Al Stewart - Past Present Future
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Acoustic Guitar – Al Stewart
Acoustic Guitar [2nd] – Isaac Guillory, Peter Berryman
Acoustic Guitar [Spanish] – Isaac Guillory
Arranged By [String, Brass] – Richard Hewson
Backing Vocals – John Donelly, Kevin Powers, Krysia Kocjan, Mick Welton
Bass – Brian Odgers, Bruce Thomas
Concertina [English] – Alistair Anderson
Drums – John Wilson*
Electric Guitar – Tim Renwick
Keyboards – Bob Andrews, Bob Sargeant, Peter Woods*, Rick Wakeman, Tim Hinkley
Mandolin – Dave Swarbrick, Haim Romano
Percussion – Frank Ricotti, Roger Meddows Taylor
Piano Accordion – Peter Woods*
Steel Drums – Lennox James, Luciano Bravo, Michael Oliver
Steel Guitar - B.J. Cole
Synthesizer [Moog] – Francis Monkman
Written by Al Stewart
Arranged by [String, Brass] Richard Hewson
1 LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : CBS
Recorded at Trident Sound Studios Interpak I by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd., England
Engineered & mixed by Mike Stone
Produced by John Anthony
Remastered by Friday Music's Joe Reagoso from Original Janus Records Tapes
Originally released in 1973
Reissued in 2015
Tracks:
Side A
- Old Admirals
- Warren Harding
- Soho (Needless to Say)
- The Last Day of June 1934
- Post World War Two Blues
Side B
- Roads to Moscow
- Terminal Eyes
- Nostradamus
Reviews :
"As good as portions of it were, Orange was essentially a transitional effort, the necessary bridge to Past, Present & Future, the record where Al Stewart truly begins to discover his voice. This is largely through his decision to indulge his fascination with history and construct a concept album that begins with "Old Admirals" and ends with "Nostradamus" and his predictions for the future. A concept like this undoubtedly will strike prog warning bells in the minds of most listeners but, ironically, he has stripped back most of the prog trappings from Orange, settling into a haunting folk bed for these long, winding tales. If anything, this results in an album that is a bit too subdued, but even so, it's apparent that Stewart has finally found his muse, focusing his songwriting and intent to a greater extent than ever before. Now, the key was to find the same sense of purpose in record-making -- he didn't quite get it here, but he would the next time around." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 3,91 / 5