Release Date: 28 October 2022
Label: Gonzo
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5060966700227
Release Date: 05 January 2024
Label: Avalon Records
Packaging Type: Gate Fold Vinyl
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5907811004812
Description
This latest opus, the band's eleventh studio album, has been several years in the making and most of the songs on the album actually pre-date the previous 'Seas of Change' album from 2018! Plus, due the constraints of the recent Covid emergency, the album was recorded at several locations over the last couple of years by the various band members and finally pulled together, edited, mixed and mastered, as usual, by engineer/producer extraordinaire Karl Groom (Threshold / Dragonforce / Pendragon / Arena / Yes etc).
As well as the established nucleus of Stu Nicholson (vocals), Dean Baker (keyboards) and Spencer Luckman (drums) 'The Last Great Adventurer' is also the first Galahad studio album to feature Mark Spencer (Twelfth Night/Alan Reed) on bass guitar throughout as well as making some great contributions on backing vocals and triangle! Lee Abraham, now very much established as the band's guitarist, also adds his own inimitable stamp to the album with some great guitar playing plus several blinding trademark guitar solos.
Musically the album has a crisp contemporary sound but also still includes various nods to the band's progressive heritage particularly in the closing title track which is a very personal tribute to Stuart's father, Bob.
Tracklisting
Gordon Giltrap
Mountain
Michael Chapman
John Martyn
David Bedford
Beautiful People
Michael Ball
Captain Beefheart
Galahad
