Rick Wakeman

The alternate "Six Wives" - Various studios - London - February/October 1972
Studio outtakes - A+

Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn, Catherine Parr

Unleashing the tethered one - The 1974 North American tour
Soundboard - A

Journey to the center of the Earth (The journey, Recollection, The battle, The forest), Anne Boleyn, Concerto for American commercial television

The myths and tours of King Arthur - Melbourne - 04/02/1975
Audience - A

CD 1 : Catherine Parr, Guinevere, Catherine Howard, Merlin the magician, Pearls and Dean piano concerto, Journey to the center of the Earth (The journey, Recollection, The battle, The forest)

CD 2 : The forest reprise (Live in Melbourne 04/02/1975), Jane Seymour, Anne Boleyn, Catherine Parr (Australian radio promo program)

The King Arthur Concert - UK 1975
Soundboard - A

Arthur, Lady of the lake, Guinevere, Lancelot and the black knight, Merlin the magician, Sir Galahad, The last battle (Wembley Arena, December 1975), The journey, "No earthly connection" medley, Catherine Parr (Maltings 1976)

Music reincarnate - Hammersmith Odeon, London - March 1976
Soundboard - A

Music reincarnate (Part III, The spaceman), Catherine Howard, Lancelot and the black knight, Music reincarnate (Part IV, The realisation), The forest, Catherine Parr, The prisoner, Merlin the magician

Music reincarnate complete - Hammersmith Odeon, London - March 1976
Soundboard - A

CD 1 : The journey, Recollection, Music reincarnate (Part III, The spaceman), Catherine Howard, Lancelot and the black knight, Anne Boleyn, Music reincarnate (Part IV, The realisation)

CD 2 : King Arthur, The forest, Catherine Parr, The prisoner, Merlin the magician, Freesong, The warning, The battle

Wooly Willy tangos - London - September 1979
Audience - B+ (gaps between tracks)

Big Ben -> The warning, Catherine Howard, Wooly Willy tango, Sir Lancelot and the black knight, March of the gladiators, Catherine Parr, Merlin the Magician, The battle -> The recollection

Apollo Theater, Manchester - 21/09/1980
Audience - A-

CD 1 : Soundcheck, Arthur -> Sir Galahad -> The last battle, Catherine Howard, The warning -> The spaceman -> The prisoner, Grand exposure (based on Anne Boleyn) (tape flip in middle), Sea horses, The proles excerpt, Catherine Parr

CD 2 : The spider, Merlin the magician, "Journey to the center of the Earth" medley, White rock, Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Big Ben party

The Rick Wakeman show - De Doelen, Rotterdam - 05/12/1980
Audience - B+

CD 1 : Arthur -> Sir Galahad -> The last battle, Catherine Howard, The warning -> The spaceman -> The prisoner, Grand exposure (based on Anne Boleyn), Sea horses, Catherine Parr, The spider

CD 2 : Merlin the magician, Danielle, "Journey to the center of the Earth" medley, White rock, Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Big Ben party

Luna Park, Buenos Aires - 19/09/1981
Audience - B+

CD 1 : 1984, War games, Arthur -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Sea horses, Julia, Catherine of Aragon -> Anne of Cleves -> Catherine Howard, The proles, The journey -> The recollection, Danielle

CD 2 : No name, Chamber of horrors, The hymn, Grand exposure (based on Anne Boleyn), Robot man, Merlin the magician, The battle -> The forest, Big Ben -> Wooly Willy tango -> The spaceman -> White rock

Luna Park, Buenos Aires - 21/09/1981
Soundboard - A-

CD 1 : 1984, War games, Arthur -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Sea horses, Julia, Catherine of Aragon -> Anne of Cleves -> Catherine Howard, The proles, The journey -> Recollection, Danielle, No name

CD 2 : Chamber of horrors, The hymn, Grand exposure (based on Anne Boleyn), Robot man, Merlin the magician, The battle -> The forest, Big Ben -> Wooly Willy tango -> The spaceman -> White rock

Guildhall, Preston - 16/11/1981
Soundboard - A

CD 1 : 1984, War games, The last battle -> Arthur -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Sea horses, Julia, Catherine of Aragon -> Anne of Cleves -> Catherine Howard, The proles

