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Rock n Roll Prophet Plus (1991)

Track List
Title		Length
1	Return of the Prophet	6' 3"
2	I'm So Straight I'm a Weirdo	3' 54"
3	The Dragon	3' 34"
4	Dark	5' 7"
5	Alpha Sleep
6	Maybe '80	5' 27"
7	March of the Child Soldiers	6' 5"
8	Early Warning	3' 34"
9	Spy of '55	5' 7"
10	Stalemate	5' 55"
11	Do You Believe In Fairies?	4' 29"
12	Rock N' Roll Prophet	4' 40"

Artist List
Name	Instrument
Rick Wakeman	Keyboards/Vocals
Gaston Balmer	Percussion
Lilianne Lauber	Backing Vocals

Catalogue
Type	Cat No.	Label	Country
CD	RWCD12	President	UK

Miscellaneous Information

Equipment	Studio	Engineering
	• Mountain Studios in Montreux • Bajonor Studios, Isle of Man (Tracks 1/5/7/10)	• Dave Richards • Stuart Sawney (Tracks 1/5/7/10)

Rick's Perspective
Notes
This was carefully re-mastered from a virgin vinyl copy of the original and some additional rerecorded tracks added in a similar style. It's still an album I think was a little ahead of its time, if not a little off the wall!!!! There are some special BBC recordings as well, floating about, of some of these tracks - and I have them. They may well appear on a re-issue in the future.
Wakey's Verdict
Worth getting I reckon, although I must do something about the rear cover...(ex wife on it still)!!!!
Little Known Trivia
The re-mastering was done on a very new and sophisticated computer mastering machine at the time, in fact it was the only one in the country and was done at Abbey Road Studios in London.

Reviews
Aurelio de Moraes on 28/01/2004 [Other reviews by Aurelio de Moraes ] That´s a funny and "weirdo" album, it´s very similar to Rhapsodies for me. Rick has a very strange voice, when I heard "Do you belive in faries?" for the first time I was shocked. All the tracks are very good, I really recommend this album!
Sergey Lenkov on 04/05/2003 [Other reviews by Sergey Lenkov ] Don’t believe all negative reviews. Make your own choice. It’s a must. Because the album contains one of the best instrumental things Rick ever written - "Alpha Sleeps". If any person would ask: "Who is Rick Wakeman?" I’d get him to try this track. Here well-presented and well-balanced all elements of Rick’s music: melody, art-rock, electronic keyboards, virtuoso playing, influences of classic music. "Alpha" is a soundtrack to good science fiction or fantasy book. Another hit here is "Spy of 55". Very optimistic music, written with a good sense of humour.
Jon Hinchliffe on 15/09/1997 [Other reviews by Jon Hinchliffe ] This is a rather quirky Wakeman with 3 tracks sung buy Rick himself. At times all I can hear is the quirky style but at other times I really enjoy this album. Normally it is the latter. The Plus tracks it seems to be the consensus, belong on 2000AD rather than Prophet. Even though Rick has attempted to keep to the style of the album, I think he fails because of the use of modern instruments.
Time Lady Rabeca on 20/08/1997 [Other reviews by Time Lady Rabeca ] Overall, this is a very humorous album and a good one to listen to for a little something different from Rick. However, some of the 'plus' tracks sound as though they would be better off added to 2000 AD, since the keyboard voices are closer to that than the original Prophet. There is no particular 'style' I can pinpoint, though the 3 songs with lyrics seem on par with some of the pop music of the time. If you don't mind the change in 'sound' from the old to new, this is a great album, but for those more interested in continuity, I'd suggest moving all the plus tracks to either the beginning or end.

Reviews

Aurelio de Moraes on 28/01/2004 [Other reviews by Aurelio de Moraes ]

That´s a funny and "weirdo" album, it´s very similar to Rhapsodies for me. Rick has a very strange voice, when I heard "Do you belive in faries?" for the first time I was shocked. All the tracks are very good, I really recommend this album!

Sergey Lenkov on 04/05/2003 [Other reviews by Sergey Lenkov ]

Don’t believe all negative reviews. Make your own choice. It’s a must. Because the album contains one of the best instrumental things Rick ever written - "Alpha Sleeps". If any person would ask: "Who is Rick Wakeman?" I’d get him to try this track. Here well-presented and well-balanced all elements of Rick’s music: melody, art-rock, electronic keyboards, virtuoso playing, influences of classic music. "Alpha" is a soundtrack to good science fiction or fantasy book. Another hit here is "Spy of 55". Very optimistic music, written with a good sense of humour.

Jon Hinchliffe on 15/09/1997 [Other reviews by Jon Hinchliffe ]

This is a rather quirky Wakeman with 3 tracks sung buy Rick himself. At times all I can hear is the quirky style but at other times I really enjoy this album. Normally it is the latter. The Plus tracks it seems to be the consensus, belong on 2000AD rather than Prophet. Even though Rick has attempted to keep to the style of the album, I think he fails because of the use of modern instruments.

Time Lady Rabeca on 20/08/1997 [Other reviews by Time Lady Rabeca ]

Overall, this is a very humorous album and a good one to listen to for a little something different from Rick. However, some of the 'plus' tracks sound as though they would be better off added to 2000 AD, since the keyboard voices are closer to that than the original Prophet. There is no particular 'style' I can pinpoint, though the 3 songs with lyrics seem on par with some of the pop music of the time. If you don't mind the change in 'sound' from the old to new, this is a great album, but for those more interested in continuity, I'd suggest moving all the plus tracks to either the beginning or end.