Esperanto was a Belgo-English rock band which had a short career at the beginning of the 70s.

Band members

• Raymond Vincent, a Belgian violinist/songwriter who played in Wallace Collection (band)
  Wallace Collection (band)
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• Glenn Shorrock
  Glenn Shorrock
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  , an English/Australian singer who was living near London at the time and had left the group Axiom.
• Joy Yates, Janice Slater and Bridget Dudoit, who had released a record under the name of Bones.
• Brian Holloway, an Australian guitar player.
• Godfrey Salmon, second violin
• Tony Harris, viola
• Timothy Kraemer, cello.

Esperanto Rock Orchestra

Esperanto Rock Orchestra (1973)

1. On Down The Road 5:00 (Vincent - Shorrock)
2. Never Again 5:40 (Vincent - Libert)
3. Perhaps One Day 4:35 (Vincent - Libert)
4. Statue Of Liberty 5:00 (Glenn Shorrock)
5. Gypsy 6:35 (Brian Holloway)
6. City 4:06 (Vincent - Shorrock)
7. Roses 5:10 (Vincent - Libert)
8. Move Away 3:39 (Vincent - Shorrock)

Danse Macabre

Danse Macabre (1974)

1. The Journey 10:13 (Libert - Vincent)
2. The Castle 3:31 (Vincent - Shorrock - Libert)
3. The Duel 7:03 (Vincent - G. & T. Malisan)
4. The Cloister 5:28 (Vincent - Libert - Shorrock)
5. The Decision 5:57 (Brian Holloway)
6. The Prisoner 7:20 (Vincent - Shorrock)
7. Danse Macabre
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     1:58 (Camille Saint-Saëns
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    arrangements by Vincent & Tony Malisan)

Last Tango

Last Tango (1975), starts with a murderous version of Eleanor Rigby

Eleanor Rigby

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. The title track was recorded in both French (La drole de fin) and Spanish (El tango aquel) versions by Sylvie Vartan

Sylvie Vartan

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1. Eleanor Rigby 7:43 (Lennon - McCartney)
2. Still Life 7:27 (Vincent - Meakin)
3. Painted Lady 3:26 (Vincent - Meakin)
4. Obsession 4:33 (Vincent - Meakin)
5. The Rape 12:07 (Vincent - Daniels)
6. Last Tango 3:29 (Vincent - Libert - Meakin)

bonus tracks on Si-Wan CD version:

• In Search Of A Dream 4:45 (Yates)
• Busy Doing Nothing 3:44 (Vincent - Shorrock)

External links

• Esperanto - The Official Site