Dark Spaces Explained

Dark Spaces
Type:studio
Artist:Richard Clapton
Cover:Dark Spaces.album.jpg
Studio:Festival Studios
Label:Infinity/Festival
Producer:Richard Clapton
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Dark Spaces is the sixth studio album by Australian rock music singer-songwriter, Richard Clapton. It was recorded in USA, produced by Dallas Smith and released in Australia in August 1980. It peaked at No. 23 on the Kent Music Report Albums Chart.

The album featured the line-up of Tony Ansell, Mark Moffatt (lead guitar), Stars' Andrew Durant (rhythm guitar), Clive Harrison (bass; ex-Kush, Avalanche) and Dragon's Kerry Jacobsen (drums), plus contributions from Cleis Pearce (viola), Tony Buchanan (sax), Sam McNally (synthesiser; ex-Stylus) and Mark Meyer (drums). Clapton dedicated the album to Durant, who died in June 1980.[1]

Release history

CountryDateLabelFormatCatalog
AustraliaAugust 1980Infinity Records / FestivalLPL 37331
Australia1992Infinity RecordsCDD19587

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: McFarlane . Ian . Ian McFarlane . . Whammo Homepage . 5 April 2020 . 1999 . . . 1-86508-072-1.
  2. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1975. 0-646-11917-6. St Ives. 94. David Kent (historian). N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.