Rick Wakeman - The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table - Side 2

+++ Vinyl Rip - Technics SL-1200G - Hana MH +++
The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is a studio album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released on 27 March 1975 by A&M Records. It is a concept album based on the stories and people of the King Arthur legend. Wakeman started to write the music in 1974 while recovering from a heart attack and recorded it with his five-piece band the English Rock Ensemble, the New World Orchestra, and the English Chamber Choir.

King Arthur received positive reviews, though some labelled it a symbol of progressive rock excess. It reached No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 21 on the US Billboard 200. It was certified gold in the US, Brazil, Japan, and Australia. The album was promoted with a world tour in 1975 that included three shows at Wembley Arena performed as an ice show, the last time it was performed in its entirety until 2016. The album was reissued in 2015 with a Quadrophonic mix, and re-recorded in 2016 with additional parts previously removed from the original score due to time constraints.

Tracklist:
Side two
1. Merlin the Magician 0:00
2. Sir Galahad 8:58
3. The Last Battle

Musicians
Rick Wakeman – synthesisers, keyboards, grand piano
Gary Pickford-Hopkins – lead vocals
Ashley Holt – lead vocals
Geoffrey Crampton – lead and acoustic guitars
Roger Newell – bass guitar
Barney James – drums
John Hodgson – percussion
New World Orchestra
English Chamber Choir
Terry Taplin - Narration

Recording digitised using the following equipment:
Turntable: Technics SL-1200G
Cartridge: Hana MH
Amplifier: Devialet Expert Pro 440
Direct USB connection from the audio system into a MacBook Pro.
No audio manipulation whatsoever, this is straight from the vinyl and on to the finished video.

+++ Description, Tracklist and Timecodes by Alexander4History +++