Midnight Mushrumps
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Midnight Mushrumps is the second studio album made by the band Gryphon
. The album was released on Transatlantic Records
in the UK, catalogue number TRA 282.
The album was engineered by Dave Grinsted and recorded at The Chipping Norton Recording Studio, Oxfordshire, in January 1974.
Gryphon (band)
Gryphon were a British progressive rock band of the 1970s, best known for their unusual Medieval sound and instrumentation.-Career:Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal College of Music graduate Brian Gulland, a woodwind player, began the group as an all-acoustic ensemble that...
. The album was released on Transatlantic Records
Transatlantic Records
Transatlantic Records was a British independent record label. It was established in 1961. It started began primarily as an importer of American folk, blues and jazz records - by many of the artists who influenced the burgeoning British folk and blues boom. Within a couple of years, the company had...
in the UK, catalogue number TRA 282.
The album was engineered by Dave Grinsted and recorded at The Chipping Norton Recording Studio, Oxfordshire, in January 1974.
Track listing
- "Midnight Mushrumps" (Harvey) – 18:58
- "The Plough-Boy's Dream" (Trad. Arr. by Gryphon) – 3:02
- "The Last Flash Of Gaberdine Taylor" (Taylor) – 3:58
- "Gulland Rock" (Gulland) – 5:21
- "Dubbel Dutch" (Taylor) – 5:36
- "Ethelion" (Trad. Arr.) – 5:15
Line-up
- Richard HarveyRichard HarveyRichard Harvey is a BAFTA Award–winning British musician and composer. He is best known for his film and television soundtracks...
– recorders, Krumhorn, Harmonium, Pipe Organ, Grand Piano, Harpsichord, Electric Pianos, Toy Piano, Keyboard Glockenspiel, Mandolin, Vocals - Brian Gulland – bassoon, Bass Krumhorn, Tenor Recorder, Vocals, Laugh
- David OberléDave OberléDave Oberlé was percussionist and lead vocalist with the 1970s band Gryphon. After the band split in 1977, Oberlé went on to help launch the heavy rock magazine Kerrang!...
– Drum kit, drums, percussion, timpani, lead vocals - Graeme TaylorGraeme TaylorGraeme Taylor is a British electric guitarist.Taylor played lead guitar with 1970s medieval/rock band Gryphon, and leading folk rock bands including the Albion Band and Home Service...
– guitars, vocals - Philip Nestor – bass guitar, vocals