Grandfather

by Dear Mr. Time

Grandfather cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: Square
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 44:15
  • Community rating: 3.38/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This obscure British outfit crafted a deeply conceptual, narrative-driven rock opera for their sole studio release.[cite: 1] The sprawling tracks meld heavy psychedelic atmospheres with early progressive rock ambitions, exploring themes of life, death, and existential introspection.[cite: 1] Though highly praised by underground collectors, the album failed to achieve mainstream recognition.[cite: 1]

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, progressive, death

Tracklist

  1. Birth - The Beginning (3:58)
  2. Out Of Time (4:30)
  3. Make Your Peace (5:20)
  4. Your's Claudia (2:51)
  5. Prelude (To 'Your Country Needs You?') (3:00)
  6. Your Country Needs You? (3:35)
  7. A Dawning Moonshine (3:52)
  8. Years And Fortunes (4:01)
  9. A Prayer For Her (2:53)
  10. Light Up A Light (3:23)
  11. On A Lonely Night (4:16)
  12. Grandfather (2:36)

Credits

  • Dear Mr. Time - primary artist
  • Dave Sewell - bass guitar, backing vocals, written-by
  • Chris Baker - lead guitar, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, written-by
  • Barry Everitt - organ, piano, harpsichord, lead vocals, written-by
  • John Clements - percussion, drums, written-by
  • Jim Sturgeon - saxophone, flute, acoustic guitar, backing vocals, written-by

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