Album: Beyond the Planets: A Contemporary Interpretation of Gustav Holst's The Planets
Artist: Jeff Wayne/Rick Wakeman/Kevin Peek
1984 Telstar / 2016 Rick Wakeman's Music Emporium (Gonzo Multimedia)
CD: RRAW MFG009CD [2016 release]

Narration by Patrick Allen (1b, 6a, 8b)
Kevin Peek: electric guitar, classical guitar, keys, programming
Rick Wakeman: additional keys (3, 6b, 8a, 8c)
Greg Schulz: keys, programming
Trevor Spencer: drums
Ric Curtin: additional Fairlight programming


Produced by Peek/Spencer
Executive producer: Jeff Brownrigg
Engineer: Curtin
Recorded at Soundwest Recorders, Perth, Western Australia


Tracks:
1. "Waves/The Journey" (1:58)
    "Waves" [Wayne]
    "The Journey"
2. "Mars (The Bringer of War)" [Gustav Holst] (3:25)
3. "Venus (The Bringer of Peace)" [Holst] (7:48)
4. "Mercury (The Winged Messenger)" [Holst] (4:01)
5. "Jupiter (The Bringer of Jollity)" [Holst] (6:54)
6. "Circles/Saturn (The Bringer of Old Age)" (6:59)
    "Circle"
    "Saturn (The Bringer of Old Age)" [Holst]
7. "Uranus (The Magician)" [Holst] (5:34)
8. "Neptune (The Mystic)/The Heavens Reply/Beyond" (9:15)
    "Neptune (The Mystic)" [Holst]
    "The Heavens Reply"
    "Beyond" [Wakeman]


Notes (***): Wakeman toured with Sky (in which Peek played guitar) in Australia in early 1984. This album must have been recorded around the same time. "Waves" and "Beyond" are both nice, but short: this is mostly Kevin Peek doing an '80s rock version of Holst, which sounds exactly how you'd expect it too. (HP, 2 Nov 19). 

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