CD 2 : The journey -> The recollection, Danielle, No name, Chamber of horrors, The hymn, Big Ben party, Wooly Willy tango, The warning, White rock

A burning utopia - City Hall, Sheffield - 21/11/1981
Soundboard - A-

CD 1 : 1984 overture -> War games, The last battle -> Arthur -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Catherine of Aragon -> Anne of Cleves -> Catherine Howard, The proles, Sea horses, The journey -> The recollection, The hymn (some diginoises)

CD 2 : Grand exposure (based on Anne Boleyn), The burning -> Drum solo (some distortion)

Silent night in Cardiff - Saint David's Hall, Cardiff - 03/05/1985
Audience - A-

CD 1 : Tell 'em all you know, Arthur -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight -> The last battle, "The greatest Wop's drink-drive" story, That's who I am, Catherine of Aragon -> Anne Boleyn -> Catherine Parr, "The sax solo" story, The opera, Silent nights

CD 2 : "Audience participation" story, Merlin the magician, Journey to the center of the Earth (tape flip in middle), Catherine Howard, Glory boys (Cardiff, 03/05/1985), Sea horses, Gone but not forgotten, Waterfalls, Merlin the magician (BBC2 TV broadcast, mid-eighties)

The Rick Wakeman Experience - Royal Albert Hall, London - 01/10/1987
Radio broadcast - A+

CD 1 : King Arthur medley, Sea horses, Welcome a star, Await the hour, Gone but not forgotten, Catherine Howard, Robot man, Eleanor Rigby, Big Ben, The warning, White rock (Last three tracks from different source, B+)

CD 2 : White rock, Anne Boleyn, Summertime, 1984 Overture, The battle -> The forest, After the ball, Merlin the magician

Experience 1988 - BBC Studios - 1988
Radio broadcast - A+

Catherine Howard, Welcome a star, Await the hour, Robot man, White rock, Anne Boleyn, 1984 overture, The battle -> The forest, After the ball

20 years - Buxton - 23/03/1989
Audience - B+

CD 1 : Band introduction, Seahorses, Arthur -> The last battle, Catherine Howard -> Anne Boleyn, Make me a woman (cut in middle), Merlin the magician, Elizabethan rock

CD 2 : Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Catherine Parr, Mackintosh, "Journey to the center of the Earth" medley, Message of mine, Robot man

CA Zelt, Vienna - 05/07/1990
Audience - A-

CD 1 : 1984 overture, Catherine Parr, Elizabethan rock -> Make me a woman, Anne Boleyn -> Drum solo, "Journey to the center of the Earth" medley, The realization, The prisoner

CD 2 : Catherine Howard -> A cry from the heart -> Jane Seymour -> A cry from the heart reprise -> Catherine of Aragon, Sea horses, Arthur -> Guinevere -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Merlin the Magician, Hall of the mountain king taped outro

Teatro Lirico, Milan - 20/09/1990
Audience - B

Elizabethan rock -> Make me a woman, Ann Boleyn -> /Drum solo, The realisation, The prisoner, The last battle -> Arthur -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight

The Rick Wakeman singles collection - Rare tracks and edits - 1972-1991
Studio - A+ (occasional cracks from original vinyl sources)

Julia (vocals by Cori Josias), Sorry, Catherine, Anne (single edits from "The six wives of Henry VIII"), Custer's last stand (short single edit), Ocean city, Animal showdown, Sea horses, The spider, Danielle, Theme from Lytton's diary, Database, Don't fly away, After prayers, I'm so straight I'm a wierdo, Do you believe in fairies ? (single edit with extra lyrics), Glory boys, Ghost of a rock'n'roll star (single edit with different backing vocals), Theme from "My son, my son" ("Birdman of Alcatraz" single edit), Flocons de neige

Wakeman with Wakeman - Live in t'Noorderlight, Tilburg - 13/03/1993
Stereo audience - A

Catherine Parr, Catherine Howard, Eleanor Rigby, Sea horses, Past and present, Arthur -> The last battle, Merlin the magician

