Rick Wakeman - The Myths And Legends Of King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table [2003 Japan]
A&M  (2003)
Progressive Rock

In Collection
#1517

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CD  44:52
7 tracks
   01   Arthur             07:29
   02   Lady Of The Lake             00:45
   03   Guinevere             06:48
   04   Sir Lancelot And The Black Knight             05:23
   05   Merlin The Magician             08:54
   06   Sir Galahad             05:51
   07   The Last Battle             09:42
Details
Studio Morgan Studios
Country United Kingdom
Original Release Date 1975
Packaging Jewel Case
Spars DDD
Sound Stereo
Credits
Producer Rick Wakeman
Notes
Notes

This is in many ways a musical autobiography. Much was written in my head whilst lying in Wexham Park Hospital after my first minor heart attack. The Last Battle I wrote after being advised by the specialist, in front of my management, that he recommended I stopped playing and retired in order to give myself a chance of a reasonable recovery.

I was 25.

Thankfully I ignored the advice, wrote The Last Battle that night, and carried on. Heart surgery has come a long way since the mid seventies as well thankfully!


Wakey's Verdict

A very hard album for me to listen to as I can hear the real story within the music. Having said that I think the main theme is probably the best I have written and I am genuinely quite proud of it.


Little Known Trivia

When I recorded the moog solo on Merlin the
Magician I was struggling to make it happen and in frustration crossed the road from the studio to the main bar at Morgan Studios and downed five treble scotches in quick succession. I then returned to the studio and played the solo. I then don't remember too much.

The solo was kept.