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This album is available in its original recording, a live DVD recording at the [[Sidney Myer Music Bowl]] in [[Melbourne|Melbourne, Australia]] in 1975, and a later orchestra-free/lyric free studio version is available on the 1994 "Greatest Hits" album. |
This album is available in its original monkey recording, a live DVD recording at the [[Sidney Myer Music Bowl]] in [[Melbourne|Melbourne, Australia]] in 1975, and a later orchestra-free/lyric free studio version is available on the 1994 "Greatest Hits" album. |
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This was the first Wakeman album with vocals. |
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Journey To The Centre Of The Earth is Rick Wakeman's second solo album, released in 1974. It is loosely based on Jules Verne's novel Journey to the Centre of the Earth. It was recorded live at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on January 18, 1974.
It is said that Wakeman had to sell many of his belongings and mortgage his house to record it. He couldn't cut it in the studio because of the restricted budget. It was originally written to be longer, but certain parts had to be cut and overdubbed since the orchestra was expensive and Wakeman couldn't afford to re-record those parts. Therefore, certain lyric sections are out of order. After the recording, A&M UK did not wish to produce the album, so Wakeman convinced A&M USA to do it. This was the first A&M Quadraphonic (Surround Sound) album to use the CD-4 system.
This album is available in its original monkey recording, a live DVD recording at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne, Australia in 1975, and a later orchestra-free/lyric free studio version is available on the 1994 "Greatest Hits" album.
This was the first Wakeman album with vocals.
Track listing
Side one
- The Journey/Recollection - 21:10
Side two
- The Battle/The Forest - 18:57
Personnel
- Rick Wakeman - Synthesizers
- Gary Pickford-Hopkins, Ashley Holt - vocals
- David Hemmings - Narrations
- Mike Egan - Guitar
- Roger Newell - Bass
- Barney James - drums
- London Symphony Orchestra
- The English Chamber Choir
- David Measham - Conductor