KINGDOM COME “Journey” /LP/

The third and the final full-length studio album by British Experimental Progressive Rock band, known as Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come outside the UK.
The first album in history to use a drum machine, responsible for all the percussive sounds on the album.
After they featured drastically different styles on their first two albums, and after several line-up changes, band leader Arthur Brown worked the band towards a new direction for "Journey". The drum machine in question was the Bentley Rhythm Ace, manufactured by Ace Tone. Although the band had commented the album was entirely based on the drum machine, the band attempted to, in Rock and Electronic terms, create an album that was the closest they could get "to a string quartet". The album features other experimental techniques, including using a triangle to guide guitar playing and extensive use of Mellotron and synthesizers from new member Victor Peraino, who replaced Michael "Goodge" Harris early on production.
The album was recorded in November 1972 in Rockfield Studios and released in 1973 by Polydor Records. It was not a popular release, although it has gone on to be regarded as a groundbreaking and innovative album that was ahead of its time. Although overlooked upon release, it has received generally positive retrospective reviews from critics.
"Journey" was so far ahead of its time that you must keep checking the sleeve to make sure that it really does say 1973 and not 1983! This album was not only Arthur Brown’s masterpiece, but also one of the truly great albums of the seventies!!
Trading Places, 1973/2002 (TDP54070). Made in UK.


Tracklist:

Side 1
1. Time Captives 8:13
2. Triangles 3:20
3. Gypsy 9:10

Side 2
1. Superficial Roadblocks 6:56
    A.) Lost Time
    B.) Superficial Roadblocks
    C.) Corpora Supercelestia
2. Conception 2:06
3. Spirit of Joy 3:15
4. Come alive 8:46

Total playing time: 41:46 min.