| Five Bridges | ||||
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| Released | June 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 17 October 1969 at Fairfield Halls, Croydon, London (except "Country Pie", live at Fillmore East, New York City on 20 December 1969 and "One of Those People", a 1969 studio recording) | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 45:20 | |||
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| Producer | The Nice[1] | |||
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Five Bridges is a live and studio album and fourth overall by English progressive rock band The Nice, released in June 1970 by Charisma Records. Most of the album was recorded live in concert at Fairfield Halls in Croydon, London, in October 1969. The final track, "One of Those People", is a studio recording. The album's centrepiece is "The Five Bridges Suite", a five-part composition about Newcastle upon Tyne that features the group performing with the Sinfonia of London session orchestra conducted by Joseph Eger.
The album was a commercial success in the UK, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart.[2] In the Q & Mojo Classic Special Edition Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, the album came No. 29 in its list of "40 Cosmic Rock Albums".[3]
- ^ "Nice, The – Five Bridges (LP) at Discogs". Discogs. 23 August 1970. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – The Nice – Five Bridges". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 October 2009.
- ^ Q Classic: Pink Floyd & The Story of Prog Rock, 2005.