Wakeman with Wakeman in Buenos Aires - 1993
Soundboard - A

CD 1 : Lure of the wild, Catherine Howard, Eleanor Rigby, "King Arthur" medley, Catherine Parr

CD 2 : "Journey to the center of the Earth" medley, Paint it black

Live at Central Studios, Nottingham - 1994
Soundboard - A+

Catherine Parr, Elizabethan rock -> Make me a woman, Anne Boleyn, "Journey to the center of the Earth" medley, Merlin the magician

The vault (The missing tracks) - Live and studio rarities - 1970-1999
Various live and studio sources - A/A+

Temperament of mind, Babylon, Credits, The spider, Danielle, Theme from Lytton's Dairy, Database, Beyond, Excerpts of "Six Wives" live medley, Catherine of Aragon '91, Microcosm (Part 1 : The sun, Part 2 : Callhinor, Part 3 : Egoniaga, Part 4 : Quiggin, Part 5 : Bodor, Part 6 : Healey-Kae, Part 7 : Ouida, Part 8 : Kalum Koll), Beethoven's Pathétique, Election '97 (Intro BBC), Isn't it great that he's here?, Praise God and shout for the King, Ron of the Mountains, Buried alive (limited edition radio edit), Introduction to ABWH

Live at the Waltham Chase Worship Centre, Southampton - 26/05/1999
Audience - B+

CD 1 : Introduction, Birdman of Alcatraz, Anecdote, Await the hour, Anecdote, Nursery rhyme concerto, Anecdote, Dance of a thousand lights, Anecdote, A wish/Welcome a star, Anecdote, Merlin the magician, Anecdote, Nessun Dorma, Anecdote, Space oddity -> Life on Mars

CD 2 : Anecdote, Morning has broken, Anecdote, Jane Seymour, Anecdote, The barber of Wigan, Anecdote, Beatles medley (Help, The fool on the hill, Eleanor Rigby), Anecdote, The hymn, The day thou gavest

Canal A Radio Broadcast - Gran Rex, Buenos Aires - 13/09/2000
Radio broadcast - A

Introduction, Arthur -> The last battle -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, The visit, The journey > The battle, Hall of the mountain king, The hymn -> 1984 -> Robot man, Merlin the magician, The jig circus 

Gran Rex, Buenos Aires - 14/09/2000
Audience - A-

CD 1 : Arthur -> The last battle -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Never is a long long time, Catherine Howard -> Catherine of Aragon, Band introduction, The visit, The journey -> The battle, Catherine Parr 

CD 2 : Eleanor Rigby, Buried alive, The hymn -> 1984 -> Robot man, Merlin the magician, Heart of the sunrise -> Starship trooper, Ride of your life, The jig circus

Via Funchal, Sao Paulo - 18/04/2001
Webcast soundtrack - A

CD 1 : The journey -> The battle, Never is a long long time, Arthur -> The last battle -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, The visit, Catherine Howard -> Catherine of Aragon, The hymn -> 1984 overture -> Robot man

CD 2 : Jane Seymour, Merlin the magician, Music reincarnate -> The prisoner, Catherine Parr, Heart of the sunrise -> Starship trooper (opening section)

Via Funchal, Sao Paulo - 18/04/2001
Webcast (ASF format) - A

The journey -> The battle, Never is a long long time, Arthur -> The last battle -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, The visit, Catherine Howard -> Catherine of Aragon, The hymn -> 1984 overture -> Robot man, Jane Seymour, Merlin the magician, Music reincarnate -> The prisoner, Catherine Parr, Heart of the sunrise -> Starship trooper (opening section)

Via Funchal, Sao Paulo - 19/04/2001
Audience - A-

CD 1 : The journey -> The battle, Never is a long long time, Drum solo, Arthur -> The last battle -> Sir Lancelot and the black knight, Catherine Howard -> Catherine of Aragon, The hymn -> 1984 overture -> Robot man

CD 2 : Jane Seymour, Merlin the magician, Music reincarnate -> The prisoner, Catherine Parr, Heart of the sunrise -> Starship trooper, Buried alive, Eleanor Rigby

"Return to the center of the Earth" live premiere - Parc Champlain, Trois Rivières - 30/06/2001
Audience - A- (Narration in French)

