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Gravy Train - Strength Of A Dream (2006)

Posted By: v3122
Gravy Train - Strength Of A Dream (2006)

Gravy Train - Strength Of A Dream (2006)
EAC | Flac(Image) + Cue + Log & MP3 CBR 320Kbps
2CD | Sanctuary, CMDDD 1402 | ~ 851 or 297 Mb | Scans(600dpi, jpg) -> 56 Mb
Progressive Rock / Art Rock

Although Gravy Train's career was all too brief, they still managed to switch labels midway through, resulting in two albums for Vertigo and two for Dawn Records. Strength of a dream is taken from their time with Dawn, thus consisting of the albums Second birth and Staircase to the day in their entirety, plus a number of non album A and B sides. As a pleasing bonus, we also get six tracks recorded for the band's unreleased 5th album. The epithet Anthology is therefore somewhat misleading, as there is nothing at all here from the band's first two albums.

The first of the albums included here, Second birth is much maligned in terms of the band's overall catalogue. When compared to their finest works, this is understandable, but heard in isolation it still contains some fine heavy prog songs with ambitious arrangements.

The bonus tracks on the first disc from around the same period consist of a couple of single B sides, including the now apply named Sanctuary (the label releasing this compilation), and the also appropriately titled A-side Climb aboard the gravy train. The latter two songs were actually the band's final release, coming after the Staircase to the day album. While the eponymous A-side has clear commercial potential it failed to chart, perhaps because of the derivative nature of the sound.

The band's final album Staircase to the day occupies the second CD. This was in the eyes of many the band's finest hour, the album having a confidence to it deserving of far greater success than it achieved. Given the adverse circumstances surrounding its recording, including the theft of all the band's equipment, it is a credit to all involved that they managed to hold it together long enough to complete such a fine album.

The bonus tracks on this disc are the aforementioned recordings for the band's abortive fifth album, including two very different versions of Playing in the city. That particular song would later form the title track of an album released under the name of the Norman Barratt band. As a whole, the tracks are lighter than on the two albums covered by this compilation, the objective apparently being to finally secure commercial success. The final track is a rare cover by the band of Free's The stealer.

Overall, this is a superb way to obtain Gravy Train's third and fourth albums, together with some interesting if largely non-essential bonus tracks. The re-mastering brings out the fine arrangements well, while retaining the of-its time nature of the music.

by Easy Livin, progarchives
Gravy Train - Strength Of A Dream (2006):

Gravy Train - Strength Of A Dream (2006)

Tracklist CD1:

Second Birth
01. Morning Coming - 6:43
02. Peter - 4:09
03. September Morning News - 5:40
04. Motorway - 5:50
05. Fields & Factories - 8:36
06. Strength Of A Dream - 4:00
07. Tolpuddle Episode - 5:10
08. Second Birth - 7:00

Bonus Tracks
09. Goodtime Girl (B Sides, Dawn DNS 1058, 1974) - 4:19
10. Climb Aboard The Gravy Train (A Sides, Dawn DNS 1115, 1975) - 3:13
11. Sanctuary (B Sides, Dawn DNS 1115, 1975) - 4:01

Exact Audio Copy V1.0 beta 3 from 29. August 2011

EAC extraction logfile from 20. November 2014, 22:16

Gravy Train / Strength of a Dream. The Gravy Train Anthology CD1 (CMDDD 142)

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Gravy Train - Strength Of A Dream (2006)

Tracklist CD2:

Staircase to the day
01. Starbright Starlight - 4:29
02. Bring My Life On Back To Me - 5:51
03. Never Wanted You - 4:03
04. Staircase To The Day - 7:37
05. Going For A Quick One - 5:17
06. The Last Day - 5:37
07. Evening Of My Life - 3:00
08. Busted In Schenectady - 8:17

Bonus Tracks
09. Never See Your Face (Bonus Track 2006) - 3:55
10. Nowhere To Run (Bonus Track 2006) - 2:25
11. Playing In The City (Bonus Track 2006) - 3:02
12. Playing In The City (Bonus Track 2006 - Alternative Version) - 4:13
13. Not The Way (Bonus Track 2006) - 4:35
14. The Stealer (Bonus Track) - 5:10

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Musicians:

- Norman Barrett / guitar, lead vocals
- Barry Davenport / drums, percussion
- J.D. Hughes / keyboards, vocals, flute, saxes
- Les Williams / bass, vocals
- Russ Caldwell / Drums
- George Lynon / guitar

with
- Peter Solley / keyboards, vocals, wind
- Mary Zinovieff / keyboards, violin
- George White / Bass
- John Kenyon / Drums
- Alan Dupret / Sax
- Jim Frank / Drums
- PP Arnold Faye Doris, Bobby Harrison / Backing vocals
- Vic Smith / Cowbell
- Steve Jolley / Drums
- Dave Morris / Keyboards
- Tim Hatwell / Bass


Gravy Train - Strength Of A Dream (2006)

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