The Alchemist is an album by British rock band Home

Home (UK band)

Home was a British rock band, active in the early 1970s.The core line up was Mick Stubbs - lead guitar, lead vocals, Laurie Wisefield - lead guitar, vocals, Cliff Williams - bass, vocals, Mick Cook - drums. They also had two keyboardists over the years...

, released in 1973 on the CBS Records

CBS Records

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 label. It was the last album released by the group before they went their separate ways in 1974. Cliff Williams

Cliff Williams

Clifford Williams is an English bassist and backing vocalist, who has been a member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC since mid-1977. He had started his professional music career in 1967 and was previously in the British groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage...

 went on to join Bandit from 1975 to 1977 before he replaced Mark Evans

Mark Evans (musician)

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 in Australian hard rock

Hard rock

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 band AC/DC

AC/DC

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. Guitarist Laurie Wisefield

Laurie Wisefield

Laurie Wisefield is an English guitarist, known for his contributions to Wishbone Ash during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early career:Prior to his stint in Wishbone Ash, Wisefield performed with the progressive rock band, Home...

 went on to achieve success with the British band Wishbone Ash

Wishbone Ash

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. The record also featured Jimmy Anderson on keyboards. Though the album was loved by the critics, it did not sell well commercially.

Track listing

The story was written by Micky Stubbs and David Skillen.
Lyrics: David Skillen.
Music: Home.

1. "Schooldays"
2. "The Old Man Dying"
3. "Time Passes By"
4. "The Old Man Calling (Save the People)"
5. "The Disaster"
6. "The Sun's Revenge"
7. "A Secret to Keep"
8. "The Brass Band Played"
9. "Rejoicing"
10. "The Disaster Returns (Devastation)"
11. "The Death of the Alchemist"
12. "The Alchemist"

Esoteric remaster (2010) bonus tracks

1. "Green Eyed Fairy"
2. "Sister Rosalie"
3. "Hayward Town (previously unreleased)"

Personnel

• Laurie Wisefield
  Laurie Wisefield
  Laurie Wisefield is an English guitarist, known for his contributions to Wishbone Ash during the 1970s and 1980s.-Early career:Prior to his stint in Wishbone Ash, Wisefield performed with the progressive rock band, Home...
  
   - guitar
  Guitar
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• Mick Stubbs - guitar, lead vocals
  Singing
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• Cliff Williams
  Cliff Williams
  Clifford Williams is an English bassist and backing vocalist, who has been a member of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC since mid-1977. He had started his professional music career in 1967 and was previously in the British groups Home and Bandit. His first studio album with AC/DC was Powerage...
  
   - bass guitar
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• Mick "Cookie" Cook - drums
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• Jimmy Anderson - keyboards
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  , synthesizer
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• John Anthony, Pat Moran, Mike Stone, Ted Sharp - engineers