5 Classic Albums

Tracklist

• CD 1: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
• 1
  Catherine of Aragon
  3:50
  2.6 ★
• 2
  Anne of Cleves
  7:53
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Catherine Howard
  6:37
  3.5 ★
• 4
  Jane Seymour
  4:50
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Anne Boleyn ‘The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended’
  6:36
  3.0 ★
• 6
  Catherine Parr
  7:07
  3.5 ★
• CD 2: Journey to the Centre of the Earth
• 1
  The Journey / Recollection
  21:12
  1.0 ★
• 2
  The Battle / The Forest
  18:58
  2.0 ★
• CD 3: The Myths & Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
• 1
  Arthur
  7:32
  3.5 ★
• 2
  Lady of the Lake
  0:45
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Guinevere
  6:49
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight
  5:25
  5.0 ★
• 5
  Merlin the Magician
  8:50
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Sir Galahad
  5:52
  4.0 ★
• 7
  The Last Battle
  9:46
  5.0 ★
• CD 4: No Earthly Connection
• 1
  Part I: The Warning (Introduction)

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  5:17
• 2
  Part I: The Warning (Conclusion)

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  2:38
• 3
  Part II: The Maker

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  4:12
  5.0 ★
• 4
  Part III: The Spaceman

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  3:56
• 5
  Part IV: The Realisation

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  4:19
  5.0 ★
• 6
  Part V: The Reaper

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  8:02
• 7
  The Prisoner

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  7:08
  5.0 ★
• 8
  The Lost Cycle

  Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble
  7:07
  4.0 ★
• CD 5: White Rock
• 1
  White Rock
  3:17
• 2
  Searching for Gold
  4:25
• 3
  The Loser
  5:35
• 4
  The Shoot
  4:06
• 5
  Lax’x
  4:58
• 6
  After the Ball
  3:05
• 7
  Montezuma’s Revenge
  4:01
• 8
  Ice Run
  6:13

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Release credits

• Alan White
  drums (drum set) [2, 4, 6]
• Ashley Holt
  lead vocals [3.1-7, 4.1-8, 2.1-2]
• Barney James
  drums (drum set) [2.1-2, 3.1-7]
• Barry De Souza
  drums (drum set) [3]
• Barry St. John
  choir vocals [1]
• Bill Bruford
  drums (drum set) [1, 5]
• Chas Cronk
  bass guitar [3]
• Chris Squire
  bass guitar [1]
• Danny Beckerman
  choir vocals [1-2], orchestrator [1-2]
• Dave Cousins
  banjo [3]
• Dave Henshall
  mix [5]
• Dave Lambert
  guitar [3]
• Dave Wintour
  bass guitar [2, 6]
• David Hemmings
  spoken vocals [1-2]
• David Katz
  additional [1-7]
• David Measham
  conductor [3.1-7, 2.1-2]
• Dick Lewzey
  engineer [6-7]
• Didier Utard
  assistant [1-8]
• English Chamber Choir
  choir vocals [3.1-7, 2.1-2]
• Frank Ricotti
  percussion [2-3, 6]
• Gary Pickford-Hopkins
  lead vocals [2.1-2, 3.1-7]
• Guy Protheroe
  chorus master [1-7]
• Jeff Crampton
  acoustic guitar [1-7], guitar family [1-7]
• Jeremy Stenham
  assistant [1-7]
• John Dunsterville
  acoustic guitar [1-8], electric guitar [1-8], mandolin [1-8]
• John Hodgson
  percussion [1-7]
• Judy Powell
  choir vocals [1]
• Ken Scott
  mix [1], recording [1, 5]
• Laura Lee
  choir vocals [5]
• Les Hurdle
  bass guitar [1, 5]
• Liza Strike
  choir vocals [1, 5]
• London Symphony Orchestra
  performing orchestra [1-2]
• Martyn Shields
  French horn [1-8], flugelhorn [1-8], trumpet [1-8], vocal [1-8]
• Mike Egan
  guitar [1.1-2, 1.5-6, 2.1-2]
• Paul Hardiman
  engineer [4.1-8, 5.1-8]
• Paul Tregurtha
  engineer [2.1-2, 3.1-7, 4.1-8], mix [2-4, 6], recording [2.1-2, 1.2-4, 1.6]
• Pete Flanagan
  assistant [1-6], recording [1-2]
• Ray Cooper
  percussion [1, 5]
• Reg Brooks
  bass trombone [1-8], trombone [1-8], vocal [1-8]
• Rick Wakeman
  Hammond organ [1.1-6, 5.4, 5.8, 4.1-8], Minimoog [1-6], Moog [4.1-8, 5.1-8], arranger [1.1-6, 5.1-8], clavinet [4.1-8, 5.3-5, 5.7-8], effects [1-8], electric piano [1.1-6, 4.1-8, 5.2, 5.4-5], grand piano [1.1-6, 3.1-7, 4.1-8, 5.2-8], harpsichord [5.3, 5.7, 4.1-8, 1.1-6], keyboard [1-7], marimba [2], mellotron [4.1-8, 1.1-6, 5.2-8], organ [4.1-8, 1.1-6], pipe organ [5.2-5, 5.7-8, 4.1-8], producer, synthesizer [3.1-7, 1.1-6], upright piano [1-8]
• Roger Newell
  bass guitar [3.1-7, 4.1-8, 2.1-2], bass pedals [1-8], vocal [1-8]
• St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir
  choir vocals [2-3]
• Steve Howe
  guitar [1]
• Sylvia McNeill
  choir vocals [5]
• Tony Fernandez
  drums (drum set) [1-8], percussion [4.1-8, 5.1-2, 5.4-5, 5.7-8]
• Wil Malone
  choir vocals [1-2], orchestrator [3.1-7, 2.1-2]
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Issues

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  5
  (Combined release view)
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  5
  5 Classic Albums

  5x CD
  13 May 2016