Future Legends
Future Legends is the debut studio album by North Irish progressive rock band Fruupp. Recorded in July 1973 and produced by Denis Taylor, it was released on 5 October in the United Kingdom on the Dawn Records label, a subsidiary of Pye Records for underground and progressive rock music. To promote the album, the band undertook a two-month tour which finished on 29 November with a concert in The Whitla Hall, Belfast where they played with the Ulster Youth Orchestra.[2]
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Released | 5 October 1973 | |||
Recorded | July 1973 | |||
Studio | Escape Studios in Egerton, Kent | |||
Genre | Progressive rock | |||
Length | 39:37 | |||
Label | Dawn | |||
Producer | Denis Taylor | |||
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The track "On a Clear Day" written by Stephen Houston featured in the first hundred vinyl pressings of Future Legends but was later withdrawn from the album. It resurfaced as a bonus track in the 2009 Esoteric Recordings remastered edition.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Vincent McCusker, except "Graveyard Epistle" written by McCusker and Paul Charles, and "On a Clear Day" written by Stephen Houston
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Future Legends" | 1:27 |
2. | "Decision" | 6:21 |
3. | "As Day Breaks with Dawn" | 4:58 |
4. | "Graveyard Epistle" | 6:14 |
No. | Title | Length |
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5. | "Lord of the Incubus" | 6:20 |
6. | "Olde Tyme Future" | 5:33 |
7. | "Song for a Thought" | 7:25 |
8. | "Future Legends" | 0:47 |
Total length: | 39:37 |
No. | Title | Length |
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9. | "On a Clear Day" | 7:49 |
Total length: | 47:26 |
Personnel
Fruupp
- Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar; cover painting
- Stephen Houston – keyboards, oboe, vocals; arrangements (including strings)
- Vincent McCusker – guitars, vocals
- Martin Foye – drums, percussion
Technical personnel
- Denis Taylor – producer
- Tony Taverner – engineer
- Michael Rennie – conductor (strings)
- Paul Charles – cover concept
- Marie O'Connell – inside photograph
References
- Collins, Paul. Fruupp: "Future Legends" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- Charles, Paul (January 2009). Future Legends (booklet). Fruupp. London: Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC2104). p. 9.