Tracklist

A1	Catherine Of Aragon	3:45
A2	Anne Of Cleves	7:50
A3	Catherine Howard	6:45
B1	Jane Seymour	4:48
B2	Anne Boleyn 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended'	6:34
B3	Catherine Parr	7:05

Companies, etc.

• Manufactured By – King Record Co. Ltd
• Distributed By – King Record Co. Ltd
• Published By – Rondor Music
• Engineered At – Morgan Studios
• Engineered At – Trident Studios
• Mixed At – Morgan Studios
• Mixed At – Trident Studios
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.

Credits

• Artwork By – Michael Doud
• Banjo [Electric] – Dave Cousins (tracks: A3)
• Bass – Chas Cronk (tracks: A3), Chris Squire (tracks: A1), Dave Winter* (tracks: A2, B3), Les Hurdle (tracks: A1, B2)
• Design – Ken Carroll
• Drums – Alan White (tracks: A2, B1, B3), Barry DeSouza* (tracks: A3), Bill Bruford (tracks: A1, B2)
• Engineer – Ken Scott (tracks: A1, B2)
• Engineer [Assistant] – Pete Flanagan* (tracks: A2 to B1, B3)
• Engineer, Mixed By – Paul Tregurtha (tracks: A2 to B1, B3)
• Guitar – Dave Lambert (tracks: A3), Mike Egan (tracks: A1, A2, B2, B3), Steve Howe (tracks: A1)
• Keyboards – Rick Wakeman
• Mixed By – Dave Henshall* (tracks: B2), Ken Scott (tracks: A1)
• Percussion – Frank Riccotti* (tracks: A2, A3, B3), Ray Cooper (tracks: A1, B2)
• Photography By [Front Cover] – Bruce Rae
• Photography By [Inside Cover] – Ruan O'Lochlainn
• Producer, Written-By, Arranged By – Rick Wakeman
• Technician [Keyboards & Amplification Set Up By] – Claude Johnson Taylor, John Cleary, Michael Tait , Philip Hepple
• Vocals – Barry St. John (tracks: A1), Judy Powell* (tracks: A1), Laura Lee (tracks: B2), Liza Strike (tracks: A1, B2), Sylvia McNeil* (tracks: B2)
• Written-By – E.J. Hopkins (tracks: B2)

Notes

Instruments:
Custom built Hammond C-3 Organ, RMI Electric Piano & Harpsichord, 2 x Mini-Moog Synthesizer, Mellotron 400-D (Brass/Strings/Flutes), Mellotron 400-D (Vocals/Sound Effects/Vibes), Steinway 9’ Grand Piano, Frequency Counter, Custom Mixer.

In addition to the above instruments a Thomas Goff Harpsichord and ARP Synthesizer were used. All sounds put through two Stereo Leslies, Fender Duel Showman Amp & two JBL Cabinets. Also used a custom built Oscillator, Fuzz & Wahwah Pedal and Binson Echo Unit. The organ on ‘Jane Seymour’ was recorded at St. Giles, Cripplegate.

‘Katherine Of Aragon’ was engineered and mixed at Trident Studios, London. ‘Anne Boleyn’ was engineered at Morgan Studios, London, and mixed at Trident Studios. All the remaining tracks were engineered and mixed at Morgan Studios.

Hymn at the end of ‘Anne Boylen’ which is 'The Day Thou Gavest Lord Hath Ended'.

Recorded between February and October, 1972. All songs published by Rondor Music.

This album is based around my interpretations of the musical characteristics of the wives of Henry VIII. Although the style may not always be in keeping with their individual history, it is my personal conception of their characters in relations to keyboard instruments. - Rick.

(P) 1975 A&M Records, Inc.
Made in Japan King Record Co., Ltd.

¥2,500

Includes Japanese liner notes.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side 1): SALBT 821 C-3
• Matrix / Runout: SALBT 822 C-4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
AMLH 64361	Rick Wakeman	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII ‎(LP, Album)	A&M Records	AMLH 64361	UK	1973
AMLH 64361	Rick Wakeman	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII ‎(LP, Album, RE)	A&M Records	AMLH 64361	Israel	Unknown
AML-173	Rick Wakeman	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII ‎(LP, Album, RP, Gat)	A&M Records	AML-173	Japan	1973
AMLH 64361	Rick Wakeman	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII ‎(LP, Album, Gat)	A&M Records	AMLH 64361	South Africa	1973
D32Y3115	Rick Wakeman	The Six Wives Of Henry VIII ‎(CD, Album)	A&M Records	D32Y3115	Japan	1986