 |
 |
 |
 |
| Nick Barrett | Peter Gee | Fudge Smith | Clive Nolan |
"A band that plays songs that are over ten minutes long and the
lyrics contain words other than boogie". [Magazine quote C.1985] And that is the path
Pendragon have taken ever since.
Pendragon are what you might call a late developer; formerly known as Zeus Pendragon [no
one seems to really know the significance of the Zeus part] the band formed in
Gloucestershire in 1977 and although they were constantly touring, it wasn't enough to get
them a record contract. In 1982, Pendragon stumbled upon a like-minded band called
Marillion who were apparently getting a fair amount of media attention with this kind of
"unfashionable music" (now called evolutive rock [progressive new generation]).
The strange thing was, that although much of the media hated it , the fans loved it as if
it were part of their very souls.
Pendragon started to get noticed. They were asked to play at the 1983 READING ROCK
FESTIVAL in front of 30,000 people, they then got a session on the BBC FRIDAY ROCK SHOW
and Marillion's manager started up a record label called ELUSIVE RECORDS and signed up
Pendragon . Europe started to happen for Pendragon too, the band now tour in countries
such as, France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Italy, Holland and Poland as well as getting
excellent media reaction from the likes of Q MAG UK, RADIO VERONICA HOLLAND, ROCK AND FOLK
MAGAZINE FRANCE, ROCK HARD GERMANY, and stacks of others. Standing at the front of a
recent new wave of interest in this kind of music, Pendragon started up their own record
label, TOFF RECORDS which now handles all Pendragon releases. The real turning point for
Pendragon and their record label, Toff, was in the release of the album simply entitled
THE WORLD which takes the listener on a journey of musical fantasy and dreams, rich with
melody and drama . The World was produced by Tony Taverner [who's worked with ELP, Hall
and Oates, Jeff Beck ,etc.] and the stunning cover artwork was done by SIMON WILLIAMS who
recently did the covers for the EMI Classic Experience releases.
Recorded at their own new 24 track studio, the next album was THE WINDOW OF LIFE and was
released on November 8th 1993. With the release of The Window Of Life Pendragon reached
new heights, it was their best selling album to date in the shortest period of time and
was becoming widely known as the best Pendragon album so far, both with the public and the
European music press. That was until.......THE MASQUERADE OVERTURE came along!
The Masquerade has once again shown Pendragon beat all previous records with the
sales of this classic album.
Now there is no stopping the unstoppable!
Pendragon/Pure ....import CD $17.99
Pendragon/Pure (Special Edition) ....import CD + DVD $27.99
Pure ..a new epoch. If Believe was to herald a new beginning, then the new album Pure was about to completely blow away any preconceived ideas about Pendragon's sound, attitude and presence in the music biz. Pure sounds like an album made with the unbridled enthusiasm and energy of 20 year old musicians. It is powerful, melodic, fresh and gutsy , but still retains all the positive aspects that Pendragon have carefully built and woven into their music over the past 30 years. With Pure, Pendragon introduced their new drummer Scott Higham, a young powerhouse player who has brought a tremendous new energy both in the studio and in the live arena. Pendragon return to America to perform at Rosfest , Gettysubrg PA on April 30th. The special edition includes both cd and dvd (studio diary dvd) and is packaged in a hardbook version.
Pendragon/Concerto Maximo ....double CD $18.99
Pendragon/Concerto Maximo ....DVD $18.99
Pendragon/Concerto Maximo ....DVD + double CD $35.99
Neo-prog-rock giants' outstanding come-back! Shortly after the release of their latest album "Pure," undoubtedly one of the most noteworthy prog-rock releases of the year 2008, the legendary Pendragon once more visited the Wyspianski Theater in Katowice, Poland, to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary. With their outstanding performance, possibly one of the best the Polish audience had ever had a chance to witness, and with their line-up strengthened by the addition of a new drummer Scott Higham (also known from his past cooperation with Clive Nolan on the project Caamora), the band surely proved that they're still a formidable force on the prog-rock scene! This special limited edition digipak with 2CD features the recording of the band's outstanding performance in Wyspianski Theatre. The DVD features 150 minutes of Pendragon live. Also included are interviews and plenty of behind-the-scenes footage. English neo-progressive rock band Pendragon, a mainstay of the genre, celebrates its 30th anniversary by performing live in Poland. Also included are interviews and plenty of behind-the-scenes footage, photo gallery and more! Also available is a special limited edition of "Concerto Maximo" DVD with 2 bonus audio CDs with songs recorded during the gig at the theater. Limited to 3000 copies.
