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Beggars Opera (1970 - 1974)

Group - United Kingdom Hard Rock / Progressive rock from Scotland

Releases (19)

Official

Album

  1. Act One 1970 (as Beggar’s Opera)
  2. Waters of Change 1971
  3. Pathfinder 1972
  4. Get your Dog off Me! 1973
  5. Sagittary 1974
  6. Beggars Can’t Be Choosers 1975
  7. Lifeline 1980
  8. Close to My Heart 2007
  9. Touching The Edge 2008
  10. Suddenly Ahead Ahead 2010
  11. All Tomorrows Thinking 2010
  12. Promise In Motion 2011
  13. Lose a Life 2011
  14. Mrs. Caligari's Lighter 2012
  15. The Leap 2023

Album - Compilation

  1. The Final Curtain 1996
  2. Best: Time Machine 2001
  3. Nimbus: The Vertigo Years Anthology 2012

Single

  1. Two Timing Woman 28 Sep 1973

Relationships (7)

Members

  1. Martin Griffiths (1969 - 1972) original, lead vocals
  2. Ricky Gardiner original, background vocals, guitar
  3. Raymond Wilson (1969 - 1973) membranophone
  4. Gordon Sellar background vocals, bass, guitar, acoustic guitar
  5. Alan Park organ, keyboard, piano
  6. Colin Fairley
  7. Virginia Scott background vocals, mellotron

Recordings by (151)

  1. Passacaglia 7:06 (1970)
  2. Memory 3:58 (1970)
  3. Raymonds Road 11:50 (1970)
  4. Time Machine 8:09 (1971)
  5. Lament 1:53 (1971)
  6. I’ve No Idea 7:44 (1971)
  7. Nimbus 3:36 (1971)
  8. Festival 5:59 (1971)
  9. Silver Peacock (intro) 0:23 (1971)
  10. Silver Peacock 6:32 (1971)
  11. Impromptu 1:19 (1971)
  12. The Fox 6:47 (1971)
  13. Hobo 4:25 (1972)
  14. MacArthur Park 8:20 (1972)
  15. The Witch 6:07 (1972)
  16. Pathfinder 3:47 (1972)
  17. From Shark to Haggis 6:45 (1972)
  18. Stretcher 4:49 (1972)
  19. Madame Doubtfire 4:21 (1972)
  20. Two Timing Woman 3:44 (28 Sep 1973)
  21. Lady of Hell Fire 3:43 (28 Sep 1973)
  22. Get your Dog off Me! 3:40 (1973)
  23. Freestyle Lasdies 4:20 (1973)
  24. Open Letter 4:32 (1973)
  25. Morning Day 4:32 (1973)
  26. Requiem 2:18 (1973)
  27. Classical Gaz 4:28 (1973)
  28. Sweet Blossom Woman 4:08 (1973)
  29. Turn your Money Green 4:08 (1973)
  30. La-di-da 2:53 (1973)
  31. Working Man 4:33 (1973)
  32. Sagittary 4:50 (1974)
  33. Love of My Own 2:37 (1974)
  34. Smiling In A Summer Dress 3:54 (1974)
  35. World Crisis Blues 2:36 (1974)
  36. Just 21 4:03 (1974)
  37. Simplicity 2:52 (1974)
  38. Freedom Song 3:19 (1974)
  39. Something to Lose 2:58 (1974)
  40. I'm the Music Man 4:23 (1974)
  41. Jack The Ripper 2:52 (1974)
  42. I'm A Roadie 4:40 (1975)
  43. Beggars Can't Be Choosers 2:55 (1975)
  44. Hungry Man 3:40 (1975)
  45. You're Not Welcome 3:30 (1975)
  46. Young Blood Man 2:50 (1975)
  47. Union Card 2:30 (1975)
  48. We Must Love 3:45 (1975)
  49. Keep Climbing 2:50 (1975)
  50. Bar Room Pearl 3:50 (1975)
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Credited as (3)

  1. Beggars Opera
  2. Beggar's Opera
  3. Beggar’s Opera

Works (4)

Arranged

  1. Poet and Peasant
  2. Light Cavalry

Wrote

  1. Raymond’s Road
  2. Sarabande

Links (5)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.beggarsopera.co.uk/

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/beggars-opera

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/2501076

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/539260

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q814312