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The Prospect Before Us

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Released
  
February 1977

Release date
  
February 1977

Genres
  
Folk music, Electric folk

Artist
  
The Albion Band

Label
  
Harvest Records

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Recorded
  
Sound Techniques and Olympic

The Prospect Before Us (1977)
  
Rise Up Like the Sun (1978)

Producers
  
Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol

Similar
  
The Albion Band albums, Folk music albums

The Prospect Before Us is a folk/rock album by the Albion Dance Band which was recorded in 1976.

Contents

The album was produced by Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol and was engineered by Vic Gamm. It was recorded at Sound Techniques Studio and Olympic (including live dances at Olympic), London. There are several instrumental tracks. The album cover was designed by Dave Dragon, based on an idea by Pete Scowther.

Track listing

  1. "Uncle Berhard's"/"Jenny Lind" (instrumental)
  2. "The Hunt Is Up"
  3. "Varsoviana" (instrumental)
  4. "Masque" (instrumental)
  5. "Huntsman's Chorus"
  6. "Minuet" (instrumental)
  7. "Wassail Song"
  8. "Picking of Sticks"/ "The Old Mole" (instrumental)
  9. "Merry Sherwood Rangers" (live version)
  10. "La Sextie Estampe Real" (instrumental)
  11. "I Wish I was Single Again"
  12. "The Whim" (instrumental)
  13. "Hopping Down in Kent"
  14. "Horse's Brawl" (instrumental)
  15. "On Christmas Night All Christians Sing" (The Sussex Carol)
  16. "Merry Sherwood Rangers" (studio version)

Personnel

  • Simon Nicol - electric and acoustic guitars, piano.
  • Michael Gregory - drums, nakers, percussion.
  • Philip Pickett - curtals, shawms, recorders, crumhorns, bagpipes, rackets, chalumeux, synthesizer.
  • John Sothcott, - vielle, citole, crumhorn.
  • Graeme Taylor - electric guitar, piano.
  • Ashley Hutchings - leader, electric bass guitar, vocals
  • Shirley Collins - vocals.
  • Eddie Upton - caller, vocals.
  • John Tams - vocals, melodeon.
  • John Rodd - concertina, tambourine, vocals.
  • Dave Mattacks - drums, piano, electric piano.

    • Songs

    1Uncle Bernard's / Jenny Lind3:43
    2The Hunt Is Up1:53
    3Varso Vianna2:48

    References

    The Prospect Before Us Wikipedia
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