Fairport Convention - Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention

Title: Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention Artist: Fairport Convention Release Date: 2/26/2002 Label: Metro Album Type(s): Greatest Hits UPCs: 698458107626, 766488513127 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: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Genesis Hall
2. Expletive Delighted
3. Summer Before the War
4. Aunt Sally Shuffle
5. The Card Song/Shuffle the Pack
6. The Hiring Fair
7. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Live]
8. The Youngest Daughter
9. Home Is Where the Heart Is
10. Woodworm Swing
11. Si Tu Dois Partir [Live]
12. Crazy Man Michael
13. Red and Gold
14. Cup of Tea!/A Loaf of Bread/Miss Monahan's
15. Wat Tyler
16. All Your Beauty
17. The Gas Almost Works
18. Meet on the Ledge [Live]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2002 CD Metro 76

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Metro's Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention collects studio performances from 1982 to 1996 as well as live recordings from that era. These live recordings, taken from the band's annual Cropredy festivals/reunions, feature some of the songs that will be most familiar to casual Fairport Convention fans, such as "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?" and "Meet on the Ledge," as well as a cover of Dylan's "Si Tu Dois Partir." However, the collection does feature a good amount of highlights from the group's later career, such as "The Hiring Fair," "Wat Tyler," "Expletive Delighted," "Red and Gold," and "All Your Beauty," as well as renditions of traditional songs like "The Youngest Daughter." While this probably isn't the best entry point into Fairport Convention's long, tangled career, Then and Now: The Best of Fairport Convention works well as an overview of the group's later years. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Name Credits John Crosby Liner Notes Martin Allcock Arranger The Sanders Arranger