Red Queen to Gryphon Three
| Red Queen to Gryphon Three | ||||
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| 📅 Released | December 1974 | |||
| 🎙️ Recorded | August 1974 | |||
| Studio | Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire, England | |||
| ⏳ Length | 38:32 | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Transatlantic (UK) Bell (US) Brain (Germany) | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Gryphon, Dave Grinsted | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Red Queen to Gryphon Three is the third studio album made by the progressive rock band Gryphon. The album was released on Transatlantic Records in the UK with a blue cover, while Bell Records released the album in Canada with the cover border in black.
Red Queen to Gryphon Three is a concept album based loosely on a game of chess. The music, which frequently evokes a medieval mood, blends and alternates Baroque, Renaissance, English folk and progressive rock music styles. Themes are presented, developed and recapitulated in the fashion of classical music.
Track listing[edit]
| Side one | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "Opening Move" | Richard Harvey, Graeme Taylor, Brian Gulland, David Oberlé | 9:42 |
| 2. | "Second Spasm" | Taylor, Gulland | 8:15 |
| Side two | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 3. | "Lament" | Taylor, Gulland, Philip Nestor | 10:45 |
| 4. | "Checkmate" | Harvey, Taylor, Gulland, Oberlé | 9:50 |
| Total length: | 38:32 | ||
Personnel[edit]
- Gryphon
- Brian Gulland – bassoon, krumhorn
- Graeme Taylor – guitars
- Richard Harvey – keyboards, recorders, krumhorn
- Philip Nestor – bass guitar
- David Oberlé – drums, percussion, tympani
Production[2][edit]
- Arranged by Gryphon
- Produced by Gryphon & Dave Grinsted
- Recorded & Mixed by Dave Grinsted at Chipping Norton Studios, August 1974
- All songs published by Heathside Music.
- Organ manufactured by Ernest Hart
- Acoustic bass manufactured by Pete Redding
References[edit]
- ↑ DeGagne, Mike. Red Queen to Gryphon Three at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
- ↑ Recording information at discogs
External links[edit]
- Gryphon Red Queen to Gryphon Three reviews and MP3s at progarchives.com, retrieved 6-8-2007
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