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Record Details

Artist: Rick Wakeman
Title: The Six Wives Of Henry VIII
Format: 12"
Label: A&M Records
Cat No: AMLH 64361
Released: 1973
Country:
Genres: Modern ClassicalProg Rock
Condition Fair+
Status Have
Added To List 16th May 2014
Disc 1 | 12"
Gatefold 
A Matrix:
AMLH 64361 A1  
B Matrix:
AMLH 64361 B2X  

Additional Information

Comments Recorded between February and October, 1972.
℗ 1973. Made in England.

Instruments:
Custom built Hammond C-3 Organ, RMI Electric Piano & Harpsichord, 2 x Mini-Moog Synthesizer, Mellotron 400-D (Brass/Strings/Flutes), Mellotron 400-D (Vocals/Sound Effects/Vibes), Steinway 9’ Grand Piano, Frequency Counter, Custom Mixer.

In addition to the above instruments a Thomas Goff Harpsichord and ARP Synthesizer were used. All sounds put through two Steoreo Leslies, Fender Duel Showman Amp & two JBL Cabinets. Also used a custom built Oscillator, Fuzz & Wahwah Pedal and Binson Echo Unit. The organ on 'Jane Seymour' was recorded at St. Giles, Cripplegate.

'Catherine Of Aragon' was engineered and mixed at Trident Studios, London. 'Anne Boleyn' was engineered at Morgan Studios, London, and mixed at Trident Studios. All the remaining tracks were engineered and mixed at Morgan Studios.

The hymn at the end of 'Anne Boylen' is 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended'.

This album is based around my interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. Although the style may not always be in keeping with their individual history, it is my personal conception of their characters in relations to keyboard instruments. - Rick.
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