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The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 
 enlarge | Creators: David Bedford, London Queen's College Choir, Mike Oldfield
Label: Virgin Records
Category: Music
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 4417
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 724383953929
EAN: 0724383953929
ASIN: B00000DAYP
Release Date: December 1, 2003
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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 not a fan June 20, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I just had to give my opinion on this cd as I had ordered it on the recomendations of the other reviewers,
first of all if you are not a fan of david bedford then give this a miss as it sounds to me like it was cheaply put together, I know this was recorded in the 70's but there are better alternatives out there from that decade. robert powells voice as the narator gives it some credit but is drowned out too often by the music, I gave this cd a few plays just to see if it would grow on me but I have just taken it to the charity shop.
 Best album, best sleeve ever ?! December 11, 2007
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
My favourite album of all time. Has a kind of spiritual quality as opposed to/as well as an emotional one. It can envelope you like a great film. Just awesome. So original it is beyond categorisation. Awesome guitar work by Oldfield, hauntingly beautiful Homeward Bound. I just love this work soooo much. Makes you glad to be alive. Wiith cover art by Gutav Dore this must be the coolest album cover ever ! This is art which stretches the boundaries.
David Bedford's finest? October 28, 2007
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
This recording was released in the 1970's, on, of course, L.P. Those of us around at the time well remember the appalling quality of many vinyl pressings then (there was an oil crisis, and recycled vinyl was used for many pressings). It took me three attempts to get a good copy of this. What first drew my attention to the disc was a short section from it, 'Homeward Bound', which was played on the radio by the late, great, John Peel. This is sung by the young ladies of Queen's College, London, and a hauntingly beautiful moment it is.
It's quite difficult to describe the musical style of the album as a whole. Bits of melody here and there, some general sound effects, and a couple of moments which make the spine tingle. One of these is when the Mariner comes across the Angel of Death; this is a sudden, shocking moment where the narrator, Robert Powell (a fine performance throughout) is suddenly heard in a weird, distorted, voice, as though from beyond the grave. You won't forget it.
There is that wonderful traditional song, 'Homeward Bound' which I've mentioned, and there's a point where Mike Oldfield comes in with electric guitar adding a real bit of that 'tingle factor' to this amazing piece. I really don't think Bedford has produced a finer work, one which exists somewhere between popular and classical. It draws to a suitably calm close. A close that was ruined on the old L.P.s by inevitable clicks and pops. Well thank God for CDs.
There are only two tracks on this CD. So you can't go straight to 'Homeward Bound', which you may well want to. But the work's only 40 minutes long, and you need to hear it all. In 1970's speak, it's an experience.
I urge you to try it.
One of Bedford's Best... April 19, 2000
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
A wonderful telling of the poem, narrated hauntingly by Robert Powell, (of Jesus of Nazareth fame).This piece links together narration, vocals, Bedford's distinct piano and Mike Oldfield's unmistakeable sound, to create an overall journey with the Mariner, through disease and death to ultimate salvation through his penance. Highlights: most of part two, but the finale *The Rio Grande* is beautiful.
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