
From Loudersound.
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble have announced that they’ll release a new prog album titled The Red Planet later this year.
The keyboard wizard is joined in the lineup by guitarist Dave Colquhoun, bassist Lee Pomeroy and drummer Ash Soan and it’ll take the form of “a keyboard heavy” prog rock instrumental album.
It’ll be released on April 3 and feature eight newly composed pieces and is said to hark back to Wakeman’s debut album The Six Wives of Henry VIII.
Wakeman, who confirmed he was working on a prog album in January says on his website: “The basic tracks are already recorded and that includes contributions from the musicians named above and I am thrilled with the results so far.
“I still have a lot to add to each track and that will be done throughout this month before Erik Jordan starts his task of mixing it all so it ends up sounding like it should!
“There are great plans afoot for a very special playback session and other surprises too. It’s been great fun getting back to prog and I think the period away from recording such an album has contributed greatly to making The Red Planet sound extremely fresh.”
Wakeman adds: “The album is very much taking up all my time for the coming weeks, hence no other appearances anywhere or trip away, but they will soon start appearing once the album is delivered.”
Asked about the expectations of prog fans who are hoping to see the “prog fader turned up to 11,” Wakeman replies: “That could be a problem as it’s already at 14!”
The Red Planet will be released on LP and CD, with the first 1000 vinyl units pressed on 180g red double vinyl, which will be signed and numbered and presented in a ‘pop-up’ cover.
The first 2000 CDs will also be autographed and numbered and feature their own ‘pop-up’ cover.
Both versions are available to pre-order now.
In addition, there will also be a playback event at the National Space Centre in Leicester on April 4 from 6pm. Only 150 fans will have the chance to attend, with each ticket coming with a “bag of goodies, signed event programme and signed CD/DVD.”
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- Rick Wakeman - Criminal Record - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 12-May-2022 11:27)on May 25, 2022 at 11:02 pm
RICK WAKEMAN Criminal Record (1982 UK issue of the 1977 UK 6-track vinyl LP, a concept album which is largely instrumental apart from 'The Breathalyser' which features vocals by Bill Oddie of all people, housed in a picture sleeve. The sleevehas some light edgewear and corner scuffs and the vinyl shows few signs of play AMLK64660)
- Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth - Silver Label - UK - vinyl LP - £8.00, $10.00, €9.36 (New Item) (arrived 10-May-2022 12:07)on May 25, 2022 at 11:02 pm
RICK WAKEMAN Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (70s UK second issue of the 1974 4-track vinyl LP on a silver A&M label, recorded in concert at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday the 18th of January, '74 with The London Symphony Orchestra and English Chamber Choir, gatefold picture sleeve with integral 8-page full colour booklet)
- Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII - Portugese - vinyl LP - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 01-May-2022 12:51)on May 25, 2022 at 11:02 pm
RICK WAKEMAN The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1973 Portuguese A&M label 6-track vinyl LP, featuring contributions from Chris Squire, Steve Howe, Alan White and Bill Bruford. The gatefold picture sleeve has information about each of the six wives printed on the back while the inside spread displays an image of Rick playing his keyboards. The sleeve shows a little shelf/ringwear, especially to the inside whilst the vinyl shows only light signs of play PSP4361)
- Rick Wakeman - White Rock - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $156.25, €146.25 (New Item) (arrived 04-Apr-2022 11:50)on May 25, 2022 at 11:02 pm
RICK WAKEMAN White Rock (Test pressing for the 1977 UK 8-track vinyl LP with plain white unannotated labels and stamped A2/B3 matrices, commercial picture sleeve. Pressed in tiny numbers purely to test the sonics & never intended for sale to the public, the sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl is Near Mint with no real sign of play - superb AMLH64614)
- Rick Wakeman - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.50, €11.70 (New Item) (arrived 30-Mar-2022 15:58)on May 25, 2022 at 11:02 pm
RICK WAKEMAN Journey To The Centre Of The Earth (1974 UK 4-track vinyl LP recorded in concert at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 18th January 1974 with the London Symphony Orchestra & English Chamber Choir, gatefold picture sleeve with integral eight page picture booklet. The sleeve shows a little light shelf and edgewear and the vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play AMLH63621)
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