Beggars Opera - Waters Of Change (1971) DE Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Beggars Opera - Waters Of Change
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 900mb & 200mb
Label: Vertigo/6360 054 | Released: 1971 | This Issue: 1974 | Genre: Progressive-Rock
A1 Time Machine 8:06
A2 Lament 2:24
A3 I’ve No Idea 7:42
A4 Nimbus 3:43
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B1 Festival 6:00
B2 Silver Peacock (Intro) 1:15
B3 Silver Peacock 6:33
B4 Impromptu 1:08
B5 The Fox 6:52
Printed By – H.O. Persiehl
Published By – Mews Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Command Studios
Recorded At – De Lane Lea Studios
Credits
Bass Guitar, Flute – Marshall Erskine (tracks: B1)
Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Gordon Sellar
Coordinator [Production Co-ordinator] – John Drummond (4)
Engineer – Barry Ainsworth, Martin Birch
Lead Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ricky Gardiner
Lead Vocals, Cowbell – Martin Griffiths
Mellotron, Vocals – Virginia Scott
Organ, Piano – Alan Park
Percussion – Raymond Wilson
Producer – Martin – Coulter*
Notes
German reissue with Vertigo spaceship labels in a gatefold cover
Inside cover: Printed in Germany by H.O. Persiehl
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped): 10 AA6360054 1Y 320
Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped): 10 AA6360054 2Y 320
Matrix / Runout (A-side, center label): AA 6360 054.1 Y
Matrix / Runout (B-side, center label): AA 6360 054.2 Y
Rights Society: PM
Other (In a box behind cat# on back cover): D
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz & 16bit/44kHz | 900mb & 200mb
Label: Vertigo/6360 054 | Released: 1971 | This Issue: 1974 | Genre: Progressive-Rock
A1 Time Machine 8:06
A2 Lament 2:24
A3 I’ve No Idea 7:42
A4 Nimbus 3:43
-
B1 Festival 6:00
B2 Silver Peacock (Intro) 1:15
B3 Silver Peacock 6:33
B4 Impromptu 1:08
B5 The Fox 6:52
Printed By – H.O. Persiehl
Published By – Mews Music Ltd.
Recorded At – Command Studios
Recorded At – De Lane Lea Studios
Credits
Bass Guitar, Flute – Marshall Erskine (tracks: B1)
Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – Gordon Sellar
Coordinator [Production Co-ordinator] – John Drummond (4)
Engineer – Barry Ainsworth, Martin Birch
Lead Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar – Ricky Gardiner
Lead Vocals, Cowbell – Martin Griffiths
Mellotron, Vocals – Virginia Scott
Organ, Piano – Alan Park
Percussion – Raymond Wilson
Producer – Martin – Coulter*
Notes
German reissue with Vertigo spaceship labels in a gatefold cover
Inside cover: Printed in Germany by H.O. Persiehl
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Matrix / Runout (A-side, stamped): 10 AA6360054 1Y 320
Matrix / Runout (B-side, stamped): 10 AA6360054 2Y 320
Matrix / Runout (A-side, center label): AA 6360 054.1 Y
Matrix / Runout (B-side, center label): AA 6360 054.2 Y
Rights Society: PM
Other (In a box behind cat# on back cover): D
Beggars Opera - Waters Of Change (1971) DE Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Beggars Opera - Waters Of Change (1971) DE Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Beggars Opera - Waters Of Change (1971) DE Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
This Rip: 2017
Cleaning: RCM Moth MkII Pro Vinyl
Direct Drive Turntable: Technics SL-1200MK2 Quartz
Cartridge: SHURE M97xE With JICO SAS Stylus
Amplifier: Marantz 2252
ADC: E-MU 0404
DeClick with iZotope RX5: Only Manual (Click per click)
Vinyl Condition: NM
This LP: From personal collection
LP Rip & Full Scan LP Cover: Fran Solo
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Swimming in mellotron
“Waters of change” was Beggar’s opera’s best album in my opinion, full of strong melodies and well constructed songs. Having introduced themselves with the innovative, classically driven “Act one”, the band invested in a mellotron, which instantly became the dominant instrument in their sound. The band moved away from the intricate symphonic prog of their first album, towards the art rock of the Moody Blues and Barclay James Harvest.
The stately “Time machine” opens the album the mellotron sound instantly swirling behind the rich distinctive vocals of Martin Griffiths. The best track for me is “Silver peacock”, a deceptively straight forward song, with more excellent keyboard work, a superb melody, and atmospheric vocals. There is a coherence and continuity to the tracks which allows the album a flow well.
A few more albums like this, and Beggar’s Opera could have been as big as their art rock peers. Unfortunately after one more quality album, they were to quickly run out of steam.Review by Easy Livin, progarchives.com
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