Mediterranean Tales

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Mediterranean Tales
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1972
RecordedElectrola Studios, Cologne
January 1972
Genre Progressive rock, classical music
Length37:40
Label Harvest
Producer Rainer Pietsch
Triumvirat chronology
Mediterranean Tales
(1972)
Illusions on a Double Dimple
(1974)
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Mediterranean Tales (Across the Waters) is the debut album of German progressive rock group Triumvirat.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Across the Waters
  • "Overture" (W. A. Mozart, arr. Fritz) – 2:35
  • "Taxident" (Fritz, Bathelt) – 3:03
  • "Mind Tripper" (Fritz) – 4:04
  • "5 O'Clock Tea" (Fritz, Bathelt) – 2:55
  • "Satan's Breakfast" (Fritz) – 2:31
  • "Underture" (W. A. Mozart, arr. Fritz) – 1:23"
W. A. Mozart, Fritz, Bathelt16:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
2."Eleven Kids"Fritz, Bathelt6:00
3."E Minor 5/9 Minor/5"Fritz7:55
4."Broken Mirror"Fritz7:14
Total length:37:40
Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
5."Be Home for Tea"3:40
6."Broken Mirror (Single Edit)"3:25
7."Ride in the Night"4:29
8."Sing Me a Song"4:42
Total length:53:56

Personnel

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References

  1. "Mediterranean Tales (Across the Water) - Triumvirat". Allmusic . Retrieved 25 July 2012.