Being (album)

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Being
Wigwam - Being.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1974
RecordedFebruary–November 1973 [1]
Genre Progressive rock
Length38:18
Label Love Records [2]
Producer Måns Groundstroem & Wigwam
Wigwam chronology
Wigwam
(1972)
Being
(1974)
Live Music From The Twilight Zone
(1975)

Being is a 1974 album by the Finnish progressive rock group Wigwam. [3]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Proletarian"Jukka Gustavson2:10
2."Inspired Machine"Gustavson1:28
3."Petty-Bourgeois" Jim Pembroke 2:58
4."Pride of the Biosphere"Gustavson, Pekka Pohjola 3:17
5."Pedagogue"Gustavson9:12
6."Crisader"Gustavson4:50
7."Planetist"Pohjola3:08
8."Maestro Mercy"Pembroke2:34
9."Prophet"Gustavson6:11
10."Marvelry Skimmer"Pembroke2:32

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References

  1. "Being - Wigwam | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic .
  2. "LP Reviews W". www.vintageprog.com.
  3. Martin, Bill (December 14, 2015). Listening to the Future: The Time of Progressive Rock, 1968-1978. Open Court. ISBN   9780812699449 via Google Books.