Grapes of Wrath is the first studio
album by
Spear of Destiny, released by
Epic Records in 1983. The band's first single was "Flying Scotsman" followed by the second single "The Wheel".[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Kirk Brandon
Side one
"The Wheel" - 3:10
"Flying Scotsman" - 3:20
"Roof of the World" - 3:02
"Aria" - 4:38
"Solution" - 3:56
Side two
"The Murder of Love" - 3:12
"The Preacher" - 2:34
"Omen of the Times" - 3:15
"The Man Who Tunes the Drums" - 2:47
"Grapes of Wrath" - 4:44
A 'Special Cassette Mix'[2] version of the album was also released. It comprises (in track-listed order):
A1 "The Wheel"
A2 "Flying Scotsman" (12" Version)
A3 "Roof of the World"
A4 "Aria"
A5 "Solution" (preceded by a brief guitar version of
The Third Man Theme bridging from A4)
B1 "The Preacher" (including a vocal-only intro of the entire song)
^Colin Larkin The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music, 1997, p. 417; "The first single, 'Flying Scotsman', arrived in 1983, and was featured on The Grapes Of Wrath alongside the relentless single 'The Wheel'."
^As stated by the inlay cover: 'One side of this programme is of longer duration than the other to preserve the album continuity'.