From Loudersound.
Prog legend Rick Wakeman has announced that he will release a brand new studio album recorded with his English Rock Ensemble band.
A Gallery Of The Imagination, the follow-up to 2020’s The Red Planet, will be released through Madfish/Snapper on February 24.
The new album is another conceptual affair, the initial idea stemming from Wakeman’s first piano teacher, Mrs Symes, with whom he studied from the age five until his time at the Royal College of Music. She taught him that music was like painting pictures: that when you play, you are painting pictures through music, an important lesson that Wakeman never forgot.
“One of my great loves is going to museums and art galleries and seeing all the different types of art, so I thought, why not a music gallery,” Wakeman says. “A Gallery Of The Imagination? People can paint their own mind pictures to the different types of music that are on the album. It is very diverse and for me it works very well because the concept holds it all together.”
One of the ideas Wakeman would like to pursue around album release is for listeners to draw or paint their own pictures or even create sculptures to the music which, in turn, could be displayed.
“It is a very tactile album” he explains. “I’d like to feel that people can actually touch the music.”
Joining Wakeman on A Gallery Of The Imagination are bassist Lee Pomeroy, guitarist Dave Colquhoun, drummer Ash Soan and on vocals Hayley Sanderson, famous for her work as a vocalist on Strictly Come Dancing.
The album has been produced by Wakeman and Erik Jordan and mastered by Simon Heyworth at Super Audio Mastering.You can view the artwork and tracklisting below.
Pre-order A Gallery Of The Imagination.
Rick Wakeman: A Gallery Of The Imagination
1. Hidden Depths
2. The Man In The Moon
3. A Mirage in the Clouds
4. The Creek
5. My Moonlight Dream
6. Only When I Cry
7. Cuban Carnival
8. Just A Memory
9. The Dinner Party
10. A Day Spent On The Pier
11. The Visitation
12. The Eyes of a Child
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- Rick Wakeman - The Myths And Legends - 1st - UK - vinyl LP - £15.00, $19.95, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 12-May-2025 16:00)on May 17, 2025 at 6:28 pm
RICK WAKEMAN The Myths & Legends of King Arthur & The Knights Of The Round Table (1975 UK 7-track LP, complete with twelve page illustrated booklet, embossed gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows just a little light shelfwear and the vinylremains in Excellent condition with few signs of play AMLH64515)
- Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $13.30, €11.90 (New Item) (arrived 18-Apr-2025 16:00)on May 17, 2025 at 6:28 pm
RICK WAKEMAN The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (Early/mid 70s UK issue of the 1973 6-track vinyl LP on the gold A&M label, gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some notable wear to the spine and scuffing to the interior. The vinyl shows only light signs of play AMLH64361)
- Rick Wakeman - Softsword - UK - vinyl LP - £25.00, $33.25, €29.75 (Back In Stock) (arrived 15-Mar-2025 17:00)on May 17, 2025 at 6:28 pm
RICK WAKEMAN Softsword (Scarce 1991 UK 11-track LP pressed on heavyweight vinyl, inspired by the 1216 siege of Rochester castle by King John & originally composed for the grand finale of that years Dickens Festival. The album is complete withanice parchment style lyric insert & gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows light wear and the vinyl has minimal sign of play - a great copy! A-IOM3)
- Rick Wakeman - Return To The Centre Of The Earth - Sealed - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £125.00, $166.25, €148.75 (Back In Stock) (arrived 15-Mar-2025 17:00)on May 17, 2025 at 6:28 pm
RICK WAKEMAN Return To The Centre Of The Earth (1999 UK EMI Classics 22-track double LP from the ex-Yes keyboard maestro, pressed on high quality audiophile vinyl & featuring guest artists Ozzy Osbourne, Trevor Rabin, Justin Hayward & Bonnie Tyler, narrated by Patrick Stewart. Housed in a gatefold picture sleeve designed by cover art legend Roger Dean, complete with lyric inners & fold-out colour poster of Dean's fantastic cover artwork - SEALED from new, mint & unplayed)
- Rick Wakeman - The Prog Years 1973-1977 - Deluxe Box - Sealed - UK - box set - £395.00, $525.35, €470.05 (New Item) (arrived 19-Mar-2025 15:00)on May 17, 2025 at 6:28 pm
RICK WAKEMAN The Prog Years 1973-1977 (Ultimate 2024 UK Deluxe Edition MULTI-DISC [27 x CDS + 5 x DVDS] Box Set - This incredible set contains the official A&M releases plus tons of live recordings, improvisations plus a collection of great DVDs! The official word is that the sound quality for some of the live performance is "weak" however, keep in mind: they were not intended for release at the time but still VERY worth listening to. All thirtytwo discs are nestled within individual card wallet sleeves housed nicely inside the wondrous box set which comes complete with a whole host of special bonus goodies including a 60-page 12" x 12" hardback scrap book, posters, postcards, press releases and photos!)
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