Gryphon
| Gryphon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 📅 Released | June 1973 | |||
| 🎙️ Recorded | March–April 1973 | |||
| Studio | Riverside Recordings, Livingston Studios | |||
| ⏳ Length | 37:41 | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Transatlantic | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Lawrence Aston, Adam Skeaping | |||
| Gryphon chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Progplanet | 3.6/5[2] |
| Prog Archives | 3.33/5[3] |
Gryphon is the debut album by the progressive rock band Gryphon, originally released in June 1973 by Transatlantic Records.
Production[edit]
The album was produced by Lawrence Aston and Adam Skeaping, and engineered by Skeaping and Nick Glennie-Smith. It was recorded at Riverside Recordings and Livingston Studios. The gryphon cover illustration was done by Dan Pearce.
Reception[edit]
Writing retrospectively for AllMusic, critic Bruce Eder said: "The material is essentially progressive folk-rock, elements of jazz and swing...juxtaposed with traditional folk songs, works attributed to Henry VIII, and folk-style originals. Brian Gulland's and Richard Harvey's bassoon, krumhorns, and recorders are the dominant instruments".[1]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Kemp's Jig" | Anonymous, arranged by Gryphon | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Sir Gavin Grimbold" | Traditional, arranged by Brian Gulland | 2:45 |
| 3. | "Touch and Go" | Richard Harvey, Graeme Taylor | 1:29 |
| 4. | "Three Jolly Butchers" | Traditional, arranged by Taylor | 3:54 |
| 5. | "Pastime with Good Company" | Henry VIII, arranged by Gryphon | 1:31 |
| 6. | "The Unquiet Grave" | Traditional, arranged by Gryphon | 5:40 |
| 7. | "Estampie" | Anonymous, arranged by Gryphon | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Crossing the Stiles" | Taylor | 2:25 |
| 9. | "The Astrologer" | Traditional, arranged by Gryphon | 3:12 |
| 10. | "Tea Wrecks" | Anonymous, arranged by Gryphon | 1:06 |
| 11. | "Juniper Suite" | Gryphon | 4:49 |
| 12. | "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife" | Traditional, arranged by Gulland | 1:55 |
| Total length: | 37:41 | ||
Personnel[edit]
- Gryphon
- Brian Gulland - bassoon, crumhorns, recorders, keyboards, vocals (2,4,12)
- Richard Harvey - recorders, crumhorns, keyboards, guitar, mandolin
- Dave Oberlé - drums, percussion, vocals (6,9)
- Graeme Taylor - guitars, keyboards, recorder, vocals (4)
Notes[edit]
The central section of "Kemp's Jig" is an anonymous Galician musical piece from the Renaissance era called "Pase el Agoa, ma Julieta". "Estampie" contains quotes from "Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen and "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Harry Warren. "The Devil and the Farmer's Wife" concludes with a quote from "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gryphon at AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ↑ "Gryphon - Gryphon". progplanet.com. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
- ↑ "Gryphon - Gryphon". progarchives.com. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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