Beggar's Opera*Beggars Opera Act One

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Rock

Style:

Prog Rock

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Tracklist

Poet And Peasant
acaglia
Memory
Raymond's Road
Light Cavalry

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Notes

Act One is the debut studio album of the Scottish progressive rock band Beggars Opera, released 1970.

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    Cover of Beggars Opera Act One, 1970, Vinyl Beggars Opera Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018 UK 1970 UK1970
    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018 1970 1970
    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
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    Verve Records – V6 5080 US 1970 US1970
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    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360018 Israel 1970 Israel1970
    New Submission
    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
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    Verve Records – V6 5080 US 1970 US1970
    New Submission
    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018 New Zealand 1970 New Zealand1970
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    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
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    Verve Records – V6-5080 US 1970 US1970
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    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018 1970 1970
    New Submission
    Cover of Beggars Opera Act One, 1970, Vinyl Beggars Opera Act One
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    Verve Records – V6 5080 Canada 1970 Canada1970
    New Submission
    Cover of Act One, 1970, Vinyl Act One
    LP, Album, Gatefold
    Verve Records – V6-5080 US 1970 US1970
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    Cover of Beggars Opera Act One, 1970, Vinyl Beggars Opera Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018 South Africa 1970 South Africa1970
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    Cover of Beggars Opera Act One, 1971, Cassette Beggars Opera Act One
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    Vertigo – 7138022 UK 1971 UK1971
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    Cover of Beggars Opera Act One, 1971, Cassette Beggars Opera Act One
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    Vertigo – 7138 022 Netherlands 1971 Netherlands1971
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    Cover of Act One, 1972, Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360018 Australia 1972 Australia1972
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    Cover of Act One, 1997, CD Act One
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    Repertoire Records – REP 7041-WP Europe 1997 Europe1997
    Cover of Act One, 2000, CD Act One
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    ADA Sound Ltd. – ADASD 07181 Russia 2000 Russia2000
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    Cover of Act One, 2000, CD Act One
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    Private Area – 8-724 Russia 2000 Russia2000
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    Cover of Act One, 2004, CD Act One
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    Repertoire Records – REPUK 1036 Europe 2004 Europe2004

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    Act One
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    MSI (2) – MSIG 0136 Japan 2004 Japan2004
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    Cover of Act One, 2006-01-18, CD Act One
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    Vertigo – UICY-9690 Japan 2006 Japan2006
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    Act One
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    Vertigo (3) – UICY-9690 Russia 2007 Russia2007
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    Act One
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    Repertoire Records (2) – REP 7041-WP Russia 2015 Russia2015
    Cover of Act One, 2021-04-28, CD Act One
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    Vertigo – UICY-79467 Japan 2021 Japan2021
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    Cover of Act One, , Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018
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    Cover of Act One, , Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018
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    Cover of Act One, , CD Act One
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    HF – HF 9523
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    Cover of Act One, , Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018 Netherlands Netherlands
    Recently Edited
    Cover of Act One, , Vinyl Act One
    LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Gatefold
    Vertigo – 6360 018
    New Submission
    Cover of Act One, , Vinyl Act One
    LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold
    Vertigo – 6360 018
    New Submission
    Cover of Act One, , Vinyl Act One
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    Vertigo – 6360 018 Netherlands Netherlands
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    Reviews

    • tarmstrong's avatar
      tarmstrong
      A brilliant Prog Rock Album from this German outfit. Have 3 of their albums, but this is my personal favorite.
      • RECORDSCOUT's avatar
        RECORDSCOUT
        There is also an earlier version WITHOUT PRS stamp on sleeve back. Still missing...
        • RECORDSCOUT's avatar
          RECORDSCOUT
          Rubbish release notes again. WTF has a New Zealand issue to do with these Germans?!!!
          • Kuba86's avatar
            Kuba86
            Nice quality, but the sound is just a little bit muddy. Not sure if not a needledrop (If so than from a very good source). Would like to compare with digital remaster (if such exists :) )
            • marcelrecords's avatar
              marcelrecords
              Edited 17 years ago
              We're at the heart of early seventies prog here and this fulfills all your expectations, the best and the worst. Mock-classical music on the ominously titled ''acaglia'' (no, it's not a track by Benjamin Britten in case you wondered) illustrates convincingly everything that can go awry. Pretentious doodling executed with great technical skill plus especially irritating organ pyrotechnics. Baroque influences are everywhere and they are mostly displayed with the intention to impress. But when the organ restrains itself to accompaniment, the music at times rises to the occasion and gets genuinely moving. Almost all of ''Memory'' serves like an oasis with arching melodies in the classical desert and the profuse quoting of ''Light cavalry'' contains just enough irony to make it worthwhile. A checquered effort. The band took their name from the opera by John Gay from 1728.

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