Victor Davies , Betty Jane Wylie - Beowulf: A Musical Epic
| Genre: | Rock, Stage & Screen |
| Singer: | Victor Davies |
| Title: | Beowulf: A Musical Epic |
| Short-info: | Label:
Leap Frog Records – LFR-1-83
Type: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Gatefold Country: Canada Date of released: 1983 Category: Rock, Stage & Screen Style: Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock, Opera |
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Tracklist
| A1 | Listen To The Story | 3:10 |
| A2 | The Mists | 1:38 |
| A3 | Woe | 2:32 |
| A4 | From Over The Sea | 4:55 |
| A5 | I Knew Him As A Boy | 1:57 |
| A6 | Here Is My Hand | 2:35 |
| B1 | Beowulf, You've Paid This Visit Out Of Friendship | 1:41 |
| B2 | Let The Victory Be Mine Alone | 2:29 |
| B3 | My Wish Has Been Granted | 1:42 |
| B4 | So You're The Great Beowulf | 1:25 |
| B5 | Try.. | 2:58 |
| B6 | Cold And Lonely | 8:10 |
| B7 | Armless, Charmless, Harmless Grendel | 3:17 |
| C1 | Death Is Not Easy To Hide From | 2:20 |
| C2 | The Queen's Song | 3:19 |
| C3 | Drink This Wine That I Pledge You | 1:00 |
| C4 | Make This Man Your Hero | 3:23 |
| C5 | Darkness Falls | 3:31 |
| C6 | How Was The Night | 0:48 |
| C7 | Earth, Hold What Men Have Failed To Keep | 3:18 |
| C8 | Cry, We All Die | 2:54 |
| D1 | The Journey | 5:48 |
| D2 | Hail! Hail! | 0:52 |
| D3 | Trio | 1:52 |
| D4 | Beowulf You Need Not Leave | 1:48 |
| D5 | Beowulf's Farewell | 2:13 |
| D6 | The Better I Know You | 2:47 |
| E1 | So Beowulf Went Home | 1:20 |
| E2 | Say Goodbye To Tomorrow | 3:33 |
| E3 | So It Fell With The Passage Of Time | 1:50 |
| E4 | Look Out For The Dragon | 3:00 |
| E5 | Musical Interlude | 1:22 |
| E6 | All The Lives I've Lived I've Loved | 3:58 |
| E7 | Beowulf, Your Hall Is Gone | 0:38 |
| E8 | Fate Must Decide | 2:58 |
| F1 | Dragon Fight | 4:05 |
| F2 | Beowulf Was Far From Well | 0:49 |
| F3 | Cry, We All Die - Reprise | 2:54 |
| F4 | All The Victories Were His Alone | 2:36 |
| F5 | The Mists | 1:08 |
| F6 | I Sing The Song Of Beginning | 4:05 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded At – Toronto Sound
- Recorded At – Century 21 Studios
- Mastered At – McLear Place
- Copyright (c) – Golden Toad Music
- Produced For – Beowulf Enterprises Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Beowulf Enterprises Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Golden Toad Music
Credits
- Acoustic Bass, Electric Bass – Dave Young
- Chorus – Holiday Festival Singers
- Concertmaster – Arthur Polson
- Conductor [Chorus] – William Baerg
- Conductor [Symphony] – Victor Davies
- Cover, Artwork, Design – William F. Krasnoborski
- Drums, Percussion, Tabla – Pete Magadini
- Edited By, Mixed By, Other [Invaluable Production Assistance] – Colin Bennett, Rick Inglis*
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Sitar [Electric] – Brian Russell
- Engineer [Assistant - Rhythm, Vocals & Percussion - Toronto Sound] – Brian Bell*, Paul Barker
- Engineer [Rhythm, Vocals & Percussion - Toronto Sound] – Peter Houston, Terry Brown
- Engineer [Vocals, Chorus, Synthesizer Orchestra, etc. - Century 21 (Winnipeg)] – Colin Bennett, Rick Inglis*
- Fiddle [Country] – Wally Didduck
- Flute [Solo] – John Wheeler
- Keyboards [Additional], Orchestrated By – Victor Davies
- Lyrics By – Betty Jane Wylie
- Mastered By – Peter Norman
- Music By – Victor Davies
- Narrator – Cathy Clark, Graham Jones , Herbert Marshall , Lillian Stillwell
- Orchestra – Players of The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra*
- Performer [as Beowulf] – Chad Allan
- Performer [as Coast-Guard] – Pat Blyth
- Performer [as Grendel] – Frank J. Adamson
- Performer [as King Hrothgar] – Doug Mallory
- Performer [as Queen Wealtheow] – Christine Chandler
- Performer [as The Poet] – Dianne Heatherington
- Performer [as Unferth] – Howard Hicks
- Performer [as Wiglaf] – P. M. Howard
- Performer [as Wulfgar] – Jayson King
- Piano, Electric Piano, Organ – Eric Robertson
- Producer – Victor Davies
- Production Manager – David J. Garvie
- Synthesizer [Arp] – James Manishen
- Timpani, Percussion – John Wyre, Pete Magadini
Notes
Triple vinyl reissue of release r8050263. Inner lyric sleeve sides are numbered in the left border.Lyrics by Betty Jane Wylie based on the Anglo Saxon poem.
A full length rock opera in two acts for 9 soloists, narration group of 4, chorus and orchestra
Originally done as a 2 LP set, reissued as a three LP set, and later on 2 CDs
Produced in New York off Broadway by AMAS repertory Theater 1977.
From album notes:
Recorded at Toronto Sound Studios & Centry 21 Studios (Winnipeg) May to August, 1974
(c) 1974 Golden Toad Music (A division of Lily Pad Prods. Inc.)
Music & Lyrics (c) 1974 Golden Toad Music*
All rights reserved.
This record re-issued 1983 by Lead Frog Records
(A Division of Lily Pad Productions Inc.)
(p) 1974 Beowulf Enterprises Ltd.*
*Except "All the Lives I've Lived I've Loved" (c) (p) 1982 Golden Toad Music
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout: (Side A etched): WRC7 2293-1 DM-2
- Matrix / Runout: (Side B etched): WRC7 2293-2 DM-2
- Matrix / Runout: (Side C etched): WRC7 2293-3 DM-2
- Matrix / Runout: (Side D etched): WRC7 2293-4 DM-2
- Matrix / Runout: (Side E etched): WRC7 2293-5 DM-2
- Matrix / Runout: (Side F etched): WRC7 2293-6 DM-2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAFF 30050 | Betty Jane Wylie, Victor Davies | Betty Jane Wylie, Victor Davies - Beowulf A Musical Epic (2xLP, Album) | Daffodil Records | DAFF 30050 | Canada | 1975 |
