Rick Wakeman
'The Ultimate Experience 2013'
The Centaur, Cheltenham Racecouse,
Cheltenham, UK
Sunday 16th June 2013

Lineage: Edirol Hr-09 (internal mics @ 24/96) > Cool Edit Pro 2 (edits & resample to 16/44) > CDWave > TLH
Recorded ~50' back from the front of the bleachers in Block U, just outside line of House Left Stack

Recording & artwork by boombox

Disc 1 - Set 1
01. Tuning
02. The Jig (House sound issues)
03. Introduction to 'King Arthur'
04. King Arthur*
05. Introduction to 'Gone But Not Forgotten'
06. Gone But Not Forgotten
07. Introduction to 'Catherine Howard'
08. Catherine Howard
09. Introduction to 'Morning Has Broken'
10. Morning Has Broken
11. Introduction to 'Help & Eleanor Rigby'
12. Help / Eleanor Rigby

* inc. King Arthur / Guinevere / Sir Lancelot & The Black Knight / The Last Battle

Duration: 1:08:10 (or 1:00:00 without Track 01)

Disc 2 - Set 2
01. Tuning
02. Dance Of A Thousand Lights
03. Introduction to 'Merlin'
04. Merlin The Magician (with lyrics)
05. Introduction to 'After The Ball'
06. After The Ball
07. Introduction to 'Jane Seymour'
08. Jane Seymour
09. Introduction to 'Journey'
10. Journey To The Centre Of The Earth**
11. Band Introductions and Thanks
12. Starship Trooper

** inc. The Journey / The Battle / The Forest

Duration: 1:14:58 (or 1:13:03 without Track 01)

Featuring:
New English Rock Ensemble:
Rick Wakeman - Keyboards
Lee Pomeroy - Bass & Backing Vocals
Dave Colquhoun - Guitar & Backing Vocals
Tony Fernandez - Drums
Ashley Holt - Vocals & Percussion

Cheltenham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Guy Protheroe
with the Worcester Cathedral Chamber Choir

boombox's notes june 2013:

The first of two shows at The Centaur, which like most conference centres, is a bit of
an aircraft hangar, so a good quality recording was always unlikely. My recording is a
little boomy, which no amount of EQ was going to fix. In addition, Wop's drum mix wasn't
good. Other minor flaws are the odd cough and camera phone from the surrounding area.
That said, this is more listenable now I've had a play with the levels and reduced
the audience applause, which was very loud (and well-deserved!), and will help tide folks
over until Spring 2014's Royal Albert Hall run and mini-tour. My original 24 bit files
are available to anyone with the know-how to remaster.

A note on the two tuning tracks, which I've included for completeness, especially for
anyone who was there. The first set tuning is included in its full 8 minute glory - one
of the rare times an orchestra got applause just for tuning. The laughter at the end was at
the expense of Guy Protheroe, who came on stage without his baton, which Rick went back
offstage to get and hand over - very obviously. This then explains the applause at the start
of Set 2 when Guy showed he had remembered it. I have included two different versions of the
artwork, depending on whether you wish to burn Track 01 of each set. I've also added a 25MB
folder of Lo-res photos - full resolution available on request.

Enjoy!!