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Ziggurat - The First Album |
| 30th Anniversary CD of original 1974 album |
In 1974 "Ziggurat" recorded their eponymous album at the studios of the
late, renowned english folk-song collector
Peter Kennedy, then living and working at the Dartington Cider Press Centre in Devon. This album has now been digitally re-mastered and is now available on CD for the first time.
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"Ziggurat" in 1974: (l to r) John Wills, Ted Verge, Steve Verge
(front), Dave Smaldon, Dave Styles
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Track Listing:
1. Musical Priest (Trad)
Steve Verge - Bodhran; Dave Styles - Guitar; Ted Verge - Violin; John Wills - Bass
2. Bright Morning Stars (Trad) (this track is also available on the "Winged We Were" CD)
Steve Verge - Vocals; Dave Styles - Vocals
3. Moorland Ride (Dave Smaldon)
Dave Smaldon - Dulcimer
4. Egloshayle Ringers (Trad)
Steve Verge - Vocals; Dave Styles - Vocals; Ted Verge - Glockenspiel
5. Sweet Georgia Brown (Pinkard)
Steve Verge - Guitar; Dave Styles - Guitar; Ted Verge - Violin; John Wills - Bass
6. Wish Hounds (Dave Styles)
Steve Verge - Vocals, Bodhran; Dave Styles - Vocals, Guitar; John Wills - Effects
7. Jigged Hare (Trad/Ted Verge)
Steve Verge - Guitar, Mandolin, Bodhran; Dave Styles - Guitar, Bodhran; Ted Verge - Violin; John Wills - Bass, Bouzouki
8. Space Oddity (Bowie)
Steve Verge - Vocals, Guitar; Dave Styles - Vocals, Guitar; Ted Verge - Violin; John Wills - Electric Guitar
9. Rabbit Hills (Chapman)
Steve Verge - Vocals, Guitar; Dave Styles - Vocals, Guitar; John Wills - Electric Guitar
10. S'Wonderful (Gershwin)
Steve Verge - Guitar; Dave Styles - Guitar; Ted Verge - Violin; John Wills - Bass, Vocals
11. Swan Of The West (Steve Verge)
Steve Verge - Vocals, Guitar; Dave Styles - Recorder
12. Wear A Smile For Me (Steve Verge)
Steve Verge - Vocals, Mandolin; Dave Styles - Vocals, Guitar; Ted Verge - Violin; John Wills - Bass, Vocals
13. Seagull's Cry (Dave Styles)
Steve Verge - Shakuhachi, Sitar; Dave Styles - Vocals, Guitar
14. Spring Seasons (Nicholson)
Dave Smaldon - Dulcimer
15. Taruggiz Chant (Eiwob)
Recorded at Dartington Ciderhouse by Peter Kennedy in April/May 1974
Live recording at Dartington Cider Press by Andy Groom
Mixed by Peter Kennedy, Dave Styles & John Wills
MCPS
All arrangements and production by ZIGGURAT:
Steve Verge - Vocals, Guitar, Mandolin, Shakuhachi, Sitar, Bodhran
Dave Styles - Vocals, Guitar, Recorder, Bodhran
Ted Verge - Violin, Glockenspiel
John Wills - Electric Guitar, Bass, Vocals, Glockenspiel, Effects, Bouzouki
Dave Smaldon - Dulcimer
Digitally re-mixed and mastered by Dave Styles, April 1997
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| Steve (left) and Dave in 1974 | Steve (left) and Dave on stage at Exeter University 1974 |
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