Pendragon/The Masquerade Overture (2007) ....import CD $18.99
The critically acclaimed, highly successful, studio album, with incredible cover artwork by Simon Williams. This classic Pendragon album is now back, bigger and better than ever before! Remastered and including Paintbox and Masters Of Illusion with added As Good As Gold mini album tracks [and booklet artwork], Bird Of Paradise , Midnight Running and A Million Miles Away.
Pendragon/Past and Presence ....import DVD $29.99
Pendragon/Past and Presence ....import DVD + 2 CD $39.99
Almost thirty years ago Julian Baker asked Nick Barrett if he fancied setting up a band and so set off a chain of events that have rollercoastered their way through the decades. Celebrating the 21st Anniversary of the release of The Jewel, Pendragon members past and present reunite and come together to play a very special concert in Katowice, Poland. The fun and excitement at this incredible concert is obvious when you watch. It is contagious and gives you a terrific insight as to how Pendragon have remained so very popular with fans and musicians alike for over 21 years. Includes bonus footage with 3 extra songs with Nigel Harris on drums, interview with Nick and John Barnfield plus rehearsals.
Pendragon/And Now Everybody to the Stage ....DVD $17.99
Pendragon/And Now Everybody To The Stage ....import DVD + 2 CD $39.99
Recorded on Pendragon's 2006 Believe tour, this is the first DVD from the band in 10 years and was much anticipated by their fans. And Now Everybody To The Stage was filmed in Poland and incorporates the very highest standard of lighting, camerawork, sound and vision that we've come to expect from this exceptional band. This spectacular performance by the legends of British prog-rock was recorded on May 22, 2006 at Wyspianski Theatre in Katowice Poland. The setlist is a review of the whole discography: from such classics as Kowtow, As Good As Gold, and Paintbox, through newer songs like The Wishing Well or The Edge Of The World, to compositions from Pendragon's last studio album "Believe." In addition, a ravishing encore is performed and features "The Black Knight," a medley of older songs and a heart-breaking performance of "Am I Really Losing You?" The special edition comes in a luxury 4 fold DVD box with an audio 2 Cd set of the concert. Bonus footage includes an interview with Nick Barrett just before the show and a documentary of the making of the Believe album, some rare footage and a historical tour around Pendragon's hometown of Stroud with Nick. Also includes band history, discography, photo gallery and desktop images.
Neo/Broadcast ....import DVD $29.99
Neo/Broadcast ....import DVD + CD $38.99
NEO is the prog all stars collaboration of John Jowitt, Mark Westwood, Clive Nolan & Andy Edwards and on this occasion featuring Alan Reed, Nick Barrett and John Barnfield. They play a combo of material covering IQ, Arena, Pallas, Pendragon, Nolan/Wakeman etc, and really it is an awful lot of fun! On the DVD you have Nick singing IQ, Clive getting away from the keys for a bit of singing....... It is full of surprises and sheer energy. A really enjoyable watch. Even the familiar Pendies tracks sound different . The special edition is the DVD plus one CD which has the same tracklist minus Masters of Illusion (Pendragon). If you don't know these songs by Pallas, Arena, Shadowland and IQ, this DVD makes a great introduction, and if you know all this material then this DVD really is the most fun way to enjoy some prog by some of the greatest guys in the business! NEO have played together just three times to date, RosFest 2006, and with Pendragon at the anniversary gigs both in Swindon and Katowice October 2006. So it's definitely not something you see everyday!
Pendragon/Window Of Life & Fallen Dreams And Angels (2 on 1) ....import CD $16.99
2005 was a great year for Pendragon, they returned to the fold with a brand new studio album called Believe and re release of the Jewel, their first ever album . Now 2006 looks set to be another great year for the band. Pendragon are re releasing 1994's The Window Of Life but including the entire Fallen Dreams And Angels mini album making the whole thing come in at a whopping 79 minutes. Artwork for both The Window and Fallen Dreams have been included in the reworked booklet too, along with all the lyrics for the songs. Pendragon are set to go out on a 30 date tour in May and June taking them all over Europe, then will begin work on a new studio album set for next year.
