Prog rock news: Classic Rick Wakeman box set available now

"The Myths and Legends of Rick Wakeman, a 4CD box set featuring vintage concert recordings is out now via Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records. Focusing on the artist’s mid-‘70s work, the collection finds the sometimes Yes keyboardist performing tracks from his albums "The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, The Six Wives of Henry VII, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and more. 

It is packaged in a clamshell box with individual wallets for each show plus a 16-page booklet with liner notes and vintage photos. “It’s really lovely to see some of the music I’m most proud of, released in a new way and presented so well… I’m still wondering though if I am more of a myth than a legend," says Rick Wakeman.

Rick Wakeman is best known for playing with Yes across five tenures between 1971 and 2004 and for his solo albums released over the past five decades. Wakeman has released over 90 solo albums spanning a range of musical styles. He has made many television and radio appearances throughout the years and has written three books; an autobiography and two memoirs. In 2017, Wakeman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Yes.

Track list:

DISC 1: Live In North America 1974

1. Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Pt. 1

2. Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Pt. 2
3. Anne Boleyn
4. Concerto for American Commercial TV

DISC 2: Live at Winterland Ballroom 1975

1. The Journey to the Center of the Earth, Pt. 1
2. Catherine Howard
3. Sir Lancelot & the Black Knight
4. Anne Boleyn
5. The Forest
6. Arthur & Guinevere
7. Merlin the Magician
8. Catherine Parr

DISC 3: Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1976

1. Music Reincarnate, Pt. 3: The Spaceman
2. Catherine Howard
3. Sir Lancelot & the Black Knight
4. Arthur
5. Music Reincarnate, Pt. 4: The Realisation
6. The Forest
7. Catherine Parr
8. The Prisoner
9. Merlin the Magician

DISC 4: The Maltings 1976

1. Recollection
2. Music Reincarnate, Pt. 4: The Realisation
3. Sir Lancelot and the Black Knight
4. Music Reincarnate, Pt. 3: The Spaceman
5. Catherine Parr
6. The Prisoner
7. Merlin the Magician

To purchase: https://cleorecs.com/store/shop/rick-wakeman-the-myths-and-legends-of-rick-wakeman-4-cd/

Rick Wakeman's official website: https://www.rwcc.com/