The Prospect Before Us Explained

The Prospect Before Us
Type:studio
Artist:The Albion Dance Band
Cover:Prospect Before Us.jpg
Released:February 1977
Recorded:Sound Techniques and Olympic
Genre:Folk, British folk rock
Length:40:21
Label:EMI Harvest
Producer:Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol
Prev Title:Battle of the Field
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Rise Up Like the Sun
Next Year:1978

The Prospect Before Us is a British folk rock album, by The Albion Dance Band, which was released in 1977 on the EMI Harvest label.

The album was produced by Ashley Hutchings and Simon Nicol and was engineered by Vic Gamm. It was recorded at Sound Techniques Studio and Olympic (including live dances at Olympic), London. There are several instrumental tracks. The album cover was designed by Dave Dragon, based on an idea by Pete Scowther.

Track listing

Side 1

  1. "Uncle Berhard's"/"Jenny Lind" (instrumental) – 3:44
  2. "The Hunt Is Up" – 1:51
  3. "Varsoviana" (instrumental) – 2:42
  4. "Masque" (instrumental) – 1:00
  5. "Huntsman's Chorus" – 4:25
  6. "Minuet" (instrumental) – 2:05
  7. "Wassail Song" – 2:11
  8. "Picking of Sticks"/ "The Old Mole" (instrumental) – 3:39

Side 2

  1. "Merry Sherwood Rangers" (live version) – 3:18
  2. "La Sexte Estampie Real" (instrumental) – 1:51
  3. "I Wish I was Single Again" – 3:42
  4. "The Whim" (instrumental) – 3:29
  5. "Hopping Down in Kent" – 2:44
  6. "Horse's Brawl" (instrumental) – 3:40

1993 CD bonus tracks

  1. "On Christmas Night All Christians Sing" (The Sussex Carol)
  2. "Merry Sherwood Rangers" (studio version)

Personnel

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