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ALBUM · 1973

Past, Present & Future

by Al Stewart · Oct 1973 · CBS · 8 tracks · 42:36

  • rock
  • pop

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Past, Present & Future sleeve
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Tracklist

  1. A1Old Admirals5:56
  2. A2Warren Harding2:38
  3. A3Soho (Needless to Say)3:54
  4. A4The Last Day of June 19344:45
  5. A5Post World War Two Blues4:17
  6. B1Roads to Moscow8:01
  7. B2Terminal Eyes3:20
  8. B3Nostradamus9:46

Running time 42:36

Tracklist of the first edition, from MusicBrainz.

The story

Past, Present and Future is Al Stewart's fifth studio album, released in October 1973 in the UK and in May 1974 in the US. This album is considered Stewart's first "major album" and it reached #133 on the Billboard Rock Album chart in 1974. He had taken on a different approach from his previous, folkier work, an approach that would stay with him for most of his career. All songs on this record have historical themes, each song representing a decade of the 20th century. The final song, "Nostradamus," is about the famous supposed prophet and his prophecies.

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Who made it

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The record

  • First released
    Oct 1973
  • Labels
    CBS 65726
    Janus Records 9098-3063
    Arista ARCD 8359
    Beat Goes On Records BGOCD155
  • Kind
    Album
  • Formats
    CD 6 editions, Vinyl 3 editions, Digital 2 editions, Video
  • Editions
    9 releases in 5 countries
  • Running time
    42:36

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