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Journey to the Centre of the Earth is a live album and second overall by English keyboardist Rick Wakeman, released on 3 May 1974 by A&M Records.It was recorded in concert at the Royal Festival Hall in London, England on 18 January 1974, staged for the premiere of his symphonic rock adaptation of Jules Verne's 1864 science-fiction novel of the same name.
In 1974, Wakeman released his second solo album Journey to the Centre of the Earth, a concept album based on the same-titled science fiction novel by Jules Verne.It tells the story of Professor Lidenbrook, his nephew Axel, and their guide Hans who follow a passage to the Earth's centre originally discovered by Arne Saknussemm, an Icelandic alchemist.
2000 Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman 1973-1979; 2002 Songs of Middle Earth (Inspired by The Lord of the Rings) [14] 2004 Revisited (re-recordings of past material) 2015 After the Ball: The Collection (same tracks as Recollections) 2017 The Journey: The Essential Rick Wakeman: Spectrum 3CD compilation
In July 1981, Wakeman performed Journey to the Centre of the Earth for two shows in Durban, South Africa. [110] This was followed by a world tour until the end of 1981, with a line-up of Holt, Fernandez, Tim Stone on guitar, Steve Barnacle on bass, and Cori Josiah on vocals. [111] The tour became problematic due to growing friction within the ...
A Journey to the Center of the Earth game for Sega Genesis was planned but never released. [13] A board game adaptation of the book designed by Rüdiger Dorn was released by Kosmos in 2008. [14] Caedmon Records released an abridged recording of Journey to the Center of the Earth read by James Mason, in the 1960s.
Wakeman left the band after the 1973–1974 tour; his solo album Journey to the Centre of the Earth topped the UK charts in May 1974. [14] Several musicians were approached to replace Wakeman, including Vangelis Papathanassiou, Eddie Jobson of Roxy Music and former Atlantis/Cat Stevens keyboardist Jean Roussel.
The idea resurfaced in 2015 when Stuart Galbraith, promoter of Wakeman's 2014 Journey tour, suggested a similar re-recording for King Arthur and to have it performed at The O2 Arena as part of the 2016 Stone Free Festival. Wakeman accepted, and the concert became a catalyst for a new, 88-minute version to be arranged and recorded in time for it.
Despite Rick's feelings about this album, this new version of "Merlin the Magician" was later played on tour and one of those performances can be seen on the "Live in Buenos Aires" DVD. [3] Although Journey to the Centre of the Earth was a song from 1974, this was the first time it was recorded in the studio. This version however is very ...