Rick Wakeman - Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973)Vinyl rip in 24 bit/96 kHz | FLAC tracks | Tech Log | Artwork | 775 Mb | UL, FF, RS
A&M Records – AMLH 64361 (1973) (Original UK) | Prog Rock
The Six Wives of Henry VIII is the debut studio album from the English keyboardist and composer Rick Wakeman, released in January 1973 on A&M Records. It is an instrumental progressive rock album with its concept based on his interpretations of the musical characteristics of the six wives of Henry VIII. Wakeman decided on the concept in 1972 while he toured the United States with the rock band Yes. As he read a book about the wives on his travels, melodies he wrote the previous year came to him and were noted down. Wakeman plays a variety of keyboard instruments including piano, Minimoog synthesiser, Mellotron, harpsichord and organ. Musicians from Yes and Strawbs, who he performed with prior to Yes, also play on the album.