Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman\u2019s \u201cDark Fables\u201d will be released on November 5, 2021. This standalone release was originally the third CD from Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman\u2019s \u201cTales By Gaslight\u201d box set released earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDark Fables\u201d contains over 30 minutes of music conceived for the abandoned \u201cFrankenstein\u201d album which would have joined the duo\u2019s \u201cJabberwocky\u201d and \u201cHound Of The Baskervilles\u201d collaborations. As with the previous albums, \u201cDark Fables\u201d features the duo\u2019s virtuosic keyboard playing with sublime performances from Gordon Giltrap, Paul Manzi (The Sweet, Arena, Oliver Wakeman Band). Andy Sears (Twelfth Night), Karl Groom (Threshold), David Mark Pearce (Oliver Wakeman Band, Munroe’s Thunder) and Charlotte Dickerson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The set also includes unused pieces from their \u201cThe Hound Of The Baskervilles\u201d album; \u201cThe Man Called Sherlock\u201d, which was the original version of the \u201cOverture\u201d, and \u201c221B\u201d, inspired by Sherlock Holmes\u2019 famous address in Baker Street. In addition, the release also features Rick Wakeman narrating the \u201cJabberwocky Poem\u201d in full, a perfect way to round off the twists and turns of another Nolan\/Wakeman project!
Clive Nolan (Pendragon, Arena) and Oliver Wakeman (YES, Strawbs) first combined their considerable keyboard and compositional talents to create the two aforementioned rock opera\/concept albums in 1999 and 2002. Peter Pracownik was the creative behind the original \u201cThe Hound Of The Baskervilles\u201d artwork 20 years ago and has employed his talents again for the sleeve of \u201cDark Fables\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can listen to the single release,<\/strong> \u201cWhy Do You Hate Me<\/strong>\u201d on Oliver<\/strong>\u2019s YouTube channel:<\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/hHgejgg5Wy4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Track Listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 The Overture
2 I\u2019d Give You Anything
3 The Mirror
4 Elizabeth
5 Why Do You Hate Me?
6 The Wedding Approaches
7 Time Passe
8 A Descent Into Madness
9 221B
10 The Man Called Sherlock
11 The Baker Street Irregulars
12 The Jabberwocky<\/p>\n\n\n\n