Waters of Change

Waters of Change is the second album by the Scottish progressive band Beggars Opera, released in 1971.

Waters of Change
Studio album by Beggars Opera
Released	1971
Recorded	Command Studios and De Lane Lea Studios, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	42:03
Label	Vertigo
Producer	Bill Martin, Phil Coulter
Beggars Opera chronology
Act One (1970) Waters of Change (1971) Pathfinder (1972)

Overview

With respect to its predecessor Act One, Waters of Change features a rather different sound, which is less derivative of The Nice and Deep Purple MK I, and it is often described as the band's best work.^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Time Machine"	Park, Griffiths, Gardiner	8:00
2.	"Lament"	Park, Wilson	1:51
3.	"I've No Idea"	Park, Griffiths	7:42
4.	"Nimbus"	Sellar, Griffiths, Gardiner	3:43
5.	"Festival"	Park, Griffiths, Erskine	6:00
6.	"Silver Peacock" (Intro)	Griffiths, Scott	0:22
7.	"Silver Peacock"	Park, Griffiths, Scott	6:33
8.	"Impromptu"	Gardiner, Scott	1:14
9.	"The Fox"	Gardiner, Griffiths, Scott	6:52

Personnel

Beggars Opera

• Ricky Gardiner - lead guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar
• Martin Griffiths - lead vocal, cow bell
• Alan Park - organ, piano
• Gordon Sellar - bass and acoustic guitar, vocals
• Virginia Scott - Mellotron, vocals
• Raymond Wilson - percussion

with:

• Marshall Erskine - bass, flute on "Festival"
• Barry Ainsworth, Martin Birch - engineers