Fairport Convention - History of Fairport Convention

Title: History of Fairport Convention Artist: Fairport Convention Release Date: 11/1972 Re-Released On: 2/27/2001 Label: Polygram Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 042284608329, 632427769224, 0042284608329 Genre: Rock Styles: Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Progressive Folk, British Folk-Rock Moods: Dramatic, Earnest, Passionate, Pastoral, Amiable/Good-Natured, Autumnal, Bittersweet, Intimate, Literate, Witty, Energetic, Gentle, Intense, Laid-Back/Mellow, Melancholy, Organic, Reflective, Rollicking, Searching, Sophisticated, Wistful Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 4 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Meet on the Ledge
2. Fotheringay
3. Mr. Lacey
4. Book Song
5. Sailor's Life
6. Si Tu Dois Partir
7. Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
8. Matty Groves
9. Now Be Thankful
10. Walk Awhile
11. Sloth
12. Bonny Black Hare
13. Angel Delight
14. Bridge over the River Ash
15. John Lee
16. Breakfast in Mayfair
17. Hanging Song
18. The Hen's March/The Four Poster Bed

Year Type Label Catalog # 2001 CD Polygram 846083 2001 CD Polygram 846083

No other editions were found for this album.

Originally a double album, this 18-song CD is a good selection of the better songs recorded by the group from What We Did on Our Holidays thru Babbacombe Lee, including "Sailor's Life," "Who Knows Where the Time Goes," "Meet On the Ledge," "Si Tu Dois Partir," "Matty Groves," "Sloth," and "Angel Delight." It's no substitute for any of the albums up to and including Full House, but it's adequate for someone on a limited budget. As with most Fairport albums, the notes are virtually nonexistent, but in place of a historical essay, the CD reproduces the original album's group family tree by Pete Frame, covering the seven lineups of the group (and the prior and subsequent activities of all members) as of the fall of 1972 -- it was already pretty complex at that point, though someday that account has to be extended to the end of the century. (British import) ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Name Credits Ashley Hutchings Bass, Vocals Clare Lowther Cello Dave Mattacks Tambourine, Drums Dave Pegg Vocals, Mandolin, Bass Dave Swarbrick Mandolin, Violin, Vocals Fairport Convention Producer, Arranger Ian Matthews Vocals Joe Boyd Producer John Kirkpatrick Concertina, Vocals, Accordion John Wood Producer Judy Dyble Piano, Vocals, Autoharp, Recorder Martin Lamble Violin, Drums Richard Thompson Guitar, Vocals Roger Hill Vocals, Guitar Royston Wood Concertina, Vocals Sandy Denny Vocals, Guitar Simon Nicol Producer, Concertina, Guitar, Vocals Sue Draheim Fiddle Tom Farnell Drums Trevor Lucas Vocals, Guitar, Producer, Percussion