Future Legends is the debut studio album by Northern Irish progressive rock band Fruupp. Recorded in July 1973 and produced by Denis Taylor, it was released on 5 October in the United Kingdom on the Dawn Records label, a subsidiary of Pye Records for underground and progressive rock music. To promote the album, the band undertook a two-month tour which finished on 29 November with a concert in The Whitla Hall, Belfast where they played with the Ulster Youth Orchestra.[2]
| Future Legends | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 5 October 1973 | |||
| Recorded | July 1973 | |||
| Studio | Escape Studios in Egerton, Kent | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 39:37 | |||
| Label | Dawn | |||
| Producer | Denis Taylor | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The track "On a Clear Day" written by Stephen Houston featured in the first hundred vinyl pressings of Future Legends but was later withdrawn from the album. It resurfaced as a bonus track in the 2009 Esoteric Recordings remastered edition.
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Vincent McCusker, except "Graveyard Epistle" written by McCusker and Paul Charles, and "On a Clear Day" written by Stephen Houston
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Future Legends" | 1:27 |
| 2. | "Decision" | 6:21 |
| 3. | "As Day Breaks with Dawn" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Graveyard Epistle" | 6:14 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 5. | "Lord of the Incubus" | 6:20 |
| 6. | "Olde Tyme Future" | 5:33 |
| 7. | "Song for a Thought" | 7:25 |
| 8. | "Future Legends" | 0:47 |
| Total length: | 39:37 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "On a Clear Day" | 7:49 |
| Total length: | 47:26 | |
Personnel edit
Fruupp edit
- Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar; cover painting
- Stephen Houston – keyboards, oboe, vocals; arrangements (including strings)
- Vincent McCusker – guitars, vocals
- Martin Foye – drums, percussion
Technical personnel edit
- Denis Taylor – producer
- Tony Taverner – engineer
- Michael Rennie – conductor (strings)
- Paul Charles – cover concept
- Marie O'Connell – inside photograph
References edit
- ^ Collins, Paul. Fruupp: "Future Legends" > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ Charles, Paul (January 2009). Future Legends (booklet). Fruupp. London: Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC2104). p. 9.