In Collection
#93
Rating:
7
#93
Rating:
7
| 01 | The Runaway | 07:15 | ||||||
| 02 | An Inmates Lullaby | 04:39 | ||||||
| 03 | Way of Life | 08:04 | ||||||
| 04 | Experience | 07:50 | ||||||
| 05 | A Reunion | 02:11 | ||||||
| 06 | In A Glass House | 08:09 | ||||||
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Notes
A concept album, supposedly about how people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. But this short explanation does not do justice to the album, which is a complex tour-de-force. An essay about the album, written by Michael Heatley, is found in the Terrapin CD liner notes. The album cover is overlaid for a three-dimensional effect. On the original vinyl, the overlay was cellophane, and on the Terrapin CD, the overlay is printed directly on the jewel case. The Alucard CD recreates the vinyl's artwork even more accurately in a custom digipak.
Speaking of the cover, the UK vinyl release (WWA label) and the German release (Vertigo label) are mirror images of one another.
The original album was never released in the USA, but was in great demand as an import.
The sounds of breaking glass that open the album came from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. The sounds are still used on BBC radio programs. (Thanks to Jeff Hall for this information.)
Musicians
Gary Green - 6 & 12 string guitars, mandolin, percussion, alto recorder
Kerry Minnear - keyboards, tuned percussion, recorder, vocals
Derek Shulman - vocals, alto sax, soprano sax, recorder
Ray Shulman - bass guitar, violin, acoustic guitar, percussion, backing vocals
John Weathers - drums, percussion
Other liner notes:
All tracks licensed from Polygram Special Products
Produced by: Gentle Giant for Alucard Productions
Engineer: Gary Martin
Tape Operator: Paul Hardingham
Recorded at: Advision Studios, London, July '73
Photography: Martyn Dean
CD Package: Phil Smee at Waldo's Design