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alto vocals [english chamber choir] Andrew Giles
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Cathy Leman
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Guy Protheroe
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Hilary Russell
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Jane Whitworth
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Jess Curtis
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Joyce Jarvis
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Julia Field
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Linda Hirst
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Mary Hammond
alto vocals [english chamber choir] Vivien Baucher
arranged by [orchestral arrangements] Wil Malone
art direction Fabio Nicoli
art direction Paul May
baritone vocals ["nottingham festival" vocal group] Allan Grant
baritone vocals ["nottingham festival" vocal group] Val Williams
bass guitar Roger Newell
bass trombone Geoff Perkins
bass vocals ["nottingham festival" vocal group] Bob Hunter
bass vocals ["nottingham festival" vocal group] John Parry
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Christopher Miller
bass vocals [english chamber choir] David Armour
bass vocals [english chamber choir] David Beavan
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Malcolm Field
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Michael George
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Michael Hendry
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Michael Newton
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Nigel Beavan
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Paul Hiller
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Richard Savage
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Stephen Varcoe
bass vocals [english chamber choir] Terry Edwards
bassoon, contrabassoon Graham Sheen
bassoon, contrabassoon Nick Reader
cello Alan Dalziel
cello Ben Kennard
cello Denis Vigay
cello Peter Willison
choir The English Chamber Choir
chorus master [the english chamber choir, choirmaster] Guy Protheroe
clarinet Keith Puddy
clarinet, bass clarinet Anton Weinberg
concertmaster Kenneth Sillito
concertmaster [assistant] David Katz
conductor [orchestra and choir conducted by] David Measham
coordinator [orchestral co-ordination] David Katz
cornett, piccolo trumpet, trumpet [e-flat], trumpet [c], trumpet [b-flat] Graham Whiting
cornett, piccolo trumpet, trumpet [e-flat], trumpet [c], trumpet [b-flat] Michael Laird
crew, management [road manager] Ian Jeffery
crew, management [road manager] Toby Errington
crew, production manager John Cleary
crew, technician [electronics technician] Tony Merrell
crew, tour manager Fred Randall
design Paul May
double bass Mike Brittain
double bass Robin McGee
drums Barney James
engineer Paul Tregurtha
engineer [assistant] Jeremy Stenham
flute, piccolo flute Derek Grossmith
flute, piccolo flute Richard Taylor
french horn John Rooke
french horn [solo], soloist David Cripps
harp Skaila Kanga
horn Terry Johns
illustration Bob Fowke
illustration Dave Bowyer
lead guitar, acoustic guitar Jeffrey Crampton
narrator [narration] Terry Taplin
oboe, cor anglais Geoffrey Browne
oboe, cor anglais Richard Morgan
percussion John Hodgson
percussion [orchestra] Mike Frye
percussion [orchestra] Nicholas Cole
photography by Bob Elsdale
producer Rick Wakeman
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Adele Page
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Ann Lockett
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Carol Hall
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Caryll Newnham
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Elaine Pearce
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Florence Findlay
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Heather Kay
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Jessica Cash
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Linda Henson
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Mavis Ersu
soprano vocals [english chamber choir] Rosemary Hardy
tenor vocals ["nottingham festival" vocal group] Freddie Williams
tenor vocals [2nd tenor, "nottingham festival" vocal group] Carey Wilson
tenor vocals [2nd tenor, "nottingham festival" vocal group] Michael Pearn
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] David Boyd
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] David Brock
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] David Roy
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] John Duxbury
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] John Finney
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] John Foster
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] Paul Taylor
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] Peter Hall
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] Peter Long
tenor vocals [english chamber choir] Rogers Covey-Crump
tenor vocals [top tenor, "nottingham festival" vocal group] Eric Gethin
timpani Michael Baker
trombone, sackbut Colin Sheen
trombone, sackbut David Purser
trumpet David Mason
trumpet Norman Archibald
tuba Martin Fry
viola Brian Clarke
viola Brian Hawkins
viola Jeff Wakefield
viola John G. Davis
viola Peter Oxer
viola Tony Harris
violin Celia Mitchell
violin Cyril Reuben
violin George French
violin John Knight
violin Laurie Clay
violin Michael Rennie
violin Neil Watson
violin Raymond Ovens
violin Tony Gilbert
violin [2nd] Nicholai Nicholaevitch Merek
vocals Ashley Holt
vocals Gary Pickford-Hopkins
vocals Nottingham Festival Male Choir
words by, music by Rick Wakeman
Record Company A&M Records, Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Published By Almo Music Corp.
Recorded At Morgan Studios
Pressed By Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Pitman
Gatefold LP with 12-page booklet.

Recorded at Morgan Studios London, 16th October 1974 to 10th January 1975

Runouts are etched except 'p, 1' are stamped.

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout: SP-4767 (Side A label)
Matrix / Runout: SP-4768 (Side B label)
Matrix / Runout: A&M SP 4767 P1 USA (Side A runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: A&M SP 4768 P1 USA (Side B runout, variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: A&M SP 4767 P1 USA (Side A runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: A&M SP 4768 P3 USA (Side B runout, variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: p A&M SP 4767 P1 USA 1 (Side A runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: p A&M SP 4768 P1 USA (Side B runout, variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: A&M SP 4767 P1 USA (Side A runout, variant 4 (has an unidentifiable additional marking))
Matrix / Runout: A&M SP 4768 P1 USA c1 (Side B runout, variant 4)



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