Beggars Opera - Time Machine (1971)

Beggars Opera - Time Machine; from album Waters Of Change (1971) This band was from Scotland, their name is derived from a novel by the poet John Gray in 1728. The musicians of BEGGARS OPERA were Martin Griffiths (vocals), Rick Gardiner (guitar and vocals), Alan Park (keyboards), Gordon Sellar (bass, acoustic guitar and vocals), Virginia Scott (Mellotron and vocals) and Raymond Wilson (drums and percussion). BEGGARS OPERA made a lot of records but remained acting in the shade of most progressive rock bands. Their debut-album “Act one“ (70) contains fluent and tasteful organ driven progrock with powerful “Sixties“ sounding guitarwork. The long track “Raymonds Road“ is a splendid tribute to the “classics“ featuring Mozarts A la Turka, Bachs Toaccata in d-fuga en Griegs Peer Gynt Suite on the Hammond organ. The second album “Waters of Change“ (71) is build around the dual keyboardplay of Alan Park and newcomer Virginia Scott and the distinctive,