Discography
Fruupp released four
studio LPs over the period of 1973 to 1975 plus a handful of 45 rpms. Nearly two
decades later, three CDs were released as well which repackaged their vinyls and
introduced the band to a new generation of listeners. Unauthorized CDs of each of
their four albums were also issued by a Korean and a Japanese label. It's been a
long way from Maghera.
Vinyl Albums:
Future Legends (released: October 5, 1973)
Seven Secrets ( released: April 19, 1974)
The Prince of Heaven's Eyes (released: November 8, 1974)
Modern Masquerades (released: February, 1975)
Single 45 rpms:
Prince
of Darkness/Annie Austere (released: October 11, 1975, Dawn Records)
Prince of Heaven/Jaunting Car (released: December, 1975, Dawn
Records)
Janet Planet/Misty Morning Way (released: 1975, Pye Records)
CDs:
Songs For A Thought (released: 1992)While the 2-CD sets from See for Miles Records were official re-releases,
they suffer from the omission of one song from each of the four albums, including the
magnificent "Gormenghast" from Modern Masquerades. In
late-2004, the Sanctuary Records Group (which owns the exclusive licenses of
Dawn recordings) released an Anthology of Fruupp's four albums, packaged as a 2-disc CD by Castle Music, It's
All Up Now. It's mostly complete.
The complete CD
recordings of each individual album are available from several sources: the
"1000 British Prog-Rock" series by the Korean company, Si-Wan Records;
the
"British Rock Classics" by Teichiku Records Co. Ltd., in Japan; and
the re-mastered paper-sleeve CD limited-edition release of Dawn Records'
progressive portfolio by the Japanese company, Arcāngelo, under its "Art
Rock Series". Only this latter release is authorized (through an
exclusive license with Sanctuary Records Group). What makes
these Asian releases special is that they include the complete lyrics of each
album, something which the original vinyl LPs (save for Seven Secrets)
lack. The Japanese CD import series on "British Rock
Classics" is now out of print. Three of the
complete CDs from Si-Wan Records (again, save for Seven Secrets) can be purchased on-line.
And the first three albums are available through Arcāngelo as re-mastered CDs
in miniature LP sleeves, with bonus booklets (albeit written in Japanese).
Click on the CD below to find out more.
Future Legends (released: 1995)
Seven Secrets (released: 1995)
Prince of Heaven's Eyes (released: 1995)
Modern Masquerade (released: 1996)
It's
All Up Now: Anthology
(released: 2004)
Fruupp
Mini-CD Box Set
(released: 2004)
Japanese miniature
LP sleeve box
set of first 3 albums
** Also on CD: Dawn Sampler (1975, Dawn Records), which includes Prince
of Heaven single; Dawn Anthology (1976, Dawn Records) with two other Fruupp
album titles. The new "Arcāngelo Art Rock Series" CD of The Prince of Heaven's Eyes has
bonus
tracks of "The Prince of Heaven" and "Jaunting Car".
Fruupp
Re-Master Four-Album Catalogue (released: 2009) . Released
by Esoteric Records on the Cherry Red label, February 2009, these are four gems
re-mastered from the original tapes. Wonderful commentary by Paul Charles
and this Tribute Site and your friendly webmaster even get credit for
"getting the ball rolling". See Geoffrey Feake's review
of the Esoteric Records re-mastered set.
See Stephen Houston's Fruupp discography at his Fruupp.com
web site.
Note: Thanks to G. Wing, F. de Heer, and V. Lyons for some of the background information.