Nick Barrett & Clive Nolan/A Rush of Adrenaline ....import DVD-NTSC $24.99
Recorded live at Theatr Wyspianskiego, Katowice, Poland in June 2005, Nick Barrett and Clive Nolan decided film one of their acoustic shows. Songs include: Walls Of Babylon (Pendragon), A Man Of Nomadic Traits (Pendragon), Don't Forget To Breathe (Arena), Alaska (Pendragon), And We'll Go Hunting Deer (Pendragon), Mindgames (Shadowland), Paintbox (Pendragon), Shadows Of Fate (Nolan/Wakeman), Lightshow (Strangers On A Train), Two Roads (Pendragon), King Of The Castle (Pendragon), Jigsaw-Kruhulik Syndrome-Ring Of Roses (a Nolan solo), The Voyager (Pendragon), Nostradamus (Pendragon), The Black Knight (Pendragon). This is an all region DVD.
Pendragon/Believe ....import CD $18.99
(excerpt from 'Learning Curve')
Download Stream
It's not often in this day and age that someone can make a career in the music industry that spans over three decades and yet still come up with an album that smells of teenage spirit! Enter Pendragon, a band who have continually gone against the grain and shocked people by their sheer tenacity. This time Pendragon have made an album full of attitude and yet retained all the subtleties of their now well known progressive heritage. 'Believe' brings in a harder more modern rock edge to the sound on the one hand but on the other, seduces the listener with some passages of delicate classical guitar, and orchestral string arrangements that would make Mahler weep! The cover artwork is once again a Simon Williams creation but this time with a much darker hard hitting affair, the Cd booklet will contain bigger versions of the tattooed man with many extra illustrations thrown in. Pendragon fans are gonna love this album!
Pendragon/The Jewel (remastered) ....import CD $18.99
(excerpt from 'The Black Knight')
Download Stream
The Jewel, Pendragon's first full length studio album is considered today something of a classic. Featuring Nick Barrett (vocals & guitars), Rik Carter (keyboards), Peter Gee (bass, guitar, bass pedals) & Nigel Harris (drums & percussion). Cover illustration by Dave Hancock. This album written and produced back in the heady days of the early 1980's contains what have become anthemic tracks by Pendragon - "Leviathan", "Alaska" and of course "The Black Knight" which became a call to be heard regularly chanted in London’s Marquee Club and a song still achieving high votes in favourite Pendragon track polls. This album has been briefly out of print. To celebrating its 20th birthday, Pendragon have decided not to just reissue it, but to remaster it and add bonus tracks! Nick and Clive have worked hard to discover gold! The extra tracks to be added to the CD are "Insomnia" and "Armageddon", which are rerecorded versions of those songs from the "Once Upon A Time..." Vol 1 CD. The booklet is going to have new artwork and [finally] all the lyrics.
Pendragon/Liveosity ....import CD/DVD $22.99
Following their success as headliner at the Progeny Festival at London's Astoria, Pendragon release this new double live package at exceptional value. Combining their Acoustically Challenged CD with the Live...At Last And More DVD, "Liveosity" contains an entire acoustic concert recorded on the band's 2001 Not Of This World tour for Radio 3 in Poland. Plus a full band concert filmed on the band's 1996 Masquerade Overture tour in Krakow, Poland at the TV Leg studios. That's a total of over three hours of Pendragon entertainment! The acoustic CD features bonus track, acoustic version of Unspoken Words from Pete Gee's [bass player] Heart Of David album, plus multimedia with an interview with Nick Barrett, photos and tour dates. Extras on the DVD include the rare Saved By You promo video, an indepth interview with Nick Barrett, biographies, discography, photo gallery, desk top images etc.
Pendragon/Live...At Last and More ....import DVD-NTSC
$21.99
Pendragon/Live...At Last and More ....import DVD-PAL $21.99
Finally Pendragon are releasing a full concert DVD! This is the first Pendragon concert to become available on DVD, and is something that the band's army of fans have been asking about for sometime. The footage was originally filmed in Krakow, Poland on the band's 1996 Masquerade Overture Tour. The video contains all the band's live classics, such as The Last Man On Earth, Masters Of Illusion and Back In The Spotlight. The concert was filmed and recorded at Studio Leg, which is a top notch TV studio, so the picture is television quality, and the whole thing is made extremely exciting by the use of "mobile" crane cameras giving the impression of constant change and movement. Pendragon have made a video here that could easily stand up against anything that a major band have made! DVD includes live show with 12 tracks plus one bonus video 'Red Shoes'. The menu features band history, band member profiles, discography, art gallery, interview, photo gallery, desktop images and web sites. Dolby digital surround 5.1.
