''Future Legends'' is the debut
studio album
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by North Irish
progressive rock
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band
Fruupp
Fruupp were a 1970s progressive rock band, which originated in Belfast, Northern Ireland, but developed a fan base in Great Britain. They were relatively popular, particularly on the student scene and as a supporting act, opening for such bands a ...
. Recorded in July 1973 and produced by Denis Taylor, it was released on 5 October in the United Kingdom on the Dawn Records label, a subsidiary of
Pye Records for underground and progressive rock music. To promote the album, the band undertook a two-month tour which finished on 29 November with a concert in The Whitla Hall, Belfast where they played with the Ulster Youth Orchestra.
The track "On a Clear Day" written by Stephen Houston featured in the first hundred vinyl pressings of ''Future Legends'' but was later withdrawn from the album. It resurfaced as a bonus track in the 2009 Esoteric Recordings remastered edition.
Track listing
Personnel
Fruupp
*Peter Farrelly – lead vocals, bass guitar; cover painting
*Stephen Houston – keyboards,
oboe
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, vocals; arrangements (including strings)
*Vincent McCusker – guitars, vocals
*Martin Foye – drums, percussion
Technical personnel
*Denis Taylor – producer
*Tony Taverner – engineer
*Michael Rennie – conductor (strings)
*Paul Charles – cover concept
*Marie O'Connell – inside photograph
References
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Fruupp albums
1973 debut albums