Live at Hammersmith (Rick Wakeman album)

Live at Hammersmith
Live album by Rick Wakeman
Released	1985
Recorded	Hammersmith Odeon, London, May 9, 1985
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	59:35
Label	TBG President
Rick Wakeman chronology
Silent Nights (1985) Live at Hammersmith (1985) Country Airs (1986)

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Live at Hammersmith is the second live album by Rick Wakeman. Despite being a 1985 concert, the music performed is from the first three albums (1973-1975). During this show there was a power failure and Wakeman walked to the front and told jokes for 45 minutes.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Arthur"
2. "Three Wives"
3. "Journey"
4. "Merlin"

Song titles

Three of these songs have shorter or altered names:

• Three Wives is a made up name implying this is a medley of 3 songs from the album The Six Wives of Henry VIII
• Journey is short for Journey to the Centre of the Earth
• Merlin is short for Merlin the Magician, a song from The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

Personnel

• Rick Wakeman - keyboards
• Rick Fenn - guitars
• Gordon Neville - lead vocals, percussion
• Tony Fernandez - drums
• Chas Cronk - bass

Production

• John Acock - mixing
• Denis Blackham - mastering

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