MIKE BATT / マイク・バット / HUNTING OF THE SNARK (+DVD) / CD

英国ねじくれポップ界のドンMIKE BATTの85年ミュージカル作品が単体CD+DVDリイシュー!!

ルイス・キャロルのナンセンス詩を元に書き下ろしたMIKE一流のコミカルマジカル音楽を演奏するのはLONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA、各曲を歌うのはこちらも(英国)ねじくれ系譜にからみつく錚々たる面々、CLIFF RICHARD,
DENIECE WILLIAMS、JULIAN LENNON、ART GARFUNKEL、ROGER DALTREY、CAPTAIN SENSIBLEなどなど!!!

DVDは87年の豪華キャストによるロイヤルアルバートホール公演!!


ニッチポップファンのみならず全英国音楽ファンに手にしていただきたい決定盤です!

MIKE本人によるニュー・ライナーノーツ付き。

※豪華ボックスCUBEに収蔵された作品の単体化です。DVDは国内プレイヤーでの再生はできません。



DISC 1
1. INTRODUCTION
2. CHILDREN OF THE SKY (LEAD VOCAL: MIKE BATT)
3. THE BELLMAN' S SPEECH (LEAD VOCAL - CLIFF RICHARD)
4. THE ESCAPADE (LEAD VOCALS: DENIECE WILLIAMS, JULIAN LENNON, ART GARFUNKEL, CLIFF RICHARD
5. MIDNIGHT SMOKE (LEAD VOCAL: JULIAN LENNON)
6. THE SNOOKER SONG (LEAD VOCAL: CAPTAIN SENSIBLE)7. THE PIG MUST DIE (LEAD VOCAL: ROGER DALTREY)
8. THE BEAVER' S LESSON (LEAD VOCALS: ART GARFUNKEL, DENIECE WILLIAMS)
9. A DELICATE COMBINATION (LEAD VOCALS: ART GARFUNKEL, DENIECE WILLIAMS)
10. AS LONG AS THE MOON CAN SHINE (LEAD VOCAL: DENIECE WILLIAMS)
11. DANCING TOWARDS DISASTER (LEAD VOCAL: DENIECE WILLIAMS)
12. THE VANISHING (LEAD VOCALS: JULIAN LENNON, MIKE BATT, MAGGIE REILLY)


DISC 2
THE HUNTING OF THE SNARK DVD

ALL SPOKEN VERSE WRITTEN BY LEWIS CARROLL
ALL LYRICS AND MUSIC WRITTEN BY MIKE BATT

PRODUCED, ARRANGED & CONDUCTED BY MIKE BATT
ENGINEERS: NICK PATRICK AND ROBERT BUTTERWORTH.
ADDITIONAL ENGINEERS: DICK LEWSEY (ORCHESTRA SESSIONS), JOE LAUX (DENIECE WILLIAMS VOCAL), PHIL MCDONALD (GEORGE HARRISON GUITARS), PETER VINCE (EXPERIMENTAL MIXING).
MIXING ENGINEER: NICK PATRICK
DIGITAL EDITS: PETER WOODRUFFE
RECORDED AT CTS, ODYSSEY, MAYFAIR, WESSEX, MAISON ROUGE, ABBEY ROAD, KENDON RECORDERS (USA), COMFORT'S PLACE

CAST:
ROGER DALTREY AS THE BARRISTER
ART GARFUNKEL AS THE BUTCHER
JULIAN LENNON AS THE BAKER
CLIFF RICHARD AS THE BELLMAN
MIKE BATT AS THE BOOTS
CAPTAIN SENSIBLE AS THE BILLIARD MARKER
DENIECE WILLIAMS AS THE BEAVER
NARRATED BY SIR JOHN GIELGUD AND JOHN HURT

WITH THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
SPECIAL GUESTS:
STEPHANE GRAPPELLI: VIOLIN
GEORGE HARRISON: GUITAR
MAGGIE REILLY: THE VOICE OF HOPE

DRUMS: TOM NICHOLL
BASS GUITAR: FRANK MCDONALD
GUITARS: CHRIS SPEDDING, ALAN PARKER, MITCH DALTON, RAY RUSSELL
KEYBOARDS: MIKE BATT
PERCUSSION: RAY COOPER
BACKING VOCALS: MIKE BATT (EXCEPT ON PAY NO HEED SECTION, BACKING VOCALS BY VAUGHAN THOMAS AND CLIFF RICHARD)
SAX ON THE VANISHING: MEL COLLINS

FRONT SLEEVE PAINTING BY PATRICK WOODRUFFE