[The Prog-The 100 Greatest Prog Albums of All Time] 92. Rick Wakeman-The Six Wives Of Henry VII

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92. Rick Wakeman-The Six Wives Of Henry VII, 1973

1. Catherine of Aragon (3:45)
2. Anne of Cleves (7:50)
3. Catherine Howard (6:36)
4. Jane Seymour (4:44)
5. Anne Boleyn (Incl. 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended') (6:31)
6. Catherine Parr (7:00)

 

We say

Prog is often at its best when it embraces the preposterous. Rick's instrumental paean to the fickle king was wonderfully barmy and full of glorious moments

You say (Pete 'Pedro' Waite)

I spent hours as a teenager listening to this and staring at the overhead shot of all the keyboards on the inner sleeve. Incredible stuff