Album: Tales by Gaslight
Artist: Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman
2021 Elflock Records
CD: ELR001CD

Clive Nolan: keyboards (1-28, 30-34, 36), piano (29, 30), vocals (29), choir (1, 4, 11), backing vocals (13-26, 33)
Oliver Wakeman: keyboards (1-31, 33-37), piano (28, 32-37), bass guitar (29, 33, 37)
Bob Catley: vocals (1, 2, 7-11, 14, 16, 19, 20, 25)
Tracy Hitchings: vocals (2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 18, 20, 25), choir (1, 4, 11)
James Plumridge: vocals (3, 8)
Paul Allison: vocals (7, 17, 20, 25)
Pete Gee: fretless bass (1-12), bass (13-26)
Ian Salmon: guitars (1-12), bass (1-12)
Peter Banks: lead guitar (1-12), rhtyhm guitars (1-12), guitar (13-26)
Jon Jeary: acoustic guitar (1-12)
Tony Fernandez: drums (1-26)
Rick Wakeman: narration (1-12), spoken word (38)
Michelle Young: vocals (24), choir (1, 4, 11), backing vocals (13-26)
Michelle Gulrajani: choir (1, 4, 11)
Suzanne Chenery: choir (1, 4, 11)
Sian Roberts: choir (1, 4, 11)
John Jowitt: bass (13-26), choir (1, 4, 11)
Dave Wagstaffe: choir (1, 4, 11)
Donald Morrison: choir (1, 4, 11)
Ian Gould: vocals (22), choir (1, 4, 11)
John Mitchell: choir (1, 4, 11)
Tina Riley: choir (1, 4, 11)
Robert Powell: narrator (13-26)
Ashley Holt: vocals (Dr James Mortimer) (13)
Paul Wrightson: backing vocals (13-26)
Karl Groom: guitar (13-26), acoustic guitar (28)
Arjen Lucassen: guitar (13-26)
Eva Albering: flute (13-26)
Jo Greenland: violin (13-26)
David Mark Pearce: guitar solo (9, 15), electric guitars (27-29, 31, 33, 34, 36, 37), acoustic guitars (34, 36, 37)
Tim Nunes: violin (27, 32, 37)
Andy Sears: vocals (28, 33), backing vocals (28)
Paul Manzi: vocals (31, 36)
Charlotte Dickerson: vocals (32)
Gordon Giltrap: classical guitar (32)
Adam Nunes: cello (37)


Box set produced by O Wakeman; executive producer: Martin Darvill
Project co-ordinated by O Wakeman/Sam Ashworth
Albums produced by Nolan/Groom (Jabberwocky), Groom/Nolan/O Wakeman (The Hound of the Baskervilles), O Wakeman/Nolan (Dark Fables)
Engineered by Nolan/Groom (13-26)
Mixed by Groom (all)
Mastered by Nick Webb (1-12), Rob Aubrey (13-26), Groom (27-38)
Remastered by Groom (1-26)
Logo by Matt Goodluck (Jabberwocky), O Wakeman (The Hound of the Baskervilles, "Frankenstein", "Nolan & Wakeman")
Ornate borders by Gordon Johnson (Jabberwocky)
Font by Daniel Midgley (Dark Fables)
Inlay design & layout by O Wakeman
Artwork by Rodney Matthews (Jabberwocky), Peter Pracownik (The Hound of the Baskervilles, Dark Fables)
Photos: Dave Price, Malc Bernhard

Concepts based upon the original poem by Lewis Carroll (1-12), the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (13-26), the novel by Mary Shelley (27-34)


Tracks:
Jabberwocky
1. Overture [Nolan/O Wakeman] (5:57)
2. Coming to Town [Nolan/O Wakeman] (2:55)
3. Dangerous World [Nolan/O Wakeman] (6:54)
4. The Forest [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:22)
5. A Glimmer of Light [Nolan/O Wakeman] (2:42)
6. Shadows [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:19)
7. Enlightenment [Nolan/O Wakeman] (5:23)
8. Dancing Water [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:12)
9. The Burgundy Rose [Nolan/O Wakeman] (3:55)
10. The Mission [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:32)
11. Call to Arms [Nolan/O Wakeman] (6:37)
12. Finale [Nolan/O Wakeman] (1:50)

The Hound of the Baskervilles
13. Overture [Nolan/O Wakeman] (5:57)
14. The Curse Of The Baskervilles [Nolan/O Wakeman] (6:14)
15. Three Broken Threads [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:37)
16. Shadows of Fate [Nolan/O Wakeman] (7:01)
17. A Home in the Mire [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:52)
18. Run for Your Life [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:52)
19. Picture of a Lady [Nolan/O Wakeman] (3:41)
20. The Argument [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:48)
21. Second Light [Nolan/O Wakeman] (2:00)
22. Seldon [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:57)
23. Death on the Moor [Nolan/O Wakeman] (6:13)
24. By Your Side [Nolan/O Wakeman] (3:32)
25. Waiting [Nolan/O Wakeman] (5:29)
26. Chasing the Hound [Nolan/O Wakeman] (4:34)

Dark Fables
"Frankenstein"
27. The Overture [O Wakeman/Nolan] (4:07)
28. I'd Give You Everything [O Wakeman] (2:57)
29. The Mirror [Nolan] (5:17)
30. Elizabeth [Nolan] (2:01)
31. Why do You Hate Me? [O Wakeman] (3:51)
32. The Wedding Approaches [O Wakeman] (4:30)
33. Time Passes [Nolan] (3:23)
34. A Descent Into Madness [O Wakeman] (4:47)

35. 221B [O Wakeman] (2:00)
36. The Man Called Sherlock [O Wakeman] (7:02)
37. The Baker Street Irregulars [O Wakeman] (2:39)
38. The Jabberwocky [Lewis Caroll] (1:47)


Notes: (HP, 3 May 21)

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