Description
The Trial is a rock musical by the British rock band Pace, released in the UK on Grapevine Records in 1976. The album was recorded and mixed by Des Bennett at BBC Studios in Cardiff, England; with Sue McClellan and Peter Yates-Round of Parchment fame producing. Originally written by Justyn Rees of The Peacemakers, with additional music and lyrics added by Pace.
From Grapevine’s heyday comes this respectable small-band rock musical that draws its theme from Pontius Pilate’s encounter with Jesus Christ. PACE is comprised of Bob Frazier (piano), David Gladwin (bass, electric and acoustic guitars), Heidi Kaluzny (vocals), Max Sinclair (bass) and Phil Taylor (drums), with assistance from John Pac (mandolin) and Peter Yates-Round (drums). The five also fulfill the roles of Pilate, the Roman Guard, Pilate’s Conscience, the High Priest and Jesus Christ. Musically skips around from rock to blues to folk to novelty to ballads. All the song titles are topical («The Rumours», «The Indifference», «The Truth», «The Joke», «The Man», «The Plea», «The Judgment», «The Crucifixion», etc.), quickly segueing into each other via brief snippets of conversation and/or dialogue that are thick on the British accents. But it’s mostly music here, including some good electric guitar moments. Originally written by Justyn Rees of The Peacemakers, with additional music and lyrics added by PACE. Cover features a photo of a judge’s wig. [Ken Scott, Archivist]
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. “The Rumours”
A2. “The Indifference”
A3. “The King”
A4. “The Truth”
A5. “The Solution”
A6. “The Contest”
A7. “The Joke”
Side Two
B1. “The Man”
B2. “The Plea”
B3. “The Judgement”
B4. “The Cost”
B5. “The Blame”
B6. “The Crucifixtion”
B7. “The Remorse”
B8. “The Resurrection”
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette and 12-inch vinyl LP by Grapevine Records.
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