1. Time Will Show The Wiser
2. Throwaway Street Puzzle
3. Mr. Lacey
4. The Ballad Of Easy Rider
5. Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman
6. Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller
7. A Heart Needs A Home
8. The Dark End Of The Street
9. It'll Be Me
10. Flee As A Bird
11. Night Comes In
12. The Pitfall / The Excursion
13. The Calvary Cross
current status: out-of-print
ICD-8 UK 1976
"A Collection of Unreleased and Rare Material, 1967-1972"
with Linda Thompson, Fairport Convention.
2 LP/1 CD Set.
re-issue: Hannibal Records LP, CGLP2-4413, USA
re-issue: Hannibal Records CD, HNCD-4413, UK and USA
limited edition SHM-CD re-issue: Island Records/Universal, UICY-94609, Japan, 2010
note: While the SHM-CD format may or may not actually improve the sound, this is the first Island Records cd remastering of (guitar, vocal); mastering engineer: Hitsohi Takiguchi at Universal Mastering Studios.
About 3/4 of this two record set was initially released in the U.S.A. on the Live! (More or Less) two record set. The following tracks are available only on the Guitar, Vocal album:
"Throwaway Street Puzzle" (Fairport Convention)
"Mr. Lacey" (Fairport Convention-live)
"Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roller" (Fairport Convention-live)
"It'll Be Me" (Richard and Linda Thompson-live)
Album compiled and produced by Richard Thompson, John Wood, and Richard Williams
Time Will Show The Wiser (written by Emmitt Rhodes)
Fairport Convention:
Judy Dyble: vocals
Iain Matthews: vocals
Richard Thompson: Gibson 175D guitar
Simon Nicol: electric 12-string guitar
Ashley Hutchings: bass guitar
Martin Lamble: drums
Produced by Joe Boyd & Tod Lloyd
originally released on Fairport Convention lp (Polydor)
Engineer: John Wood
Recorded at Sound Techniques Studio, London (4-track) in late 1967
Throwaway Street Puzzle (written by Ashley Hutchings/Richard Thompson) published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention:
Sandy Denny: vocals
Iain Matthews: vocals
Richard Thompson: Gibson Les Paul guitar
Simon Nicol: guitar, mellotron
Ashley Hutchings: bass guitar
Martin Lamble: drums with:
Pete Ross: harmonica
Produced by Joe Boyd
originally released in an alternate mix as the b-side of the "Meet On The Ledge" 45 (Island)
Recording and re-mix engineer: John Wood
Recorded at Kingsway Recorders, London (8-track) in 1968
Remixed at Basing Street Studios, London, on March 15, 1976
Mr. Lacey (written by Ashley Hutchings)
Fairport Convention:
Sandy Denny: vocals
Iain Matthews: vocals
Richard Thompson: Gibson Les Paul guitar
Simon Nicol: guitar
Ashley Hutchings: bass guitar
Martin Lamble: drums
Originally transmitted on the Stuart Henry Show and previously unreleased on record
Recorded by the BBC at Aeolian Hall, London, in mono on December 2, 1968
Reprocessed by John Wood at Sound Techniques in 1976
The Ballad Of Easy Rider (written by Roger McGuinn)
Fairport Convention:
Sandy Denny: vocals
Richard Thompson: Gibson Les Paul guitar
Simon Nicol: guitar
Ashley Hutchings: bass guitar
Dave Mattacks: drums
Produced by Joe Boyd
Previously unreleased
Engineer: John Wood
Recorded at Sound Techniques (8-track) in 1969 as part of the Liege & Lief album sessions
Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman (written by Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick) published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention:
Richard Thompson: Fender Stratocaster guitar, vocals
Dave Swarbrick: mandolin
Simon Nicol: guitar
Dave Pegg: bass guitar
Dave Mattacks: drums
with:
Linda Thompson: backing vocals
Rhythm track produced by Joe Boyd
Previously released on The Electric Muse LP (Island/Transatlantic)
Engineer: John Wood
Recorded at Sound Techniques (8-track) in 1970 as part of the Full House album sessions; vocals added at Sound Techniques in March 1975 Sweet Little Rock'n'Roller (written by Chuck Berry)
Fairport Convention:
Richard Thompson: Fender Stratocaster guitar, vocals
Dave Swarbrick: violin
Simon Nicol: guitar
Dave Pegg: bass guitar
Dave Mattacks: drums
Produced by Joe Boyd
Previously unreleased
Engineer: John Wood
Recorded live at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, in early 1970 on the Larrabee Sound 8-track remote unit
A Heart Needs A Home (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Linda Thompson: vocals
Richard Thompson: guitars
Ian Whiteman: electric piano, harmonium
Pat Donaldson: bass guitar
Timi Donald: drums
Produced by Richard Thompson and John Wood
This is a different arrangement of the song from that appearing on the Hokey Pokey lp and is previously unreleased
Recording engineer: Vic Gamm
Mixing engineer: John Wood
Recorded at Sound Techniques (16-track) in November 1974
The Dark End Of The Street (written by Dan Penn/Chips Moman)
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Richard Thompson: Martin 00018 guitar, vocals
Linda Thompson: vocals
Previously unreleased
Recorded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London on April 25, 1975
Taped in mono directly from the PA mixer by Bernard Docherty
It'll Be Me (written by Jack Clement)
Richard & Linda Thompson:
Richard Thompson: Fender Stratocaster guitar, vocals
Linda Thompson: backing vocals
John Kirkpatrick: button accordion
Dave Pegg: bass guitar
Dave Mattacks: drums
Previously unreleased
Recording and remix engineer: John Wood
Recorded live at Oxford Polytechnic on November 27, 1975 with the Island Mobile recording truck (24-track)
Remixed at Sound Techniques in February 1976
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