Obscure Prog Facts

Surely this musy qualify as an obscure topic.  In the most excellent 1972 Elizabeth Taylor film X, Y and Zee (also called Zee & Co.), her character plays on a couple of occasions an LP of what sounds like really good instrumental prog rock.  The credits list two likely titles, "Whirlwind" and "Coat of Many Colours", both credited to Rick Wakeman and Dave Lambert.  I thought, "I'll just go online and find these", but to my surprise they are nowhere to be found.  Given the number of rabid Rick Wakeman fans in the world, I find it astonishing that these two tracks are unavailable anywhere, even on someone's blog as mp3s, and that people haven't discussed them.  Does anyone here know anything about these songs, or even better, have them?  All my Googling has failed.

Edited by odhecaton - March 12 2012 at 11:45

Maybe not particularly obscure, but a little film of Phil (it's that man again) Collins with Jethro Tull 30 years ago:

Gerinski wrote: odhecaton wrote: The credits list two likely titles, "Whirlwind" and "Coat of Many Colours", both credited to Rick Wakeman and Dave Lambert. Interesting, never heard of them...

I guess this would fit into prog related. The sabbs originally wanted to call Paranoid  War Pigs but ran into all kinds of problems with the lyrics of the song having associations to black magic, something tthat the band themselves wanted to avoid. Warner Brothers who were their label stateside also felt that the title was politically incorrect in the wake of the Charles Manson murders as well as the usage of the word " pig " in American slang not to mention the Vetnam war that was raging at the time ( 1970 ). So both the lyrics and the title of the album were ultimately changed to Paranoid that was written in the studio in less than 12 minutes. A version entitled Warplurgis with the original lyrics appears on The Ozman Cometh Ozzy Osbourne compilation. There are also other versions that have surfaced in bootleg form from time to time.

Speaking of Collins and Sabbath...

Another Yes-man film-score, though this one's not so obscure because I've mentioned it before and it's now on Wikipedia: Jon Anderson contributed two songs to the 1987 film Biggles: Adventures in Time, namely "Chocks Away" and "Do You Want to Be a Hero"... as far as I know they've never been officially released on disc.

geneyesontle wrote: zravkapt wrote: Speaking of Collins and Sabbath...     I think it is funny to watch Collins playing heavy metal music.   And also, Iommi was in Jethro Tull for a little moment.

I gotta check the latter one . BTW, a fact: Robert Fripp admitted that he was very much influenced by The Beatles' "A Day in the Life."


Edited by Dayvenkirq - March 12 2012 at 20:03

Dayvenkirq wrote: zravkapt wrote: Speaking of Collins and Sabbath...   Whatta ... ? Collins? With Sabbath? Why ?

It was part of the concert celebrating Queen Elizabeth's golden jubilee... she was in the audience & met Ozzy afterward:



I watched this on tv praying... PRAYING... "please Ozzy, say F to the Queen"

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There's a great shot toward the end of that film clip with the royal box all applauding politely, except Prince Harry, who's clapping over his head & shouting his head off with a huge grin on his face.

Edited by Jim Garten - March 13 2012 at 03:27

Dayvenkirq wrote: In other news: some time ago Johnny Rotten admitted that "Aqualung" had made quite an influence on him.

On one of the Sex Pistols important concerts that helped catapult them into fame  at the 100 Club in London,  they supported obscure UK prog band Strange Days


Edited by presdoug - March 13 2012 at 12:01

Robert Fripp admitted some time ago that he hated much of KC's early 70's stuff ("The Ambient Century", Mark J. Prendergast)

Edited by Dayvenkirq - March 18 2012 at 22:12