Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Center Of The Earth album flac

Journey to the Centre of the Earth is the third album by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released on 3 May 1974 by A&M Records. It is a live recording of the second of his two concerts at the Royal Festival Hall on 18 January 1974, the premiere of his 40-minute orchestral rock piece based on Jules Verne's science fiction novel of the same name.

Текст песни: By horse, by rail, by land, by sea, our journey starts Two men incensed by one man’s journey from the past In Iceland, where the mountain stood with pride They set off with their guide. Not only had they found life in the water but they had also found a flowing guide to the Centre of the Earth. They called the stream the Hansbach. Narration 3 Replenished with the water the journey continued with haste, but somehow they find themselves separated.

Return to the Centre of the Earth is a studio album by the English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released on 15 March 1999 on EMI Classics. The album is a sequel to his 1974 concept album Journey to the Centre of the Earth, itself based on the same-titled science fiction novel by Jules Verne.

Cerebral Theatrical Atmospheric Elaborate Indulgent Dramatic Literate Campy. Imagination Introspection. Journey to the Centre of the Earth.

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The album earned Wakeman a nomination for an Ivor Novello Award and a Grammy Award. In 1999, Wakeman released a sequel, Return to the Centre of the Earth. He re-recorded the album with additional parts previously removed from the original score due to time constraints, in 2012. Released on 3 May 1974, Journey to the Centre of the Earth topped the UK Albums Chart for one week, the first album from A&M to do so. It peaked at No. 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart for two weeks in July during a stay of 27 weeks. The album became a multimillion-dollar seller in six weeks. Wakeman received an Ivor Novello Award for the album, and it earned him a Grammy Award nomination. The record was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association.

Reissue from approximately 1978 due to price codes, runouts and CBS distribution. Two earlier similar releases exist, both with STEMRA rights society and Ariola distribution: – one with a different matrix: Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth – one with "87 745 IT" printed on both labels: Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth. Recorded in concert at The Royal Festival Hall London on Friday January 18th 1974 with The London Symphony Orchestra and The English Chamber Choir conducted by David Measham. Production narrated by David Hemmings

The album earned Wakeman a nomination for an Ivor Novello Award and a Grammy Award. Track List: 01. The Journey, Recollection 02. The Battle, The Forest.