(1968) Fairport Convention - Fairport Convention
Wikipedia: Fairport Convention is Fairport Convention's debut album. The band formed in 1967, with the original line-up consisting of Richard Thompson (guitar), Simon Nicol (guitar), Ashley “Tyger” Hutchings (bass), and Sean Frater (drums), the latter replaced after their first gig by Martin Lamble. They were shortly thereafter joined by Judy Dyble (vocals), and Ian MacDonald (later known as Iain Matthews), joined them after they made their major London stage debut in one of Brian Epstein’s Sunday concerts at the Saville Theatre.
With an approach strongly influenced by Jefferson Airplane's first two albums, as opposed to the electric traditional folk for which the group later became famous, the debut album features songs by Emitt Rhodes, Joni Mitchell and Jim & Jean, adaptations of poems by George Painter and Bob Dylan, and some original material.
This is the only Fairport Convention studio album on which Judy Dyble sings. She was replaced in 1968 by Sandy Denny but during her short time with the band she made an impression, particularly through her on-stage habit of knitting dishcloths and scarves when not actually singing.
The album should not be confused with the A&M Records' Fairport Convention, the USA release/re-titling of their second UK album, What We Did On Our Holidays. The first album, listed a product of Polydor-England, was finally released in the U.S. on Cotillion Records in 1970.
Tracklist: 01 Time Will Show The Wiser.flac 02 Decameron.flac 03 Jack O' Diamonds.flac 04 One Sure Thing.flac 05 I Don't Know Where I Stand.flac 06 You Never Wanted me.flac 07 Fotheringay.flac 08 I'll Keep It With Me.flac 09 Mr Lacey (Sandy Solo Vocal Version).flac 10 Eastern Rain (Sandy Solo Vocal Version).flac 11 Nottamun Town (A Capella).flac 12 Meet On The Ledge.flac 13 Throwaway Street Puzzle.flac 14 Reno Nevada.flac 15 Suzanne.flac 16 A Sailors Tale (First Version With Swarb).flac 17 Genesis Hall.flac 18 Autopsy (Alternate Take).flac 19 Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Alternate Take).flac
Summary: Country: UK Genre: Folk rock
Media Report: Source : CD Format : FLAC Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : ~461-809 Kbps Channel(s) : 2 channels Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz Bit depth : 16 bits
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