Perilous Journey
| Perilous Journey | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 October 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Studio | Redan Recorders London, England | |||
| Genre | Folk, progressive rock | |||
| Label | The Electric Record Company (UK) | |||
| Producer | Jon Miller, Rod Edwards, Roger Hand | |||
| Gordon Giltrap chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
Perilous Journey is a 1977 studio album by guitarist Gordon Giltrap.
The album was remixed and re-released in 1998.
Reception
[edit]AllMusic awarded the album with 2.5 stars and its review by Stewart Mason states: "Part of a trilogy of mid-'70s releases that presents a much different side of the folk-based guitarist Gordon Giltrap, 1977's Perilous Journey is a strictly instrumental album recorded with an enormous cadre of friends and studio musicians".[1]
Track listing
[edit]All music composed by Gordon Giltrap
Side one
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quest" | 5:11 |
| 2. | "The Deserter" | 3:55 |
| 3. | "Pastoral" | 5:20 |
| 4. | "Morbio Gorge" | 4:15 |
Side two
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Heartsong" | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Reflections & Despair" | 3:24 |
| 3. | "Cascade" | 3:40 |
| 4. | "To the High Throne" | 2:52 |
| 5. | "Vision" | 3:46 |
Personnel
[edit]- Gordon Giltrap - guitars
- Rod Edwards - keyboards
- John G. Perry - bass
- Simon Phillips - drums
with:
- Tony Carr - percussion
- Rod Edwards - additional keyboards
- Roger Ball - alto saxophone on "The Deserter" and "Morbio Gorge"
- Malcolm Duncan - tenor saxophone on "Morbio Gorge"
- Stan Sulzmann - tenor saxophone
- Jeff Daly - baritone saxophone
- Henry Lowther, Martin Drover - trumpet
- Chris Pyne - trombone
- Patrick Halling - strings leader
- Technical
- Roger T. Wake - engineer
- Jean Luke Epstein - art direction, illustration
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mason. Stewart Allmusic Review: Perilous Journey accessed 2 September 2012
