BEGGAR'S OPERA ?– Act One.1970y. Germany SWIRL Edit.(EX+ / EX+ )
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Defiantly cast in the shadow of the then-recently defunct Nice, but brimming with their own ideas and imagination, Beggars Opera emerged in 1970 with a debut album that still stands as one of the crown jewels of prog. Five tracks long in its original (Vertigo label) form, but bolstered with both sides of their debut single for the Repertoire CD, Act One is an audacious blending of hard riffs, Heep-esque vocals, and crazed organ and Mellotron, and it's those latter elements that most distinctly flavor the album. The opening "Poet and Peasant," based on Franz Von Suppe's overture of the same name, sets the scene with its multiple shifts in tone and tempo; the same composer's "Light Cavalry" then closes the disc in similarly dramatic style. "Raymond's Road" is the climax, however. An 11-minute orgy of sound that rides a "Rondo" rhythm, then sets a slew of classical snatches dancing above it. It's a breathtaking effort, a cross between a mad medley and a free festival freakout that so firmly establishes Beggars Opera's credentials that it seems impossible to believe that things never got any better for them.
Beggar's Opera* ?– Act One
Label: Vertigo ?– 6360 018 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, GatefoldCountry: Germany Released: 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Prog Rock
TracklistHide Credits
A1 Poet And Peasant Arranged By – Alan Park, Beggars OperaWritten-By – Franz von Suppé A2 Passacaglia Written-By – Erskine*, Scott* A3 Memory Written-By – Erskine*, Scott* B1 Raymond's Road Arranged By – Alan ParkWritten-By – Beggars Opera B2 Light Cavalry Arranged By – Alan Park, Beggars OperaWritten-By – Franz von SuppéCredits
- Bass – Marshall Erskine
- Coordinator [Production Co-ordinator] – John Drummond (4)
- Design [Album], Photography – Keef (4)
- Drums – Raymond Wilson
- Engineer – Martin Birch
- Lead Guitar – Ricky Gardener*
- Organ – Alan Park
- Producer – Bill Martin - Phil Coulter*
- Vocals – Martin Griffiths
Notes
Label: Vertigo SwirlInner Cover:"Printed in Germany by H. O. Persiehl".
A Philips Record Product
Ricky Gardiner mis-spelled Ricky Gardener on the jacket.
Main differences to later releases are the gatefold cover and no credits on back.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix side 1, stamped): 10 AA6360018 1Y 320
- Matrix / Runout (Matrix side 2, stamped): 10 AA6360018 2Y 320
- Matrix / Runout (A-side, on center label B-side): AA 6360 018.1 Y
- Matrix / Runout (B-side, on center label): AA 6360 018.2 Y
- Rights Society: PM
- Other (in a box behind cat# on back cover): D
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I offer to buy vinyl records from his own collection, which collected 35 years. Plans to sell about 2,000 of the original, rare and interesting records. Vinyl before selling tapped. Thank you for your interest . Sincerely . Oleg
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