes are presented, developed and recapitulated in the fashion of classical music.

Track listing

  1. "Opening Move" (Harvey, Taylor, Gulland, Oberlé) – 9:42
  2. "Second Spasm" (Taylor, Gulland) – 8:15
  3. "Lament" (Taylor, Gulland, Nestor) – 10:45
  4. "Checkmate" (Harvey, Taylor, Gulland, Oberlé) – 9:50

Personnel

  • Brian Gulland – bassoon, krumhorn
  • Graeme Taylor – guitars
  • Richard Harvey – keyboards, recorders, krumhorn
  • Philip Nestor – bass guitar
  • David Oberlé – drums, percussion, tympani

    • Production

  • Arranged by Gryphon
  • Produced by Gryphon & Dave Grinsted
  • Recorded & Mixed by Dave Grinsted at Chipping Norton Studios, August 1974
  • All songs published by Heathside Music.
  • Organ manufactured by Ernest Hart
  • Acoustic bass manufactured by Pete Redding

    • Songs

    1Opening Move9:46
    2Second Spasm8:19
    3Lament10:48

    References

    Red Queen to Gryphon Three Wikipedia
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