The Infant Hercules Explained

The Infant Hercules
Type:demo
Artist:Big Big Train
Cover:Big_Big_Train_The_Infant_Hercules.jpg
Released:1993
Genre:Progressive rock
Label:BBT
Prev Title:From the River to the Sea
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Goodbye to the Age of Steam
Next Year:1994

The Infant Hercules is the second demo album by the English progressive rock band, Big Big Train. It was released in 1993.[1]

The name is likely a reference to the quote by William Gladstone, “This remarkable place, the youngest child of England’s enterprise, is an infant, but if an infant, an infant Hercules,” used to describe the English town of Middlesbrough.[2]

Track listing

CD

  1. "Far Distant Thing" - 4.34
  2. "Dismounting Tigers" - 4.36
  3. "Lincoln Green" - 3.50
  4. "Show of Strength" - 4.54
  5. "Red Five" - 5.12
  6. "Sky End Fall" - 5.23
  7. "Kingmaker" - 9.25

Tape[3]

  1. "Dismounting Tigers"
  2. "Show of Strength"
  3. "Lincoln Green"
  4. "Red Five"
  5. "Far Distant Thing"
  6. "Sky End Fall"
  7. "Kingmaker"

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Infant Hercules. Big Big Train. en-GB. 2020-05-13.
  2. Web site: Infant Hercules. Correspondent. Tees Business. 2019-05-01. Tees Business. en-GB. 2020-05-13.
  3. Web site: Big Big Train - The Infant Hercules. Discogs. en. 2020-05-13.

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