UK PROGRESSIVE ROCK GROUP
G A L A H A D
RLEASE NEW ALBUM
'THE LAST GREAT ADVENTURER'
This latest opus, the band's eleventh studio album, has been several years in the making!
WITH
Galahad was formed in 1985 just for fun playing roughly half covers (Genesis, Zeppelin, Rush, Sabbath, Focus, Marillion etc.) and half original material. Galahad then supported a few well known 'Progressive' bands that were coming up at the time including IQ, Pendragon, Haze and later Pallas and Magnum.
Then, after mixing it with the slightly 'bigger boys' Galahad decided to take it more seriously and began playing only original material resulting in the release of their first proper album in 1991, 'Nothing Is Written', which was purely self -financed and released independently but which went on to sell several thousand copies.
The success of 'Nothing Is Written' was also helped by the fact that the band received substantial air play on BBC Radio One, especially on the Radio One Rock Show hosted by the late, great Tommy Vance. The band then landed themselves with deals in the UK, Japan, and Germany.
The band has now released over fifteen albums including albums by main band offshoots such as Galahad Electric Company and the Galahad Acoustic Quintet. The band has played hundreds of gigs in the UK, Europe, and America over the last few years, at times in some very unusual venues!
2021 saw the release of the re-mixed 1998 album 'Following Ghosts' on a limited double vinyl which is available in standard black, gold and a very limited red and orange splatter version.
'Galahad Electric Company' featuring Dean and Stu also released a second lock down album 'Soul Therapy' on CD.
Galahad's long awaited ELEVENTH studio album 'The Last Great Adventurer' which features Mark Spencer on Bass guitar on a brand new Galahad album for the first time ever was released in October 2022.
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Galahad is very pleased to announce the release of a brand-new studio album 'The Last Great Adventurer'. This latest opus, the band's eleventh studio album, has been several years in the making and most of the songs on the album pre-date the previous 'Seas of Change' album from 2018! Plus, due the constraints of the recent Covid emergency, the album was recorded at several locations over the last couple of years by the various band members and finally edited, mixed and mastered, as usual, by engineer/producer extraordinaire Karl Groom (Threshold/Dragonforce/Pendragon/Arena/Yes etc.).
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DISCOGRAPHY
Tapes
Studio 95 Demo, Autumn 1995
One Knight at Mr Cs, August 1987
In a Moment of Madness, May 1989
Otherworldly Pleasures (Promo), January 1991
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, January 1992
Suffering in Silence (Promo Only), February 1992
Galahad’s Christmas Lecture, Spring 1993
In a Moment of Complete Madness (Polish Version), April 1993
Nothing Is Written (Polish Version), April 1993
Other Crimes & Misdemeanours II, August 1995
Not All There (Polish Version), September 1995
Sleepers (Polish Version), September 1995
Classic Rock Live (Polish Version), July 1996
Following Ghosts (Polish Version), Autumn 1998
LPs
Battle Scars - Single Gatefold LP, April 2012
Beyond the Realms of Euphoria - Double Gatefold LP/EP, October 2012
Empires Never Last - Double Gatefold LP, October 2016
Seas of Change - standard single LP on black or turquoise vinyl and picture disc, January 2018
Sleepers - Double Gatefold LP on black or white vinyl, Spring 2020
Following Ghosts (Original album re-mixed) - Double Gatefold LP on black, gold or orange/red vinyl, Autumn 2021
Singles
Dreaming From the Inside/The Opiate, July 1987
Rollercoaster (single sided flexi single), February 1992
Victory (Download only), June 2020
Studio CDs
Nothing Is Written, June 1991 (Japan version April 1992, remastered 2007)
In a Moment of Complete Madness, April 1993, remastered 2008)
Sleepers, September 1995 (Japan version April 1995, 20th anniversary, remastered October 2015)
Following Ghosts, June 1998 (remastered reissue 2007; expanded edition September 2020)
Year Zero, September 2002 (10th anniversary expanded and remastered edition September 2012)
Empires Never Last, Spring 2007 (deluxe edition, remastered January 2015)
Battle Scars, April 2012
Beyond the Realms of Euphoria, October 2012
Quiet Storms, May 2017
Seas of Change, January 2018
The Last Great Adventurer, October 2022
Live CDs
Classic Rock Live, April 1996, Japanese version September 1996
Resonance - Live in Poland 2006, 2006
Two Classic Rock Lives, 2008
Sleepless in Phoenixville - Live at Rosfest, October 2009
Whitchurch Live 92/93 - Live Archives Vol. 2, February 2012
Solidarity - Live in Konin, September 2015
EPs
Voiceprint Radio Sessions EP, January 1994
Seize the Day, February 2014
Guardian Angel, June 2014
Mein Herz brennt, October 2014 (single)
30, July 2015
Compilation CDs
Decade (Germany only), March 1997
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours II, May 1997
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours III, September 2001
Other Crimes and Misdemeanours, 2008
Other Crimes & Misdemeanours II & III, 2009
When Worlds Collide, Winter 2015
Downloads/Streams
Empires Never Last, Spring 2007
Galahad’s Christmas Lecture,Spring 2012
Battle Scars, April 2012
Beyond the Realms of Euphoria, October 2012
Seize the Day EP,February 2014
Guardian Angel EP,Summer 2014
Mein Herz brennt EP,Autumn 2014
Empires Never Last - The Deluxe edition, January 2015
Empires: A Curious Companion, January 2015
Seas of Change, January 2018
Following Ghosts - Expanded Edition, September 2020
Resonance - Live in Poland 2006, December 2020
Spin-off projects
Not All There CD (Galahad Acoustic Quintet) January 1995
De-Constructing Ghosts CD (Galahad Electric Company) August 1999 (Re-mix album)
Open Water EP Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) September 2020
When The Battle Is Over CD/Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) October 2020
Soul Therapy CD/Download/stream (Galahad Electric Company) 20th October 2021
DVDs
Resonance – Live in Poland, 2006
Whitchurch 92/93 - Live Archives Vol. 2, February 2012 (Digipack)
Solidarity - Live in Konin, September 2015 (Digipack)
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