Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

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Genre:	Rock
Style:	Symphonic Rock
Year:	1973

Tracklist

		Catherine Of Aragon	3:41
		Anne Of Cleves	7:50
		Catherine Howard	6:35
		Jane Seymour	4:44
		Anne Boleyn 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended'	6:30
		Catherine Parr	7:03

Credits (12)

Mike Doud (2)
Art Direction
Ken Carroll
Design
Pete Flanagan*
Engineer [Assistant]
Paul Tregurtha
Engineer, Mixed By
Bruce Rae
Photography By [Front Cover] [At Madame Tussauds]
Ruan O'Lochlainn
Photography By [Inside]

Notes

Single from this release:
Catherine

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Image	,	–			In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory	Version Details	Data Quality
	The Six Wives of Henry VII LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold	A&M Records – C 86 560 A	Austria	1972	Austria — 1972	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold	A&M Records – AMLH 64361	UK	1973	UK — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute pressing	A&M Records – SP 4361	US	1973	US — 1973	Recently Edited
	Las Seis Esposas De Enrique VIII LP, Album	A&M Records – HDAS 371-87	Spain	1973	Spain — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold	A&M Records – 86 560 IT		1973	— 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album	A&M Records – AMLH-64361	New Zealand	1973	New Zealand — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album	A&M Records – AMLH 64361	Norway	1973	Norway — 1973
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Gatefold	A&M Records – QU-54361	US	1973	US — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Gatefold	A&M Records – AMLH 64361	UK	1973	UK — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album	A&M Records – LPS-88.143	Venezuela	1973	Venezuela — 1973
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Promo	A&M Records – SP-4361	US	1973	US — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Gatefold	A&M Records – SP 4361	Brazil	1973	Brazil — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album	A&M Records – CS-4361	US	1973	US — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album, Dolby System	A&M Records – CAM 64361	UK	1973	UK — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Monarch pressing	A&M Records – SP-4361	US	1973	US — 1973
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Gatefold	A&M Records – PSP 4361	Portugal	1973	Portugal — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic	A&M Records – 8Q-54361	US	1973	US — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album	A&M Records – AMLH 64361	Israel	1973	Israel — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Stereo, Pitman Pressing	A&M Records – SP 4361	US	1973	US — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album	A&M Records – CS-88.143	Venezuela	1973	Venezuela — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Gatefold	A&M Records – SP-4361	Canada	1973	Canada — 1973
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Gatefold	A&M Records – AML 34804	Australia	1973	Australia — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Quadraphonic, Gatefold	A&M Records – SP 4361	Brazil	1973	Brazil — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album	A&M Records – AML 34804	Australia	1973	Australia — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Reissue, Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold	A&M Records – SP 4361	US	1973	US — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Club Edition, RCA	A&M Records – SP-4361	US	1973	US — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Gatefold	A&M Records – SLAM 64361	Italy	1973	Italy — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Club Edition, Capitol Record Club	A&M Records – SMAS-95075	US	1973	US — 1973
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Gatefold	A&M Records – AMLH 64361	South Africa	1973	South Africa — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album	A&M Records – EM-K 74361	Italy	1973	Italy — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album	A&M Records – AM-24804	Australia	1973	Australia — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII 8-Track Cartridge, Album, Quadraphonic	A&M Records – Y8QAM 64361	UK	1973	UK — 1973
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, 1st Pressing	A&M Records – AML-173	Japan	1973	Japan — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, MR=Monarch Pressing	A&M Records – SP-4361	US	1973	US — 1973
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album, Dolby System	A&M Records – CAM 64361	UK	1973	UK — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII 8-Track Cartridge, Album	A&M Records – YAM 64361	UK	1973	UK — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album	A&M Records – KA&MX-2104	Brazil	1973	Brazil — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII Cassette, Album	Hispavox – CH 261	Spain	1973	Spain — 1973	New Submission
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Promo, 1st Pressing	A&M Records – AML-173	Japan	1973	Japan — 1973	Recently Edited
	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII LP, Album, Reissue	A&M Records – 86 560 IT		1973	— 1973

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Reviews

celebrationmusic Jan 10, 2025
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Gatefold) AML 34804

That's some far out prog groove stuff right here man.
hankb4 Sep 18, 2024
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute pressing) SP-4361

Iconic Baroque + Prog fusion I didn’t know I needed in my life
HydrogenHelium Jun 17, 2024
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (CD, Album, Reissue, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Four- Digipak.) 5356238

Also, the BBC Old Grey Whistle Test performance turns out to just be Rick and some lads from the Strawbs miming in the studio! Not what I expected!
HydrogenHelium Jun 17, 2024
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (CD, Album, Reissue, DVD, DVD-Video, Multichannel, NTSC, Album, Stereo, Quadraphonic, All Media, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Four- Digipak.) 5356238

Just wanted to note that whilst the quad mix on the DVD-Audio is great fun, it is very clearly audibly a 'vinyl rip' from a rather crackly copy of the original quad vinyl! (You can hear the needle noises in many of the track intros and outros). I guess A&M must have lost the mastertapes.
shantiq Jun 14, 2024
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (8-Track Cartridge, Album) 8T-4361

simply cannot argue against a pale khaki caddie 🙃😉 corker
Beachbeatle1 Dec 21, 2023
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Repress) L 34804

Stunning virtuoso keyboard driven symphonic prog-rock of (some say pompous & overwrought) tunes combining rock & classical elements w/ melodic orchestral ages, honky-tonk piano breaks & bombastic synthesizers. Includes from Yes men Chris Squire & Steve Howe & excellent drum work from Alan White & Bill Bruford
Can at times be overwhelming but has some brilliant enjoyable dynamic & unique moments.
LolT Sep 2, 2023
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold) AMLH 64361

I do like this album, there are times when it properly goes off on one in the best tradition.
Also, although it may look like standard black, hold your copy up to the light. You might see that it is actually a deep bloody red.
VinylWire Dec 29, 2022
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Repress) 393 229-1

Very nice sound quality on this release. Pressing is lovely too. Amazed how good this reissue sounds.
I made a needledrop of one of the tracks from this vinyl record - You can find it on the right side in the videos - Under the name: Rick Wakeman - Anne Of Cleves (1990 German Vinyl)
EwenMerry Dec 3, 2021
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Gatefold) AMLH 64361

I was 14 in 1973, everyone I knew at school had a copy, it was up there with DSOTM. Nearly 50 yrs on I still love it and my original copy plays perfectly.
The opening of Anne Boleyn gets me every time.
“Divorced, beheadead, died, divorced, beheaded, survived!”
nopussyfooting Feb 24, 2021
referencing The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute pressing) SP-4361

Well, I thought this would be the Wakeman album that I enjoyed, but that didn't come to fruition. The lineup on this record really seems promising, and they do a good job with their instruments, but it just doesn't work as an album. It's boring. I guess it's got to be the songwriting, it just comes off extremely weak, and overly centered around wakemans keys, which is to be expected as it's his album. The only thing I enjoyed at times on this album was some or the drumming and grooves, like in the final track.
Maybe this sounded really cool in the first half of the 70s but in 2021 this sounds wack as hell.