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Name = The Book of Kells |
| name = The Book of Kells
Type = [[Album]] |
| type = [[Album]]
Artist = [[Iona (band)|Iona]] |
| artist = [[Iona (band)|Iona]]
Cover = Iona_BookOfKells.jpg |
| cover = Iona_BookOfKells.jpg
Released = 1992<br/>Remaster Rereleased 3 November 2003 |
| alt =
| released = 1992<br/>Remaster Rereleased 3 November 2003
Recorded = Various Locations, early 1992 |
| recorded = Various Locations, early 1992
Genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[Celtic rock]], [[Christian rock]] |
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Progressive rock]], [[Celtic rock]], [[Christian rock]]
Length = 72:21 |
| length = 72:21
Label = [[What Records]], label of [[Word Records]] |
| label = [[What Records]], label of [[Word Records]]
Producer = Dave Bainbridge |
| producer = Dave Bainbridge
Last album = ''[[Iona (album)|Iona]]''<br/>(1990)<br/>''[[Iona (album)|Iona]]<br/>Re-Master''<br/>(2003) |
| prev_title = [[Iona (album)|Iona]]
| prev_year = 1990
This album = '''''The Book Of Kells'''''<br/>(1992)<br/>----<br/>[[Image:Iona BookOfKells rerel.jpg|50px]]<br/>''[[The Book Of Kells (album)|The Book Of Kells]]<br/>Re-Master''<br/>(2003) |
Next album = ''[[Beyond These Shores]]''<br/>(1993)<br/>''[[Beyond These Shores]]<br/>Re-Master''<br/>(2003) |
| next_title = [[Beyond These Shores]]
| next_year = 1993
}}{{Album ratings
}}{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r639728|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r639728|pure_url=yes}} link]
|}}
|}}


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'''''The Book of Kells''''' is a [[progressive rock]] album by [[Iona (band)|Iona]]. Released in 1992.

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[[The Book of Kells]], an 8th-century manuscript filled with lush pictures illustrating the [[Gospels]], possibly originating from the monastery at [[Iona]], serves as the album's namesake.
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'''The Book of Kells ''' is a [[progressive rock]] album by [[Iona (band)|Iona]]. Released in 1992.
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[[The Book of Kells]], an 8th-century manuscript filled with lush pictures illustrating the [[Gospels]], possibly originating from the monastery at [[Iona]].


Again the recording process moved round the country for suitable facilities:
Again the recording process moved round the country for suitable facilities:
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*Kensington Temple Church - (Engineer Nigel Palmer) for the ''Heavenly Hosts''
*Kensington Temple Church - (Engineer Nigel Palmer) for the ''Heavenly Hosts''


The recording was remastered for the 2002 release ''[[The River Flows|The River Flows: Anthology]]'' and later re-released on [[Open Sky Records]] as a standalone album.
The recording was remastered for the 2002 release ''[[The River Flows (album)|The River Flows: Anthology]]'' and later re-released on [[Open Sky Records]] as a standalone album.

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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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* [[Nick Beggs]] - Chapman stick, Bass guitar, Small Cymbals
* [[Nick Beggs]] - Chapman stick, Bass guitar, Small Cymbals
* [[Terl Bryant]] - Drums, Percussion
* [[Terl Bryant]] - Drums, Percussion
* [[Dave Fitzgerald]] - Saxophone, Flageolets, Flute, Piccolo, Chinese Flutes, Dizi, Suona
* [[Iona (band)|Dave Fitzgerald]] - Saxophone, Flageolets, Flute, Piccolo, Chinese Flutes, Dizi, Suona


===Additional Musicians and Special Guests===
===Additional musicians and special guests===
*[[Frank van Essen]] - Drums, Percussion, Violin
*[[Frank van Essen]] - Drums, Percussion, Violin
*[[Troy Donockley]] - Uilleann pipes, Low Whistles
*[[Troy Donockley]] - Uilleann pipes, Low Whistles
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#Eternity-No Beginning No End – 6:47
#Eternity-No Beginning No End – 6:47


==Release Details==
==Release details==
*1992, UK, What Records WHAR 1287, Release Date ? ? 1992, LP
*1992, UK, What Records WHAR 1287, Release Date ? ? 1992, LP
*1992, UK, What Records WHAD 1287, Release Date ? ? 1992, CD
*1992, UK, What Records WHAD 1287, Release Date ? ? 1992, CD
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*1992, USA, Forefront Records FFD-3001, Release Date ? ? 1992, CD
*1992, USA, Forefront Records FFD-3001, Release Date ? ? 1992, CD
*2003, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP2CD, Release Date 3 November 2003, CD
*2003, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP2CD, Release Date 3 November 2003, CD
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Latest revision as of 21:01, 4 July 2024

The Book of Kells
Studio album by
Iona
Released1992
Remaster Rereleased 3 November 2003
RecordedVarious Locations, early 1992
GenreProgressive rock, Celtic rock, Christian rock
Length72:21
LabelWhat Records, label of Word Records
ProducerDave Bainbridge
Iona chronology
Iona
(1990) 		The Book of Kells
(1992) 		Beyond These Shores
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link

The Book of Kells is a progressive rock album by Iona. Released in 1992. The Book of Kells, an 8th-century manuscript filled with lush pictures illustrating the Gospels, possibly originating from the monastery at Iona, serves as the album's namesake.

Again the recording process moved round the country for suitable facilities:

  • Wildlife Studio, Ipswich - (Engineer Nigel Palmer)
  • Studio 2, Leeds - (Engineer Rob Price)
  • Kensington Temple Church - (Engineer Nigel Palmer) for the Heavenly Hosts

The recording was remastered for the 2002 release The River Flows: Anthology and later re-released on Open Sky Records as a standalone album.

Personnel

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Band

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Additional musicians and special guests

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Track listing

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  • Disc - Total Time 72:21
  1. Kells Opening Theme – 4:18
  2. Revelation – 4:38
  3. Mathew-The Man – 11:54
  4. Chi-Rho – 4:39
  5. Mark-The Lion – 3:29
  6. The River Flows – 5:01
  7. Luke-The Calf – 4:03
  8. Virgin and Child – 3:16
  9. Temptation – 4:34
  10. The Arrest-Gethsemane – 3:49
  11. Trinity-The Godhead – 6:09
  12. John-The Eagle – 4:15
  13. Kells – 5:29
  14. Eternity-No Beginning No End – 6:47

Release details

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  • 1992, UK, What Records WHAR 1287, Release Date ? ? 1992, LP
  • 1992, UK, What Records WHAD 1287, Release Date ? ? 1992, CD
  • 1992, UK, What Records WHAC 1287, Release Date ? ? 1992, Cassette
  • 1992, USA, Forefront Records FFD-3001, Release Date ? ? 1992, CD
  • 2003, UK, Open Sky Records OPENVP2CD, Release Date 3 November 2003, CD
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