RICK WAKEMAN-THE SIX WIVES OF HENRY THE VIII

RICK WAKEMAN IS AN ENGLISH KEYBOARD PLAYER, COMPOSER, SONGWRITER BUT BETTER KNOWN AS A MEMBER OF YES.
HE STARTED OUT AS A SESSION MUSICIAN AND PLAYED WITH THE STRAWBS ON THREE ALBUMS.
HE REPLACED TONY KAYE OF YES ON KEYBOARDS AND RECORDED FOUR ALBUMS WITH THEM BEFORE HE WENT SOLO AFTER "THE TALES OF THE TOPOGRAPHIC OCEAN TOURS."
THIS FIRST SOLO ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 1973 UNDER THE A &M LABEL AND SHOWCASED HIS SKILL ON ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD INSTRUMENTS.
HE WAS MORE INTO MELODIES BECAUSE HE CAN'T WRITE LYRICS.
HE GOT THE IDEA FOR THIS ALBUM AFTER READING THE BOOK "THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII"
THE MUSIC IS 16th CENTURY FLAVOR WITH AN ORCHESTRAL FEEL BUILT AROUND WITH HIS MOOG SYNTHESIZER, HAMMOND ORGAN MELLOTRON SOUND.
YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT FOR A NUMBER OF TIMES TO FEEL THE STORYLINE.

MUSICIANS:

BASS-DAVE WINTER, CHRIS SQUIRE, CHAS CRONK, LES HURDLE.

GUITARS: MIKE EGAN, DAVE LAMBERT, STEVE HOWE.

DRUMS: ALAN WHITE, BILL BRUFORD, BARRY DeSOUZA.

PERCUSSIONS:RAY COOPER, FRANK RICCOTTI.

ELECTRIC BANJO: DAVE COUSINS.
KEYBOARDS-RICK WAKEMAN.

VOCALS: LIZA STRIKE, LAURA LEE, BARRY ST JOHN, SYLVIA McNEIL, JUDY POWELL.

SIDE ONE: 1. CATHERINE ARGON 2. ANNE OF CLEVES 3. CATHERINE HOWARD (video).

SIDE TWO: 1. JANE SEYMOUR (video) 2. ANNE BOLEYN "THE DAY THOU GAVEST LORD HATH ENDED" 3. CARTHERINE PARR.

YES-RELAYER

YES IS AN ENGLISH PROGRESSIVE CLASSICAL ROCK GROUP.THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN SIX WEEKS WITH A NEW KEYBOARDIST-PATRICK MORAZ. IT WAS RECORDED ON EDDIE OFFORD'S MOBILE EQUIPMENT IN ENGLAND DURING THE LATE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1974. RELAYER IS THEIR 9th ALBUM AND IS ON THE ATLANTIC LABEL. THIS IS ONE OF THEIR BEST ALBUM WHICH IS TEXTURALLY RICHER AND MORE MELODIC. YOU NEED TO LISTEN MORE THAN ONCE TO LIKE IT.

L-R: CHRIS SQUIRE-BASS-STEVE HOWE-LEAD AND PEDAL STEEL GUITAR-ALAN WHITE-DRUMS-JON ANDERSON-ACOUSTIC GUITAR AND VOCALS-PATRICK MORAZ-KEYBOARDS.

SIDE ONE: 1.THE GATES OF DELIRIUM(video).

SIDE TWO: 1.SOUND CHASER 2.TO BE OVER.