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Pond by Jack Lancaster & Robin Lumley

Artist Biography For Jack Lancaster & Robin Lumley

The Original Classical Version Of Peter And The Wolf Was Composed By Russian Composer Sergei Prokofiev In 1936 And Premiered On The 2nd May Of That Year.
In 1975 A Rock Version Of Peter And The Wolf Was Released With The Majority Of Arrangements Done By Jack Lancaster And Robin Lumley. The Whole Album Was Built Around The Original Classical Compositions By Prokofiev Though Rock Instruments Represented The Characters This Time Round. What One Gets Is Actually A Who’s Who Of The Jazz Rock Scene Participating On This Album Which Is Actually More Fascinating By The Various Combos That Play On Individual Tracks Rather Than The Whole Album Itself. The Album Has Been Unavailable In Recent Years On CD And Only Lately Has It Become Available Once Again Via Jack Lancaster’s Own Verdant Records Label.
The Album Was Produced In Five Different Languages. The English Version Had Viv Stanshall Bonzo Dog Doodah Band While The Italian Version Had Maurizio Arcieri As Narrator. Arcieri Would Play With Rock Band Krisma Whose 1981 Album Cathode Mama Would Be Produced By Jack Lancaster. While Other Similar Types Of Work Such As Steve Hackett’s “Genesis Revisited” Ayreon’s “Human Equation” And Jeff Wayne’s “War Of The Worlds” Tend To Be Credited To The Individual Who Takes On The Lead Role It Appears That This Truly Is A “Various Artists” Effort. The List Of People Who Appear Is Like A Who’s Who Of 1970′s Rock Including The Likes Of Stephane Grappelli Phil Collins Gary Moore Bill Bruford Manfred Mann Gary Brooker Brian Eno Cozy Powell Alvin Lee And Jon Hiseman. That Said The Man Behind The Project Is In Fact Jack Lancaster Probably Best Known For His Time In Jethro Tull Offshoot Blodwyn Pig. Lancaster Also Worked With Brand X Many Of Whose Members Appear At Various Points.

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