Robert John Godfrey – Fall of Hyperion(1974)

Biography
Robert John Godfrey is a British composer, pianist and founding member of The Enid. From 1968 to 1971 Godfrey became resident musical director with Barclay James Harvest,making musical contributions to early recordings which established their full, orchestral style of rock music. The relationship fell apart and accounts differ as to why. For a short time after this, Godfrey played in the band Siddartha.In 1974 the Charisma Records label released his first solo work, Fall of Hyperion. Although not a commercial success at the time, this work has since become collectable.

Album & Cover

Cover Location: FACE @ Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Cover Painting – FACE. Cover Design – Hipgnosis.
Label: Charisma CAS 1084(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Side One
The Raven 
Mountains 
Water Song 
End Of Side One 
Isault 
Side Two
The Daemon Of The World 
I: The Arrival Of The Phoenix 
II: Across The Abyss 
III: The Daemon 
IV: The Wanderer 
V: IHS 
VI: Tuba Mirum

Credits
Bass – Neil Tetlow
Composed By, Score, Conductor – Robert John Godfrey
Engineer [1st] – Gary Lyons
Engineer [2nd] – Jeff Earley, John Sinclair
Engineer [The Mobile Recording At St. Gabriels Church] – Barry Ainsworth
Guitar – Jim Scott
Keyboards, Directed By, Music By – Robert John Godfrey
Lyrics By, Vocals – Christopher Lewis
Organ [Hammond] – Nigel Morton
Percussion – Ronnie McCrea, Tristan Fry
Producer – Neil Slaven

 

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