Fear of the Dark (Gordon Giltrap album) explained

Fear of the Dark
Type:Album
Artist:Gordon Giltrap
Cover:Fear of the Dark (Gordon Giltrap album).jpg
Recorded:May – August 1978
Studio:Redan Recorders
London, England
Genre:Folk, progressive rock
Length:53:59
Label:The Electric Record Company (UK)
Producer:Jon Miller, Rod Edwards, Roger Hand
Prev Title:Perilous Journey
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:The Peacock Party
Next Year:1979

Fear of the Dark is a 1978 studio album by guitarist Gordon Giltrap. The album is the last of the album trilogy that started with 1976's Visionary and continued with 1977's Perilous Journey.

It was remixed and re-released in 1998.

Iron Maiden who released a similarly titled album in 1992 with drummer Nicko McBrain, who played on an earlier Giltrap album, and Giltrap notes that the Iron Maiden logo uses a similar font to the "Gordon Giltrap" logo on this album.[1]

Track listing

All music composed by Gordon Giltrap; except where noted.

Side one

  1. "Roots (Part One and Two)"  – 6:11
  2. "Nightrider" (Gordon Giltrap, Rod Edwards, Roger Hand)  – 5:44
  3. "Inner Dream"  – 5:03
  4. "Weary Eyes" (Gordon Giltrap, Rod Edwards, Roger Hand)  – 4:46

Side two

  1. "Fast Approaching"  – 5:04
  2. "Melancholy Lullaby"  – 2:28
  3. "Fear of the Dark" (Gordon Giltrap, Rod Edwards, Roger Hand)  – 7:56
  4. "Visitation"  – 4:26

Personnel

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Technical

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gordon Giltrap. www.giltrap.co.uk. en-gb. 2019-05-17.