''Alchemy'' is an album released in 1969 by the
Third Ear Band
Third Ear Band were a British musical group formed in London during the mid-1960s. Their line-up initially consisted of violin, cello, oboe and percussion. Most of their performances were instrumental and partly improvised. Their records for th ...
.
Track listing
All compositions by Coff, Minns and Sweeney, except "Lark Rise" (Tomlin)
# "Mosaic" – 6:31
# "Ghetto Raga" – 10:32
# "Druid One" – 3:49
# "Stone Circle" – 3:28
# "Egyptian Book of the Dead" – 8:55
# "Area Three" – 8:33
# "Dragon Lines" – 5:33
# "Lark Rise" – 2:46
Personnel
* Paul Minns – oboe, recorder
* Mel Davis – cello, pipe
* Glen Sweeney – chimes, drums, tabla, wind chimes, hand drums
* Richard Coff – violin, viola
with:
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Dave Tomlin
David Allen Tomlin (born June 22, 1949) is an American former professional baseball player. During his 13-season career in Major League Baseball, he was a relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds (1972–73 and 1978–80), San Diego Padres (1974†...
– violin on "Lark Rise"
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John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from ...
– harmonica, Jew's harp on "Area Three"
;Technical
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Ken Scott
Ken Scott (born 20 April 1947) is an English record producer and engineer known for being one of the five main engineers for the Beatles, as well as engineering Elton John, Pink Floyd, Procol Harum, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Billy Cobham, Davi ...
, Peter Mew - engineer
*Dave Loxley - design, artwork
*Ray Stevenson - photography
References
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1969 debut albums
Third Ear Band albums
Albums produced by Peter Jenner
Harvest Records albums