Album UK 1972 on Warner Bros. Records label
Rock (Prog Rock)
Original UK press, released on the green "Warner Bros" label. Released with a card lyric insert. Catalogue number variations: K 46158 on labels, K46158 on sleeve. Recorded at Advision Studios (London), March 1972. (except were otherwise stated) A Lymark Production. (A5) Recorded at E.M.S.(London); Sequenced on a Synthi 100 Synthesizer. (B2) Recorded at E.M.S.(London) by kind permission of Peter Zinovieff; This track consists of tapes of Sonja's voice analysed and processed by a PDP8/L computer and a Synthi 100 synthesizer. The final tapes were edited and prepared for performance by Francis Monkman and Robert Carvell. A Warner Bros Record Distributed by Kinney Record Group Limited. SHOREPAK by Shorewood Packaging Co. Ltd.,England (Note# Track A4 "Cheetah" track timing appears as 3.33mins on labels, 3.35mins on lyric insert.) ℗ 1972
![]() | Curved Air , 1970-1976 GB album by |
![]() | Francis Monkman syn, *1949 GB tape, final tapes [edited and prepared for performance, written by, electric piano, guitar, harpsichord, piano, synthesizer, harpsichord, guitar, organ, piano, organ, electric piano, synthesizer, guitar, tubular bells, gong, harpsichord, percussion, assorted |
![]() | Robert Carvell , tape, final tapes [edited and prepared for performance |
![]() | Sonja Kristina voc, *1949 GB vocals, guitar |
![]() | Florian Pilkington-Miksa dr, drums, drums, percussion, assorted |
![]() | Darryl Way vn, voc, *1948 GB piano, synthesizer, tubular bells, performer, melon, written by, violin, violin, synthesizer |
![]() | Mike Wedgwood voc, cng, b, eb, *1950 GB vocals, bass guitar, vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, guitar, bass guitar, percussion, assorted |
![]() | Annie Stewart , flute |
![]() | Alan Gout tb, trombone |
![]() | Chris Pyne tb, 1939-1995 GB trombone |
![]() | David Purser tb, trombone |
![]() | Steve Saunders , trombone |
![]() | Crispian Steele-Perkins tr, trumpet |
![]() | George Parnaby , trumpet |
![]() | James Watson tr, 1951-2011 GB trumpet |
![]() | Paul Cosh tr, GB trumpet |
![]() | Frank Ricotti perc, *1949 GB xylophone, vibraphone, vibes, congas, vibraphone, vibes |
![]() | Colin Caldwell , other, hooters, noises, percussion, assorted |
![]() | Jean Akers , other, hooters, noises, percussion, assorted |
![]() | Mal Linwood-Ross , other, hooters, noises, percussion, assorted |
Richard Rockwood art direction |
Colin Caldwell engineer, producer |
John Gorham illustration |
Curved Air producer |
No | ![]() |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | ![]() | Marie Antoinette | Curved Air | Darryl Way, Sonja Kristina Linwood | 6:20 |
2 | ![]() | Melinda (More Or Less) | Curved Air | Sonja Kristina Linwood | 3:25 |
3 | ![]() | Not Quite The Same | Curved Air | Darryl Way, Sonja Kristina Linwood | 3:44 |
4 | ![]() | Cheetah | Curved Air | Darryl Way | 3:35 |
5 | ![]() | Ultra-Vivaldi | Curved Air | Darryl Way, Francis Monkman | 2:22 |
6 | ![]() | Phantasmagoria | Curved Air | 3:15 | |
7 | ![]() | Whose Shoulder Are You Looking Over Anyway | Curved Air | 3:24 | |
8 | ![]() | Over And Above | Curved Air | 8:36 | |
9 | ![]() | Once A Ghost Always A Ghost | Curved Air | Francis Monkman, Sonja Kristina Linwood | 4:25 |
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