Valley Gardens (Wally album)
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Valley Gardens carries on in a similar vein to their debut album, Wally
, including a side-long track, "The Reason Why", which is possibly the best track in their repertoire. Dispensing with the production skills of Rick Wakeman
this time around the album is produced by Bob Harris
and Wally
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SIDE TWO
Wally (Wally album)
While the band fitted broadly into the Progressive rock category, there was more than a hint of country / rock about the album, especially with Paul Middleton's steel guitar. The album is very much of its time, and shows influences of The Byrds, Crosby Stills and Nash and the like...
, including a side-long track, "The Reason Why", which is possibly the best track in their repertoire. Dispensing with the production skills of Rick Wakeman
Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman is an English keyboard player, composer and songwriter best known for being the former keyboardist in the progressive rock band Yes...
this time around the album is produced by Bob Harris
Bob Harris (radio)
Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
and Wally
Wally (band)
Wally, led by the singer-songwriter Roy Webber, was an English progressive rock band, which originated in Harrogate, Yorkshire, in the early 1970s.-Career:...
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Track listing
SIDE ONE- "Valley Gardens"
- "Nez Perce"
- "The Mood I'm In"
SIDE TWO
- "The Reason Why"
- Part I "Nolan"
- Part II "The Charge"
- Part III "Disillusion"
Personnel
- Pete Cosker (electric and acoustic guitars, vocals, bass guitar)
- Nick Glennie-Smith (keyboards)
- Paul Middleton (steel guitar, bass guitar)
- Roger Narraway (percussion)
- Pete Sage (electric violin, bass guitar, mandolin)
- Frank Mizen (bass - but joined late 70's. never played on the albums, but produced a selection of demos and tracks)
- Roy Webber (lead vocals, acoustic guitar)
Production credits
- Produced by Bob HarrisBob Harris (radio)Robert Brinley Joseph "Bob" Harris, OBE , known as "Whispering" Bob Harris, is British radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week...
, WallyWally (band)Wally, led by the singer-songwriter Roy Webber, was an English progressive rock band, which originated in Harrogate, Yorkshire, in the early 1970s.-Career:... - Engineered by Paul Tregurtha
- Recorded at Morgan Studios, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...