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Pathfinder (album)

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Pathfinder
Studio album by
Released1972
GenreProgressive rock
Length37:53
LabelVertigo
ProducerBeggars Opera
Beggars Opera chronology
Waters of Change
(1971)
Pathfinder
(1972)
Get Your Dog Off Me!
(1973)

Pathfinder is the third album by the Scottish progressive band Beggars Opera, published in 1972.

Overview

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The Mellotron, as found on its predecessor Waters of Change, had all but vanished. The music here is pretty much early '70s song-based progressive, typical of the British scene of the time, dominated by the Hammond organ. It is quite an accessible album with catchy and solid melodies.[1]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hobo"Alan Park4:40
2."MacArthur Park"Jimmy Webb8:20
3."The Witch"Ricky Gardiner, Virginia Scott5:26
4."Pathfinder"Ricky Gardiner3:44
5."From Shark to Haggis"Ricky Gardiner, Virginia Scott6:38
6."Stretcher"Ricky Gardiner4:50
7."Madame Doubtfire"Alexander McFreddries, Martin Griffiths, Ricky Gardiner4:15
Total length:37:53

Personnel

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  • Ricky Gardiner - lead guitar, vocals
  • Martin Griffiths - lead vocals
  • Alan Park - keyboards
  • Gordon Sellar - bass, acoustic guitar, vocals
  • Raymond Wilson - drums
Technical
  • Barry Ainsworth, Roger Wake - engineer
  • Peter Goodfellow - sleeve illustration

References

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