Jack Lancaster & Robin Lumley

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The original, classical version of Peter And The Wolf was composed by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev in 1936, and premiered on the 2nd May of that year. In 1975, a rock version of Peter And The Wolf was released with the majority of arrangements done by Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley. The whole album was built around the original classical compositions by Prokofiev, though rock instruments represented the characters this time round. What one gets is actually a who’s who of the jazz rock scene participating on this album, which is actually more fascinating by the various combos that play on individual tracks rather than the whole album itself. The album has been unavailable in recent years on CD, and only lately has it become available once again via Jack Lancaster’s own Verdant Records label. The album was produced in five different languages. The English version had Viv Stanshall (Bonzo Dog Doodah Band) while the Italian version had Maurizio Arcieri as narrator. Arcieri would play with rock band Krisma, whose 1981 album, Cathode Mama would be produced by Jack Lancaster. While other similar types of work such as Steve Hackett’s “Genesis Revisited”, Ayreon’s “Human Equation”, and Jeff Wayne’s “War of the Worlds” tend to be credited to the individual who takes on the lead role, it appears that this truly is a “Various artists” effort. The list of people who appear is like a who’s who of 1970′s rock, including the likes of Stephane Grappelli, Phil Collins, Gary Moore, Bill

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Marscape

Peter and the Wolf

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Peter And The Wolf (2021 Remastered Edition)

The Rock Peter and the Wolf

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Marscape (2022 Expanded & Remastered Edition)

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Marscape (Remastered Edition)

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Peter And The Wolf [1993 Remaster]

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Peter And The Wolf [2021 Esoteric Recordings Remastered Edition]

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Peter & The Wolf

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Peter Und Der Wolf - The Rock Version

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The Rock: Peter And The Wolf

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Peter und der Wolf

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