Lot 42WAKEMAN, RICK-JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH-1974-FIRST PRESS UK-A&M-NMINT/NMINT

WAKEMAN, RICK-JOURNEY TO THE CENTRE OF THE EARTH-1974-FIRST UK PRESS-A&M-AMLH63621. Of The Matrix A-1/B-1. Rare British original .Journey to the Centre of the Earth is the third album by keyboardist Rick Weikman, released on may 3, 1974 record label A&m Records . This is a live recording of the second of his two concerts at the Royal festival hall on 18 January 1974 premiere of his 40-minute orchestral rock piece based on the eponymous science fiction novel by Jules Verne in 1864 . It tells the story of a Professor Lidenbrok, his nephew Axel and their guide Hans, who follow a passage to the center of the Earth, initially opened Arne Saknussemm, an Icelandic alchemist . Vacman performs with the London Symphony orchestra, English chamber choir and a select group of musicians for his rock band, which later became the English rock ensemble. Actor David Hemmings tells the story.

Journey to the center of the Earth was generally well received by music critics. It reached No. 1 in the British album chart, the first album from A&M to do it, and reached No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. It was certified gold by the recording industry Association of America in October 1974 for sales of 500,000 copies. The album brought Veikmane a nomination for the Ivor Novello Award and a Grammy award for Best pop Instrumental performance .

Vinyl in clean condition - NMINT/ARCHIVE matte gatefold Cover is in top condition with the conditional traces of storage - NMINT/ARCHIVE. Record labels ' new - NMINT/ARCHIVE