Esperanto (band)

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Esperanto was a Belgo-English rock band which had a short career at the beginning of the 1970s.

Band members

1st LP: Esperanto Rock Orchestra

2nd LP: Danse Macabre

with contributions from:

3rd LP: Last Tango

Discography

Esperanto Rock Orchestra

Esperanto Rock Orchestra (1973) [1]

  1. On Down The Road 5:00 (Vincent - Shorrock)
  2. Never Again 5:40 (Vincent - Libert)
  3. Perhaps One Day 4:35 (Vincent - Libert)
  4. Statue Of Liberty 5:00 (Glenn Shorrock)
  5. Gypsy 6:35 (Brian Holloway)
  6. City 4:06 (Vincent - Shorrock)
  7. Roses 5:10 (Vincent - Libert)
  8. Move Away 3:39 (Vincent - Shorrock)

...Bonus tracks on Si-Wan release: 9. Getting along (3:01) 10. Waiting till the day I die (6:49) 11. Emma (3:20)

Danse Macabre

Danse Macabre (1974) [2]

  1. The Journey 10:13 (Libert - Vincent)
  2. The Castle 3:31 (Vincent - Shorrock - Libert)
  3. The Duel 7:03 (Vincent - G. & T. Malisan)
  4. The Cloister 5:28 (Vincent - Libert - Shorrock)
  5. The Decision 5:57 (Brian Holloway)
  6. The Prisoner 7:20 (Vincent - Shorrock)
  7. Danse Macabre 1:58 (Camille Saint-Saëns arrangements by Vincent & Tony Malisan)

...Bonus tracks on Si-Wan cd release: 8. The Duel (7:00) 9. The Decision (7:19) 10. The Cloister (5:11)

Last Tango

Last Tango (1975) starts with a cover version of "Eleanor Rigby". [3] The title track was recorded in both French (La drôle de fin) and Spanish (El tango aquel) versions by Sylvie Vartan.

  1. Eleanor Rigby 7:43 (Lennon - McCartney)
  2. Still Life 7:27 (Vincent - Meakin)
  3. Painted Lady 3:26 (Vincent - Meakin)
  4. Obsession 4:33 (Vincent - Meakin)
  5. The Rape 12:07 (Vincent - Daniel)
  6. Last Tango 3:29 (Vincent - Libert - Meakin)

Bonus tracks on Si-Wan CD version:

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References

  1. "Esperanto Rock Orchestra". Esperanto-rock-orchestra.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. "Esperanto - Danse Macabre". Esperanto-rock-orchestra.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. "Esperanto - Last Tango". Esperanto-rock-orchestra.com. Retrieved 12 June 2020.