Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

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Label:	A&M Records – AML-173
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album , 1st Pressing
Country:	Japan
Released:	1973
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Prog Rock

Tracklist

A1	Catherine Of Aragon	3:45
A2	Anne Of Cleves	7:50
A3	Catherine Howard	6:45
B1	Jane Seymour	4:48
B2	Anne Boleyn 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended'	6:34
B3	Catherine Parr	7:05

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Manufactured By – King Record Co. Ltd
Distributed By – King Record Co. Ltd

Credits

Artwork By – Michael Doud*
Banjo [Electric] – Dave Cousins (tracks: A3)
Bass – Les Hurdle (tracks: A1, B2)
Design – Ken Carroll
Drums – Bill Bruford (tracks: A1, B2)
Engineer – Ken Scott (tracks: A1, B2)
Engineer [Assistant] – Pete Flanagan* (tracks: A2 to B1, B3)
Engineer, Mixed By – Paul Tregurtha (tracks: A2 to B1, B3)
Guitar – Steve Howe (tracks: A1)
Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
Liner Notes – Tsuneo O'Mori
Mixed By – Ken Scott (tracks: A1)
Percussion – Ray Cooper (tracks: A1, B2)
Photography By [Front Cover] – Bruce Rae
Photography By [Inside Cover] – Ruan O'Lochlainn
Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rick Wakeman
Technician [Keyboards & Amplification Set Up By] – Philip Hepple
Vocals – Sylvia McNeil* (tracks: B2)
Written-By – E.J. Hopkins (tracks: B2)

Notes

Japanese pressing with obi & insert in gatefold cover. 1st pressing with ¥2,000 price printed on top front of obi and on back cover.

Interim issues use the ¥2,000 covers modified with stickers (as shown in images) - ¥2,300 sticker covering the ¥2,000 price on obi & back cover.

Instruments:
Custom built Hammond C-3 Organ, RMI Electric Piano & Harpsichord, 2 x Mini-Moog Synthesizer, Mellotron 400-D (Brass/Strings/Flutes), Mellotron 400-D (Vocals/Sound Effects/Vibes), Steinway 9’ Grand Piano, Frequency Counter, Custom Mixer.

In addition to the above instruments a Thomas Goff Harpsichord and ARP Synthesizer were used. All sounds put through two Steoreo Leslies, Fender Duel Showman Amp & two JBL Cabinets. Also used a custom built Oscillator, Fuzz & Wahwah Pedal and Binson Echo Unit. The organ on ‘Jane Seymour’ was recorded at St. Giles, Cripplegate.

‘Katherine Of Aragon’ was engineered and mixed at Trident Studios, London. ‘Anne Boleyn’ was engineered at Morgan Studios, London, and mixed at Trident Studios. All the remaining tracks were engineered and mixed at Morgan Studios.

Hymn at the end of ‘Anne Boylen’ which is 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended'.

Recorded between February and October, 1972. All songs published by Rondor Music.

This album is based around my interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. Although the style may not always be in keeping with their individual history, it is my personal conception of their characters in relations to keyboard instruments. - Rick.

℗ 1973 A&M Records, Inc.
Manufactured and distributed by King Record Co., Ltd.
Made in Japan
¥2,000

Includes Japanese liner notes.

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Price Code: ¥2,000

Other Versions (5 of 200)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	The Six Wives of Henry VII (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	A&M Records	86 560 IT, 86 560 XOT, C 86 560 A	Austria	1972
Recently Edited	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	A&M Records	AMLH 64361	UK	1973
Recently Edited	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute pressing)	A&M Records	SP-4361, SP 4361	US	1973
Recently Edited	Las Seis Esposas De Enrique VIII (LP, Album)	A&M Records	HDAS 371-87	Spain	1973
Recently Edited	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	A&M Records	86 560 IT		1973