Red Queen to Gryphon Three
Red Queen to Gryphon Three is the third studio album made by the progressive rock band Gryphon. The album was released on Transatlantic Records in the UK with a blue cover, while Bell Records released the album in Canada with the cover border in black.
| Red Queen to Gryphon Three | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1974 | |||
| Recorded | August 1974, Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire, England | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, progressive folk, medieval folk rock | |||
| Length | 38:32 | |||
| Label | Transatlantic (UK) Bell (US) Brain (Germany) | |||
| Producer | Gryphon, Dave Grinsted | |||
| Gryphon chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
Red Queen to Gryphon Three is a concept album based loosely on a game of chess. The music, which frequently evokes a medieval mood, blends and alternates Baroque, Renaissance, English folk and progressive rock music styles. Themes are presented, developed and recapitulated in the fashion of classical music.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Opening Move" | Richard Harvey, Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, David Oberlé | 9:42 |
| 2. | "Second Spasm" | Taylor, Gulland | 8:15 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | "Lament" | Taylor, Gulland, Philip Nestor | 10:45 |
| 4. | "Checkmate" | Harvey, Taylor, Gulland, Oberlé | 9:50 |
| Total length: | 38:32 | ||
Personnel
- Brian Gulland – bassoon, krumhorn
- Graeme Taylor – guitars
- Richard Harvey – keyboards, recorders, krumhorn
- Philip Nestor – bass guitar
- David Oberlé – drums, percussion, tympani
Production[2]
- Arranged by Gryphon
- Produced by Gryphon & Dave Grinsted
- Recorded & Mixed by Dave Grinsted at Chipping Norton Studios, August 1974
- All songs published by Heathside Music.
- Organ manufactured by Ernest Hart
- Acoustic bass manufactured by Pete Redding
References
- DeGagne, Mike. Red Queen to Gryphon Three at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- Recording information at discogs
External links
- Gryphon Red Queen to Gryphon Three reviews and MP3s at progarchives.com, retrieved 6-8-2007
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.