Act One (album)
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Act One is the debut album of the Scottish progressive band Beggars Opera.
Overview
Variously classified as
LP
edition, but appears in the CD reissue.
The album includes many elements of symphonic progressive rock, including a number of references to classical music (e.g.,Poet and Peasant and Light Cavalry by Franz von Suppé and Grieg's Peer Gynt), an Emerson-esque keyboard section featuring organ and Hammond, complex arrangements, and long suites (most notably "Raymond's Road").[1][2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Poet and Peasant" | Franz von Suppé; arranged by Beggars Opera | 7:10 |
| 2. | "Passacaglia" | George Frideric Handel (passacaglia-Suite in g-minor,HWV432), Marshall Erskine, Virginia Scott; arranged by Alan Park | 7:04 |
| 3. | "Memory" | Marshall Erskine, Virginia Scott; arranged by Alan Park | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Raymond's Road" | Alan Park, Ricky Gardiner, Marshall Erskine, Martin Griffiths, Raymond Wilson; arranged by Alan Park | 11:49 |
| 5. | "Light Cavalry" | Franz von Suppé; arranged by Beggars Opera | 11:57 |
| 6. | "Sarabande" (from single 71') | Alan Park, Ricky Gardiner, Marshall Erskine, Martin Griffiths, Raymond Wilson, Virginia Scott | 3:32 |
| 7. | "Think" (from single 71') | Alan Park, Martin Griffiths | 4:25 |
Personnel
- Beggars Opera
- Martin Griffiths - vocals
- Alan Park - organ
- Raymond Wilson - drums
- Ricky Gardiner - lead guitar
- Marshall Erskine - bass guitar