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Galapagos Duck – The Voyage Of The Beagle (NM/E)
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The Voyage Of The Beagle is an LP by Galapagos Duck from 1983 released on the ABC Records label.
About this album
The Voyage Of The Beagle is a striking jazz-funk concept album from Galapagos Duck, combining tight ensemble interplay with a clear narrative sweep. Issued in 1983, it frames a musical journey around Darwin’s famous voyage, using location-based movements to move from England to South America, the Galapagos, New Zealand and Australia. The result is an ambitious blend of jazz improvisation, funk pulse and fusion colour that reflects the band’s versatility and sense of adventure. Rather than treating the concept as a novelty, Galapagos Duck uses it to unify the record into a coherent, cinematic statement within Australian jazz.
Genre: Jazz
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Artist: Galapagos DuckLabel: ABC Records – L-38081Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: AustraliaReleased: 1983Genre: JazzStyle: Jazz-Funk
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A1 The Voyage Begins (Leaving England 1831)
A2 St Elmo'S Fire (Uruguay)
A3 The Skeletons Of Punta Alta
A4 In A Brazilian Forest (Brazil)
A5 Cordillera (Chile)
A6 Life On The Archipelago (Galapagos Islands)
B1 Latin Doll (Leaving South America)
B2 Tattooed Warriors (New Zealand)
B3 The Emu Dance (Australia)
B4 Coral Island (Keeling Islands)
B5 The Voyage Ends (Return To England)
B6 Epilogue 'Origins-The Beginning'