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CD/DVD Releases: More Rick Wakeman CD Releases From MVD Audio

Posted on Sunday, September 09 @ 03:46:21 UTC by nightowl

Seven more Rick Wakeman CDs will be re-released by MVD Audio in October.

Rick Wakeman - Fields Of Green - Fields Of Green is the latest in the series of re-issues in the overhaul of Rick Wakeman's back catalogue. Originally recorded and released in 1997 this album features a version of "King Arthur" that the BBC had decided to use as music during their General Election coverage of that year. Also featured on the album is a re-recording of the Yes classic "Starship Trooper," which is one of the few Yes songs that Rick regularly performs away from the band.

SRP: $12.95; RUN TIME: 63mins; LABEL: ZEIT1; STREET DATE: 10/09/2007



Rick Wakeman - Out Of The Blue - Out Of The Blue was recorded live in Argentina in April 2001 and features a live performance of the English Rock Ensemble. The concert features many of the songs that have become favourites with Rick's fan base over the last thirty plus years including an edited version of "Journey To The Centre Of The Earth" alongside "Catherine Parr" and even a couple of Yes tracks in "Starship Trooper" and "Wurm."

SRP: $12.95; RUN TIME: 74mins; LABEL: ZEIT1; STREET DATE: 10/09/2007

Rick Wakeman - Sixty Minutes With... - Covering most aspects of Rick's solo career from the classical to the symphonic and back to the progressive rock. The collection includes "Jane Seymour" and "Catherine Howard," two tracks that first appeared on Rick's hugely successful Six Wives Of Henry The VIII album. In between is over 30 years of magnificent keyboard based music including a version of "Starship Trooper/Wurm," which has now become a stage favourite of Rick's. Proving also that Rick can sometimes venture into the mainstream is the track from Rick's hugely popular album 1984 featuring guest appearances from Tim Rice and Jon Anderson. "Julia" also features American soul and funk vocalist Chaka Khan.

SRP: $9.95; RUN TIME: 62mins; LABEL: ZEIT1; STREET DATE: 10/09/2007

Rick Wakeman - Tribute - Tribute is just that, an affectionate tribute to the greatest rock band of all time, The Beatles. Originally recorded and released in 1997, the project grew from a commission from a private company that wanted Rick to record "Eleanor Rigby" alongside other Beatles classics. A popular album with not only the regular Rick Wakeman fan base but also many people who would ordinarily not purchase Rick Wakeman albums.

SRP: $12.95; RUN TIME: 59mins; LABEL: ZEIT1; STREET DATE: 10/09/2007

Rick Wakeman - Aspirant Sunrise - Aspirant Sunrise is the first in a trilogy of albums recorded in 1991, the others being Aspirant Sunset and Aspirant Sunshadows. The style is very much New Age which was a popular style at the start of the nineties and the music was written with relaxation in mind. The final results being so relaxing that the engineer fell asleep during the recording of these albums. Unavailable for some time these re-issues have been re-mastered for release and will be anticipated by the large Rick Wakeman fan base.

SRP: $12.95; RUN TIME: 59mins; LABEL: ZEIT1; STREET DATE: 10/30/2007

Rick Wakeman - Almost Live In Europe - Almost Live In Europe is a live album that has been re-worked in the recording studio, hence the title Almost Live In Europe. The band were recorded during the tour of Europe in Italy in 1995. The line up of the English Rock Ensemble is a strange one as it doesn?t feature a guitarist. On hearing the tapes, Rick decided to "fix" the album in the recording studio, which accounts for the honest title of the album.

SRP: $12.95; RUN TIME: 60mins; LABEL: ZEIT1; STREET DATE: 10/30/2007

Rick Wakeman - White Rock II - White Rock II was recorded at Rick's home in the Isle of Man between April 1997 and March 1998 and released in 1999. Rick was commissioned to write the score to the movie of the 1976 Winter Olympics. The resultant soundtrack was highly successful although unfortunately Rick does not have the rights to the original work hence a re-scoring on White Rock II. White Rock II is a highly popular release from Rick and has been until this re-issue unavailable for some time, making this a welcome re-issue for the large and devoted Wakeman fan base.

SRP: $12.95; RUN TIME: 54mins; LABEL: ZEIT1; STREET DATE: 10/30/2007

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