Progressive Rock Keyboardist Rick Wakeman to Release Archival Concert From 2003 on CD

Keyboard legend Rick Wakeman has a new archive live album titled ‘In The Nick Of Time‘, that was recorded in 2003. The CD was recorded during the tour to promote the then current studio album ‘Out There’. Rick performed with the “New English Rock Ensemble” that included Rick alongside old friends Ashley Holt, Tony Fernandez and new musicians Ant Glynne and Lee Pomeroy. Tracks featured include: “Out There”, “Catherine Parr”, “No Earthly Connection”, “White Rock” and “Wurm”. This will be the first time this album has been commercially released.

For the last forty years progressive rock composer and keyboardist Rick Wakeman has immersed himself in music. Leaving the Royal College of Music, Rick has worked with some of the biggest names in rock and pop music playing on some of the biggest hits by artists as diverse as Cat Stevens, Marc Bolan and David Bowie.

Likewise he has played with one of the biggest rock bands in the world; As a member of Yes Rick played some of the biggest arenas in the world and released massively successful progressive rock albums including ‘Fragile‘, ‘Close To the Edge‘ and the live album ‘Yessongs‘.

In 1973 he released his first solo album ‘The Six Wives of Henry the VIII‘ following that album up in the seventies and eighties with other successful albums. In the eighties Rick also recorded albums in the then popular genre called “New Age”, releasing such popular albums as The Aspirant Series of recordings (‘Aspirant Sunrise‘, ‘Aspirant Sunset‘ and ‘Aspirant Sunshadows‘).

After leaving Yes following a world tour in 2004, Rick concentrated on his solo career and collaborated with Jon Anderson on a number of projects including tours of the UK and US and a studio and live album.

Tracks: 1. Catherine Parr 2. Out There 3. No Earthly Connection 4. Dance of a Thousand Lights 5. The Cathedral In The Sky 6. White Rock 7. Wurm

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