1. Banks Of The Sweet Primroses
2. Toss The Feathers
3. Sir Patrick Spens
4. Sloth
5. Staines Morris
6. Matty Groves
7. Jenny's Chickens/The Mason's Apron
8. Battle Of The Somme
9. Bonnie Kate/Sir B. McKenzies
10. Yellow Bird
Updated: 6.19.04
current status: in-print in the U.K. on Island Records (with bonus tracks); out-of-print in the U.S.
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Hannibal Records l.p., HNBL-1319, U.S.A., 1970 [released 1986, re-issued 2001 with bonus tracks]
Hannibal Records c.d., HNCD-1319, U.S.A.
Island Records c.d., IMCD-289, U.K., 2001
Bonus tracks on the 2001 Island U.K. c.d. re-issue:
9. "Bonnie Kate/Sir B. McKenzies"
10. "Yellow Bird"
Sloth written by Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick and published by Warlock Music Ltd.
The Mason's Apron traditional arranged Dave Swarbrick
Toss The Feathers (The Lark In The Morning Medley) and Matty Groves traditional arranged Sandy Denny/Dave Swarbrick/Richard Thompson/Simon Nicol/Ashley Hutchings/Dave Mattacks and published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Yellow Bird written by Marilyn Keith/Alan Bergman/Norman Luboff
All others traditional arranged Dave Swarbrick/Richard Thompson/Simon Nicol/Dave Pegg/Dave Mattacks and published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Produced by Joe Boyd and Frank Kornelussen
Original live 8-track recordings engineered by John Wood at the Troubadour, Los Angeles, California; September 4 - 6 1970
Toss The Feathers (The Lark In The Morning Medley), Matty Groves, and Jenny's Chickens/The Mason's Apron are the original John Wood mixes from Live At The L.A. Troubadour.
Bonnie Kate/Sir B. McKenzies and Yellow Bird (the two bonus tracks) are also the original John Wood mixes from Live At The L.A. Troubadour.
All other tracks mixed by Jerry Boys, Livingston Studios, London, April 7 and 8 1986
(Banks Of The Sweet Primroses is the same performance as that on Live at the L.A. Troubadour but remixed in 1986 by Jerry Boys. Sloth is a different performance from that on Live at the L.A. Troubadour. Sir Patrick Spens, Staines Morris, and Battle Of The Somme were not included on Live at the L.A. Troubadour.)
Fairport Convention:
Dave Swarbrick: violin, vocals
Richard Thompson: lead guitar, dulcimer, vocals
Simon Nicol: rhythm guitar, mandolin
Dave Pegg: bass, mandolin
Dave Mattacks: drums