CD 1 : Introduction, A vision, The return overture, Mother Earth, Buried alive, The enigma, Is anybody there?, The ravine, The dance of a thousand lights, The shepherd, Mr Slow, Bridge of time, Never is a long long time, Tales from the Liddenbrook Sea, The kill, Timeless history, Still waters run deep, Time within time, Ride of your life

CD 2 : Floating globes of ire, Floodflames, The volcano, The end of the return, Encores : Buried alive, Ride of your life, The volcano, The end of the return

"A unique journey" (PRRP 026) - Parc Champlain, Trois Rivières - 30/06/2001
Remastered audience - A- (Narration in French)

CD 1 : Introduction, A vision, The return overture, Mother Earth, Buried alive, The enigma, Is anybody there?, The ravine, The dance of a thousand lights, The shepherd, Mr Slow, Bridge of time, Never is a long long time, Tales from the Liddenbrook Sea, The kill, Timeless history, Still waters run deep, Time within time, Ride of your life

CD 2 : Floating globes of ire, Floodflames, The volcano, The end of the return, Encores : Buried alive, Ride of your life, The volcano, The end of the return, Bonuses : Concert radio promo, Rick Wakeman interview

"WMGK Classic Rock" interview - Philadelphia - 08/08/2002
Radio broadcast - A

"Yes Day in Philly" interview by John DeBella, with Alan White guesting. Including excerpts from Every little thing, Going for the one (original studio versions), Buy a broom, And you and I (Cord of life), Eleanor Rigby (live in the studio)

"Amongst friends" - XM radio broadcast - 18/03/2003
Radio broadcast - A+

CD 1 : Broadcast intro (including studio versions of And you and I (Cord of life), "The lisp" anecdote), Rick Wakeman "Where do you come from ?" intro, "Catherine from Southend" anecdote, Buy a broom, Elgin Mansions, "Sydney grass skirts" anecdote, Catherine Howard, "Last concert and the cape" anecdote, Nursery rhyme concerto, "Saint Giles in Cripplegate restoration" anecdote, Jane Seymour, "Countdown and British press" anecdote, And you and I (Cord of life) -> Wonderous stories -> The meeting, Questions and answers (cut)

CD 2 : Questions and answers (continued), "Karaoke Rick" anecdote, Dance of a thousand lights, "Vasectomy, Apollo TV show and Yes in Argentina" anecdotes, Gone but not forgotten, "King Arthur on Ice" anecdote, "Standing your foot off" anecdote, Merlin the magician, "Morning has broken" anecdote, Morning has broken, Questions and answers, Eleanor Rigby

Grand Opera House, York - 20/04/2003
Audience - A-
Artwork : Front - Back (CD1) - Back (CD2)

CD 1 : The return overture taped intro (cuts in late), The journey -> The recollection -> The batlle -> The forest, The realization -> The prisoner, Catherine Parr, Out there (instrumental version)

CD 2 : White rock -> Drum solo -> Arthur -> The last battle -> Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight, The dance of a thousand lights, Cathedral of the sky, Merlin the magician, Starship trooper

The Strawbs, Rick Wakeman and The English Rock Ensemble
Hampton Court Palace Gardens, Hampton Court, 01-02/05/2009
Audience - A (DVD-Audio with slideshow)
Artwork for slimcase : Front - Back

Benedictus -> Simple visions, Oh how she changed, Ghosts, Shine on silver sun, Lay down (The Strawbs, 01/05/2009), Tudorture, Catherine of Aragon, Kathryn Howard, Jane Seymour, Defender of the faith, Katherine Parr, Anne of Cleves, Ann Boleyn, Tudorrock (Rick Wakeman, 01/05/2009), Tudorture, Catherine of Aragon, Kathryn Howard, Jane Seymour, Defender of the faith, Katherine Parr, Anne of Cleves, Ann Boleyn, Tudorrock (Rick Wakeman, 02/05/2009)

Gala Theater, Durham, 18/09/2010
Audience - A

Pachelbel's Canon, See a monkey on a stick -> Elgin Mansions, Birdman of Alcatraz, Morning has broken, Catherine Howard, Nursery rhyme concerto