Rick Wakeman - Catherine Parr - The Six Wives of Henry VIII - (1973) HQ

ALBUM: The Six Wives of Henry VIII
TRACK 6

Wakeman's instruments and equipment
2 Minimoog synthesisers
2 400-D Mellotrons (one for vocals, sound effects and vibes; the other for brass, strings and flutes)
Frequency counter
Custom mixer
Steinway 9' grand piano
Custom-built Hammond C-3 organ
RMI electric piano and harpsichord
ARP synthesiser
Thomas Goff harpsichord
Church organ at St Giles-without-Cripplegate

Additional musicians
Bill Bruford -- drums (A1, B2)
Ray Cooper -- percussion (A1, B2)
Dave Cousins -- electric banjo (A3)
Chas Cronk -- bass guitar (A3)
Barry de Souza -- drums (A3)
Mike Egan -- guitar (A1, A2, B2, B3)
Steve Howe -- guitar (A1)
Les Hurdle -- bass guitar (A1, B2)
Dave Lambert -- guitar (A3)
Laura Lee -- vocals (B2)
Sylvia McNeill -- vocals (B2)
Judy Powell -- vocals (A1)
Frank Ricotti -- percussion (A2, A3, B3)
Chris Squire -- bass guitar (A1)
Barry St. John -- vocals (A1)
Liza Strike -- vocals (A1, B2)
Alan White -- drums (A2, B1, B3)
Dave Winter -- bass guitar (A2, B3)

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[philipboug]

This sounds just as entrancing and wonderful as when I first heard it over 40 years ago. Wakeman, you are a wizard!

[roryobrien]

Alan White. One of my top 5 drummers of all time. ... R.I.P Alan xx

[tonyfacc]

a real masterpiece. this is the first LP I have ever bought (I was 20). I saw Rick live with his band (not YES) few years later in a theatre here in Italy ... amazing performance !!!

[francisconeto]

I remember the thrill then. Still the same. This guy is brilliant!

[craigfazekas]

When this was released, A&M Records only printed 12, 500 copies- enough to make their money back. They put no faith in the music or Rick; they were sure it was a dog. Unbelievable.

[Tarkus-Ivalice-dweller]

First rick wakeman i heard, and what an introduction!

[CityQueenChili]

Best song on a highly underrated album.

[SpiceDawgCanimation]

This is the single most brilliant music ever!

[jeffdawson]

This album captivated many of us in high school. We didn’t know what to make of it—is it like Yes or ELP? The band was so good that it didn’t matter.

[nlokey]

Well it's Rick Wakeman, lol everything he plays is awesome. Cool.

[oscarsantiagofunes]

Me emocionaba hace casi cuarenta años con este monstruo de la música... y todavía lo sigo haciendo. Bravo maestro!!!

[mkervelegan]

The part at 3:51, when I played it decades ago, somehow elicited the appearance of an Elizabethan phantom...

[guillermogalindez]

El contrapunto del final es alucinante

[johnpeasley]

Came back to hear Alan White’s amazing performance on this. 💜RIP

[guishopi]

¡Qué pedazos de contrapunto, por Dios!

[san]

Rick you made me love Katie as his only sensible wife for my whole life

[marianabarrote]

Desde á muinto tenpo pue não ouvia uma loucura asin!

[claudemasse]

This and Close to the Edge are on Billboard at the same time.

[andysee]

Okay everybody which is the better music based on the Six Wives of Henry VIII? This album or Six the Musical?

[vanhouten]

It irritates me that the wives are not in chronological order on the album. Instead we get 1-4-5-3-2-6. Why?