Fairport Convention - Red & Gold

Title: Red & Gold Artist: Fairport Convention Release Date: 1988 Re-Released On: 2/7/2005 Label: Rough Trade, Sanctuary, Castle Music Ltd., M.I.L. Multimedia, Blueprint, HTD Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto UPCs: 021823604428, 060768117723, 795676600721, 023138006317, 023138006348, 5023387004725, 5026389933321, 5028479001422 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. Set Me Up
2. The Noise Club
3. Red and Gold
4. The Beggar's Song
5. The Battle
6. Dark Eyed Molly
7. The Rose Hip
8. London River
9. Summer Before the War
10. Open the Door Richard
11. Close to the Wind [Live]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2005 CD Sanctuary 36044 2001 CD Blueprint 014 2000 CD HTD 0000333 1998 CD Castle Music Ltd. 47 1996 CD M.I.L. Multimedia 6007 ------ CD Rough Trade ROUGH-US-63CD

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Though their most famous albums were over a decade past by the late '80s, Fairport Convention was still releasing albums that were good enough to convert new listeners. Red & Gold is a case in point, an assured and enjoyable album of the band's trademark mix of English folk and rock. Simon Nicol's vocal on the title cut is worth the price of the album by itself; it's as sure and passionate a track as he's ever cut, a sorrowful account of a great battle as seen by a peasant farmer who doesn't understand why it's all happening. In fact, the songs on this album all rank with the best of Fairport's later work. The only dud tracks are a pair of instrumentals that are curiously hectic and dense, with a strong emphasis on the midi guitar. Given that this was recorded when midi was a fairly new technology, it's hard not to conclude that the novelty of the sound led to its overuse. This is not to quibble, as least much, because there is much else on this album that makes it a very worthwhile listen. ~ Richard Foss, All Music Guide

Name Credits Dave Mattacks Keyboards, Percussion, Harpsichord, Drums, DX-7, MIDI Drums Dave Pegg Vocals (Background), Bass, Vocals David Gleeson Artwork John Dent Mastering John Woodward Photography Malcolm Holmes Booklet Design Mark Tucker Engineer Martin Allcock MIDI, Keyboards, Vocals (Background), Guitar (Electric), String Quartet, Accordion, Guitar (Acoustic), MIDI Guitar, Bouzouki, Mandolin, Fretless Bass, Arranger, Guitar, Vocals Mike Dolan Mixing Ric Sanders Violin, Violin (Electric) Rob Braviner Engineer Simon Nicol Vocals, Guitar (12 String Electric), Guitar (Electric), Dobro, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (12 String), Engineer, Producer Spencer Richards Artwork Tim Matyear Engineer