Gryphon is the debut album by the progressive rock

Progressive rock

Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...

 band Gryphon

Gryphon (band)

Gryphon were a British progressive rock band of the 1970s, best known for their unusual Medieval sound and instrumentation.-Career:Multi-instrumentalist Richard Harvey and his fellow Royal College of Music graduate Brian Gulland, a woodwind player, began the group as an all-acoustic ensemble that...

. It was originally released in 1973 by Transatlantic

Transatlantic Records

Transatlantic Records was a British independent record label. It was established in 1961. It started began primarily as an importer of American folk, blues and jazz records - by many of the artists who influenced the burgeoning British folk and blues boom. Within a couple of years, the company had...

, catalogue number TRA 262.

The album was produced by Lawrence Aston and Adam Skeaping and engineered by Adam Skeaping and Nick Glennie-Smith. It was recorded at Riverside Recordings and Livingston Studios. The gryphon

Griffin

The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle...

 cover illustration is by Dan Pearce.

This is the first Gryphon album, with the emphasis still very much on the acoustic and 'early music' instruments.

Track listing

1. "Kemp's Jig" (Trad. arr. Gryphon) – 3:07
2. "Sir Gavin Grimbold" (Trad. arr. Gulland) – 2:45
3. "Touch And Go" (Harvey/Taylor) – 1:29
4. "Three Jolly Butchers" (Trad. arr. Taylor) – 3:54
5. "Pastime with Good Company
   Pastime with Good Company
   "Pastime with Good Company", also known as "The King's Ballad" , is an English folk song written by King Henry VIII in the first years of the 16th century, shortly after being crowned. It is regarded as the most famous of his compositions, and it became a popular song in England and other European...
   
   " (Henry VIII arr. Gryphon) – 1:31
6. "The Unquiet Grave
   The Unquiet Grave
   "The Unquiet Grave" is an English folk song in which a young man mourns his dead love too hard and prevents her from obtaining peace. It is thought to date from 1400 and was collected in 1868 by Francis James Child, as Child Ballad number 78....
   
   " (Trad. arr. Gryphon) – 5:40
7. "Estampie" (Anon. arr. Gryphon) – 4:53
8. "Crossing The Stiles" (Taylor) – 2:25
9. "The Astrologer" (Trad. arr. Gryphon) – 3:12
10. "Tea Wrecks" (Anon. arr. Gryphon) – 1:06
11. "Juniper Suite" (Gryphon) – 4:49
12. "The Devil And The Farmer's Wife" (Trad. arr. Gryphon) – 1:55

Personnel

• Brian Gulland - bassoon, crumhorn
  Crumhorn
  The crumhorn is a musical instrument of the woodwind family, most commonly used during the Renaissance period. In modern times, there has been a revival of interest in Early Music, and crumhorns are being played again....
  
  s, recorders, keyboards, vocals
• Richard Harvey
  Richard Harvey
  Richard Harvey is a BAFTA Award–winning British musician and composer. He is best known for his film and television soundtracks...
  
   - recorders, crumhorns, keyboards, guitar, mandolin
• Dave Oberlé
  Dave Oberlé
  Dave Oberlé was percussionist and lead vocalist with the 1970s band Gryphon. After the band split in 1977, Oberlé went on to help launch the heavy rock magazine Kerrang!...
  
   - drums, percussion, vocals
• Graeme Taylor
  Graeme Taylor
  Graeme Taylor is a British electric guitarist.Taylor played lead guitar with 1970s medieval/rock band Gryphon, and leading folk rock bands including the Albion Band and Home Service...
  
  - guitars, keyboards, recorder, vocals