The Marvel World of Icarus

by Icarus

The Marvel World of Icarus cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1972
  • Label: Pye
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 44:17
  • Community rating: 3.37/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Constructed as a highly eccentric, conceptual tribute to the superheroes of Marvel Comics, this obscure British ensemble delivered a uniquely strange slice of heavy psych. Featuring soaring fuzz guitars and dramatically structured progressive interludes, the recording was unfortunately mired in copyright issues, rendering it an incredibly scarce, highly prized artifact for specialized collectors.

Genres

Descriptors: complex, fantasy, conceptual

Tracklist

  1. Prologue (0:32)
  2. Spiderman (3:25)
  3. Fantastic Four (3:19)
  4. Hulk (4:00)
  5. Madame Masque (3:45)
  6. Conan The Barbarian (4:04)
  7. Iron Man (2:50)
  8. Thor (5:46)
  9. Black Panther (3:19)
  10. The Man Without Fear (3:55)
  11. Silver Surfer (3:55)
  12. Things Thing (1:57)
  13. Captain America (3:30)

Credits

  • Icarus - primary artist
  • Jimmy Wiley - bass guitar
  • Peter Curtain - drums, written-by
  • John Etheridge - guitar
  • Iain Hines - keyboards, written-by
  • Gordon Vicary - lacquer cut by
  • Norrie Devine - saxophone, flute, clarinet
  • Steve Hart - vocals

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