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Fairport Convention is a group that has always beaten the odds -- that's why a version of the band is working in the 21st century. By the time of this, the group's fifth album, key members Ashley Hutchings and Sandy Denny had exited the lineup, yet the group continued here without skipping a beat, for the first time without a female singer -- and it turned out not to make a major difference. Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick took over as singers, and Dave Pegg (more recently of Jethro Tull) joined on bass, and the resulting album was actually more viscerally exciting than its predecessor, Liege and Lief, if not quite as important as that record, since it came first. Even vocally, this version of the group needed offer no apologies. Thompson, Swarbrick, Pegg, and Simon Nicol harmonize beautifully around strong lead vocals. Not only does the singing here retain the high standard of the earlier incarnation of the group (check out the harmony singing on "Sir Patrick Spens" and "Flowers of the Forest"), but the playing throughout has greater urgency and punch, from the rousing Thompson-Swarbrick opener "Walk Awhile" to the haunting, moody, dazzling nine-minute "Sloth," which remained part of the group's live set for years. An indispensable recording, and one that anybody who wants to truly know this band, or to take in some of the best work of Richard Thompson's career, must own (his playing on "Sloth" and "Doctor of Physick" makes it worthwhile). Swarbrick's fiddle and viola playing is also among the best of his career. Ironically, Thompson would make this his last full-time studio venture with Fairport, but what a way to go!
© Stephen Winnick & Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Dave Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Dave Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Dave Swarbrick, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - David Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - David Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, Arranger, Work Arranger, MainArtist - Dave Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1970 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Arranger, Drums, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Swarbrick, Arranger, Viola, Work Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Suha Gur, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1999 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Lee Hamblin, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - David Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist - FRANK KORNELUSSEN, Remixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1988 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Fairport Convention is a group that has always beaten the odds -- that's why a version of the band is working in the 21st century. By the time of this, the group's fifth album, key members Ashley Hutchings and Sandy Denny had exited the lineup, yet the group continued here without skipping a beat, for the first time without a female singer -- and it turned out not to make a major difference. Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick took over as singers, and Dave Pegg (more recently of Jethro Tull) joined on bass, and the resulting album was actually more viscerally exciting than its predecessor, Liege and Lief, if not quite as important as that record, since it came first. Even vocally, this version of the group needed offer no apologies. Thompson, Swarbrick, Pegg, and Simon Nicol harmonize beautifully around strong lead vocals. Not only does the singing here retain the high standard of the earlier incarnation of the group (check out the harmony singing on "Sir Patrick Spens" and "Flowers of the Forest"), but the playing throughout has greater urgency and punch, from the rousing Thompson-Swarbrick opener "Walk Awhile" to the haunting, moody, dazzling nine-minute "Sloth," which remained part of the group's live set for years. An indispensable recording, and one that anybody who wants to truly know this band, or to take in some of the best work of Richard Thompson's career, must own (his playing on "Sloth" and "Doctor of Physick" makes it worthwhile). Swarbrick's fiddle and viola playing is also among the best of his career. Ironically, Thompson would make this his last full-time studio venture with Fairport, but what a way to go!
© Stephen Winnick & Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:38
- Main artists: Fairport Convention
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 2001 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
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