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Triumvirat - Mediterranean Tales (1972) [Remastered 2002]

Posted By: Andi_Deris

Date: 24 Apr 2014 06:37:28

"Mediterranean Tales (Across the Waters)" is the debut album of German progressive rock group Triumvirat.

Excellent and very ELP-influenced progressive rock trio from Germany who released some classic albums. Their sound was of course strongly dominated by the superb and very virtuose keyboard-playing of Jьrgen Fritz(Mr. Triumvirat himself). His playing style was so inspired by Keith Emerson that many people have considered Triumvirat to be nothing else than an ELP-clone. However, the vocals were often lighter, less pretentious and catchier than ELP and that was giving them a sound of their own. "Mediterranean Tales" was a very strong debut-album, even if the vocals and production didn't quite stand up to the following albums. "Across the Waters" takes up the whole first side of the album, and demonstrates all the sides of the band. Very energetic and powerful with some really breathtaking instrumental-passages. This track also incorporates a Mozart-theme in a way that reminds me of the first Beggar's Opera album. The second side opens with "Eleven Kids" and this is another example of the group's undeniable talent for making catchy, ELP-influenced progressive rock. The Hammond-playing of Fritz sounds almost exactly like Emerson. "E Minor 5/9 Minor/5" is an instrumental-number that sounds more German-influenced both in the arrangement and structure. "Broken Mirror" closes the album in a very energetic way and parts of this track sounds inspired by The Crazy World of Arthur Brown. A classic debut.

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Track Listing

01. Across The Waters (16:37)
a) Overture
b) Taxident
c) Mind Tripper
d) 5 O'Clock Tea
e) Satan's Breakfast
f) Underture
02. Eleven Kids (6:09)
03. E Minor 5/9 Minor /5 (8:03)
04. Broken Mirror (7:20)

The following tracks were released as 7" -singles

05. Be Home For Tea (edit of track 1d) (3:38)
06. Broken Mirror (edit) (3:24)
07. Ride In The Night (4:28)
08. Sing Me A Song (4:37)

Produced by Rainer Pietsch
Digitally remastered by John Cremer & Jens Müller-Koslowski

The Band

• Hans Pape: bass, vocals
• Hans Bathelt: drums, percussion
• Jürgen Fritz: organ, electric piano, piano, synthesizer, percussion, vocals

Notes

Tracks 1 to 4 were recorded at "Electrola Studios", Cologne on January 1972
Tracks 5 to 8 were recorded at "Electrola Studios", Cologne on October/November 1972

On the front cover the album is subtitled "(Across The Waters)"

Original ℗ & © 1972 (tracks 1-6) & 1973 (tracks 7-8)
Digital Remaster ℗ 2002
© 2002 EMI Electrola GmbH & Co.KG

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Many thanks to the original uploader: sanparr

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