Tredegar (album)

Tredegar is the self-titled debut album by the Welsh heavy metal band Tredegar. The vocals on all but one song on the album were recorded by guest singer Carl Sentence as the band did not have a full-time frontman in place when recording began. Russ North joined as the permanent vocalist during the recording sessions and sung on "Which Way to Go."

Tredegar
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1986
RecordedMusic Factory, Cardiff
GenreHeavy metal
Length38:47
LabelAries
ProducerJohn Wase, Ray Phillips, Andy Wood
Tredegar chronology
Tredegar
(1986)
Remix & Rebirth
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]
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Track listing

All songs written by Ray Philips and Tony Bourge.

Side One
  1. "Duma" – 3:09
  2. "The Alchemist" – 6:56
  3. "Way of the Warrior" – 3:20
  4. "Richard III" – 4:49
Side two
  1. "Battle of Bosworth" – 3:29
  2. "The Jester" – 3:37
  3. "Which Way to Go" – 5:43
  4. "Wheels" – 4:23

Personnel

Tredegar
Additional musicians
  • Carl Sentence – lead vocals
Production
  • John Wase - producer, engineer
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References

  1. "Tredegar review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 364. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  3. Dome, Malcolm (26 June 1986). "Tredegar 'Tredegar'". Kerrang!. 123. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 16.
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