Rick Wakeman – The Six Wives Of Henry VIII

Matt gatefold sleeve
Graduated grey labels with black text.

Front & rear cover uses metallic silver ink.
Album name on labels has 'tall' lettering and label numbers are short. Different to The Six Wives Of Henry VIII with same labels but "square" lettering on album name and tall label numbers.

Catalog # presented on sleeve as: L 34804
Catalog # presented on labels as: L-34,804
As was standard practise for Festival, both the cover and labels reference the original source - (UK Lp AMLH 64361).

℗ 1973 A & M Records.
(NB this edition is a repress on a newer label design)

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 Boleyn’ 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.