Spyglass Guest

by Greenslade

Spyglass Guest cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 38:53
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Clem Clempson, Dave Lawson, Andy McCulloch, Graham Smith, Dave Greenslade, Jeremy Ensor, Tony Reeves

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Distinctly lacking a full-time guitarist, the British progressive ensemble relied on complex dual-keyboard arrangements provided by Dave Greenslade and Dave Lawson. Their third album achieved significant commercial success in the UK, incorporating slightly more accessible, blues-inflected song structures while retaining their signature symphonic grandeur.

Genres

Descriptors: progressive, complex

Tracklist

  1. Spirit of the Dance (5:10)
  2. Little Red Fry-Up (5:07)
  3. Rainbow (4:21)
  4. Siam Seesaw (4:46)
  5. Joie De Vivre (8:28)
  6. Red Light (2:49)
  7. Melancholic Race (4:17)
  8. Theme for an Imaginary Western (3:52)

Credits

  • Tony Reeves - bass guitar, music by
  • Andy McCulloch - drums, percussion
  • Dave Greenslade - music by, organ, piano [fender], mellotron, clavinet, synthesizer [arp], piano [fender], mellotron, organ, glockenspiel, piano [fender], mellotron, organ, electric piano, harmonium, tubular bells, piano [fender], harmonium
  • Clem Clempson - electric guitar
  • Dave Lawson - music by, lyrics by, piano [fender], clavinet, synthesizer [arp], soprano saxophone, vocals, piano [acoustic], piano [fender], synthesizer [arp], gong, bell tree, vocals, piano [rmi], synthesizer [arp], vocals, piano [fender], synthesizer [arp], vocals, bells [bell plates], synthesizer [arp], piano [rmi], piano [acoustic], clavinet, clavinet, vocals
  • Andy Roberts - acoustic guitar
  • Graham Smith - violin
  • Pete Brown - lyrics by

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