Pendragon/Acoustically Challenged ....import CD $18.99
Pendragon are releasing probably their most unusual live release to date! An acoustic album recorded at Radio 3 Warsaw, Poland on the 2001 Not Of This World tour. This acoustic album, called Acoustically Challenged highlights the strength of Pendragon simply as a three peice of 2 acoustic guitars, 1 piano and vocals! Acoustically Challenged shows Pendragon are masters of the catchy song from the Irish folk lilt of The Pursuiit Of Excellence to the Latin/Jazz feel of Alaska and Dark Summers' Day. This Cd also includes an acoustic version of the Peter Gee song Unspoken Words which is only available on Peter's extremely rare Heart Of David solo album. 58 minutes of music plus bonus multi media features.
Pendragon/Not of This World ....import CD $18.99
Pendragon's new studio album for 2001! The new album, Not Of This World, sees the band back with probably the most melodic, passionate and emotional album they have ever done. The album concept draws directly from the experiences of guitarist/vocalist Nick Barrett's personal life over the last five years, and is as "real" an album as you can get. Cover artwork is again by Simon Williams, and once more shows how this band maintain such an incredible sense of consistency and class. Pendragon's fans have been waiting for this new album for five years, and "Not Of This World" will unquestionably show them that the band have moved to an even higher level. Indeed, it is an album that is going to surprise and we are convinced that Pendragon fans will consider "Not Of This World" to be the best album by the band so far. Later this year Pendragon will do a major worldwide tour to promote "Not Of This World".
Pendragon/The History 1984-2000 ....import CD $18.99
This superb new collection from Pendragon features selections from throughout their history. Packaged in an elegant digipack, this CD includes new acoustic performances of The King of the Castle and Paintbox specially recorded for this album, a CD-ROM video performance of The Last Waltz and a 12 page booklet detailing the complete history of the band.
Pendragon/The World ....import CD $18.99
The classic album that brought many new fans to Pendragon, with fantastic cover artwork by Simon Williams - also available on vinyl.
Peter Gee/A Vision of Angels ....import CD $18.99
The second solo album from Pendragon bass guitarist Peter Gee - an excellent melodic album, featuring the songs 'Heart's Desire','Orphans' and 'Jordan'
Pendragon/9.15 ....import CD $18.99
The band's first live album, recorded at London's Marquee Club - includes 3 extra studio tracks as well
Pendragon/The Rest of Pendragon ....import CD $18.99
Contains the whole of Pendragon's first ever release, the mini album 'Fly High Fall far' - plus a compilation of all the singles, B sides and extra tracks
Pendragon/Utrecht...The Final Frontier ....import CD $18.99
Recorded in 1994 at the Muziekcentrum, Utrecht, Holland. Tracks include 'Kowtow,' 'Last Man On Earth' and 'The Voyager'. 12 Page booklet of full colour photos from the concert and tour
Pendragon/As Good As Gold ....import EP CD $15.99
Special CD mini album, featuring the single 'As Good As Gold' and 3 brand new tracks 'Bird Of Paradise', 'Midnight Running' and 'A Million Miles Away'
Pendragon/Live in Krakow ....import CD $18.99
Recorded live in 1996 in Poland, on Pendragon's 'Masquerade overture Tour' - includes 'Gaurdian Of My Soul,' 'Paintbox,' 'Masters Of Illusion' and 'The Last Waltz'- and the booklet includes full colour tour photos
Pendragon/Once Upon a Time in England Vol. 1 ....import CD $18.99
(Volume 1) 14 songs,12 previously unreleased on CD, of early Pendragon material from the 1970s and 1980s - includes 'Pleasure Of Hope' (piano/vocal version), 'Melody', 'Stan And Ollie', 'Catch Me If You Can' and 'Dream Of Tommorow'. With a cover by Simon Williams, lots of photos, and biography.
Order Now!
Back to Third Contact | | On to Voiceprint 
