(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
