Red Queen to Gryphon Three

Red Queen to Gryphon Three
Studio album by Gryphon
Released	December 1974
Recorded	August 1974
Genre	Progressive rock, progressive folk, medieval folk rock
Length	38:32
Label	UK: Transatlantic US: Bell Records
Producer	Gryphon, Dave Grinsted
Gryphon chronology
Midnight Mushrumps (1974) Red Queen to Gryphon Three (1974) Raindance (1975)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Red Queen to Gryphon Three is the third studio album made by the band Gryphon. The album was released on Transatlantic Records in the UK with a blue cover, while Bell Records released the album in Canada with the cover border in black.

Red Queen to Gryphon Three is a concept album based loosely on a game of chess. The music, which frequently evokes a medieval mood, blends and alternates Baroque, Renaissance, English folk and progressive rock music styles. Themes are presented, developed and recapitulated in the fashion of classical music.

Track listing

1. "Opening Move" (Harvey, Taylor, Gulland, Oberlé) – 9:42
2. "Second Spasm" (Taylor, Gulland) – 8:15
3. "Lament" (Taylor, Gulland, Nestor) – 10:45
4. "Checkmate" (Harvey, Taylor, Gulland, Oberlé) – 9:50

Personnel

• Brian Gulland – bassoon, krumhorn
• Graeme Taylor – guitars
• Richard Harvey – keyboards, recorders, krumhorn
• Philip Nestor – bass guitar
• David Oberlé – drums, percussion, tympani

Production^[2]

• Arranged by Gryphon
• Produced by Gryphon & Dave Grinsted
• Recorded & Mixed by Dave Grinsted at Chipping Norton Studios, August 1974
• All songs published by Heathside Music.
• Organ manufactured by Ernest Hart
• Acoustic bass manufactured by Pete Redding

References

1. DeGagne, Mike. Red Queen to Gryphon Three at AllMusic. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
2. Recording information at discogs

External links

• Gryphon Red Queen to Gryphon Three reviews and MP3s at progarchives.com, retrieved 6-8-2007