Description
A.F.T.’s sole 1976 album is one of British rock’s most startling roads not taken: a largely instrumental twin-guitar symphony whose precision, speed and metallic force anticipated the progressive edge of the coming heavy-metal generation. Formed by guitarists Paul MacDonnell and Robert Cross, bassist Trevor Darks and drummer Dave Ball, Automatic Fine Tuning recorded the album almost entirely live over ten days at Ridge Farm using the Maison Rouge mobile studio. The sprawling “Great Panjandrum Wheel” combines the complexity of Yes and King Crimson, the harmonized attack of Wishbone Ash and the drive of Led Zeppelin, while pointing toward Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and neoclassical metal. This bandand estate-supported 50th Anniversary Edition has been restored and remastered by Prof.
Stoned and adds five previously unreleased tracks: “Race Horses” from A.F.T.’s 1976 Peel
session plus four live recordings from Kettering. Digipak with a 16-page booklet featuring
Joe Banks’s extensive history, rare photographs and period memorabilia. Limited pressing.
TRACKLIST
1. The Great Panjandrum Wheel (Part One)
2. Gladioli
3. The Great Panjandrum Wheel (Part Two)
4. Queen of the Night
5. Race Horses (Radio Session)
6. Superstition (Live)
7. Airplane Annie (Live)
8. Sweet Georgia Brown (Live)
9. 12-Bar Encore (Live)
GENRE: Progressive Rock/Hard Rock
BARCODE: 601570656088
RELEASE DATE: 20/11/2026
