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A superb 68-minute collection of obscure and unreleased tracks from Thompson's career, covering late 1967 until April 1976. The album's first six tracks are devoted to Thompson's career with Fairport Convention -- highlights include "Throwaway Street Puzzle" (the B-side of the single "Meet on the Ledge"), the BBC recording of "Mr. Lacey," the Liege and Lief session outtake "The Ballad of Easy Rider," the Full House session outtake "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman," and "Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller" from the L.A. Troubadour (House Full) concert tapes. Thompson plays some sizzling guitar on these cuts, though "Ballad of Easy Rider" -- played here the way Dylan might've covered it on John Wesley Harding -- is more representative of Sandy Denny than Thompson. The post-Fairport material includes an alternate arrangement of "A Heart Needs a Home" from Hokey Pokey, a beautifully sung live rendition of "The Dark End of the Street" (featuring one of Linda Thompson's best performances); their hard-rocking live rendition of Jack Clement's "It'll Be Me"; the exquisite solo acoustic guitar instrumental "Flee as a Bird"; and two epics, "Night Comes In" and "Calvary Cross," featuring Thompson and his band stretching out on-stage. Despite the existence of the triple-CD career retrospective, this disc still has enough prime rarities to rate as a must-own, even for casual fans.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Joe Boyd, Producer - Ian Matthews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Emitt Rhodes, ComposerLyricist - Judy Dyble, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tod Lloyd, Producer
℗ 1968 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Joe Boyd, Producer - Ian Matthews, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sandy Denny, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Nicol, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fairport Convention, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Martin Lamble, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Thompson, MainArtist - Ashley Hutchings, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1968 BBC
Roger McGuinn, ComposerLyricist - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Joe Boyd, Producer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Swarbrick, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chuck Berry, ComposerLyricist - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Richard Thompson, Producer, Vocals, Strings, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John M. Wood, Producer
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - Chips Moman, ComposerLyricist - Dan Penn, ComposerLyricist - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Docherty, Producer
℗ 2020 Island Records Ltd.
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - John Kirkpatrick, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jack H. Clement, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Island Records Ltd.
Traditional, ComposerLyricist - Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Wood, Producer
℗ 1975 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Richard Thompson, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1976 Universal Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Richard & Linda Thompson, MainArtist - John Kirkpatrick, Accordion, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Thompson, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Mattacks, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - John Wood, Producer - Linda Thompson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Pegg, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
A superb 68-minute collection of obscure and unreleased tracks from Thompson's career, covering late 1967 until April 1976. The album's first six tracks are devoted to Thompson's career with Fairport Convention -- highlights include "Throwaway Street Puzzle" (the B-side of the single "Meet on the Ledge"), the BBC recording of "Mr. Lacey," the Liege and Lief session outtake "The Ballad of Easy Rider," the Full House session outtake "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman," and "Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller" from the L.A. Troubadour (House Full) concert tapes. Thompson plays some sizzling guitar on these cuts, though "Ballad of Easy Rider" -- played here the way Dylan might've covered it on John Wesley Harding -- is more representative of Sandy Denny than Thompson. The post-Fairport material includes an alternate arrangement of "A Heart Needs a Home" from Hokey Pokey, a beautifully sung live rendition of "The Dark End of the Street" (featuring one of Linda Thompson's best performances); their hard-rocking live rendition of Jack Clement's "It'll Be Me"; the exquisite solo acoustic guitar instrumental "Flee as a Bird"; and two epics, "Night Comes In" and "Calvary Cross," featuring Thompson and his band stretching out on-stage. Despite the existence of the triple-CD career retrospective, this disc still has enough prime rarities to rate as a must-own, even for casual fans.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:39
- Main artists: Richard Thompson
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Folk/Americana
© 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 1976 Universal Music Operations Limited
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