JOHN TAVENER The Whale V Rare UK LP on Ring O Records Diff Artwork 1st Re 1977
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John Tavener
The Whale
Very Rare UK LP released on Ring O' Records in 1977. 2nd UK pressing in a single sleeve with different artwork from the original release.
Matrix No's
Side One - 2320104 A//1 UT
Side Two - 2320104 B//1 UT
The Whale is a "dramatic cantata" written by the English composer John Tavener in 1966. The work is loosely based on the biblical allegory of Jonah and the Whale, although Tavener admitted that "The 'fantasy' grew and perhaps at times nearly 'swallowed' the biblical text: so the swallowing of Jonah became almost 'literal' in the biblical sense."
The libretto includes the words of an encyclopaedia entry describing certain facts about the whale, and this is contrasted with themes within the music which attempt to portray the reality of the whale itself, whose existence is greater than the sum of all the facts about it.
The Whale has eight sections: I. Documentary, II. Melodrama and Pantomime, III. Invocation. IV. The Storm, V. The Swallowing, VI. The Prayer. VII. In the Belly, and VIII. The Vomiting.
It was premiered at a Proms concert on 1 August 1969, with the London Sinfonietta under David Atherton with soloists Anna Reynolds, Raimund Herincx, Alvar Lidell and the composer playing pipe and hammond organs. In July 1970, The Whale was recorded in Islington, London with the same musicians. It was released as an album by The Beatles' Apple Records label later that year.
The album was re-released on record in 1977 on Ringo Starr's label, Ring'O Records, with a different cover.
TRACKS ARE :-
Side One
1. Part 1
Side Two
1. Part 2
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Released on Ring O' Records in 1977
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Catalogue Number 2320 104
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Record is in Near Mint condition
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Sleeve is in Ex condition (sticker tear on front)
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