Beggars Opera - Nimbus: The Vertigo Years Anthology (2012)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 853 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 346 MB | Covers - 86 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC 22343)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 853 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 346 MB | Covers - 86 MB
Genre: Progressive Rock | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Esoteric Recordings (ECLEC 22343)
Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce a 2CD Anthology by the classic Scottish Progressive Rock group Beggars Opera. Drawing on material from the band’s first four albums, recorded for the legendary Vertigo label, "Nimbus" features 27 of the band’s best tracks.
Formed in Glasgow in 1969 with a line-up of Rick Gardiner (Guitar, Vocals), Alan Park (Keyboards), Martin Griffiths (Vocals), Marshall Erskine (Bass, Flute) and Raymond Wilson (Drums), the band signed to the newly established progressive arm of Philips Records, Vertigo, in 1970. Their debut album, "Act One" gained some success in Europe with tracks such as ‘Poet and Peasant’ and ‘Passacagalia’…