SEALED LP: FAIRPORT CONVENTION: LIVE AT THE L.A. TROUBA

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Fairport Convention: Live At The L.A. Troubadour FACTORY SEALED LP Format: Sealed LP Record Company/Release Number: Island: HELP 28 Bar Code: NONE Original release date: 1976 Country: England Condition of the cover: MINT Condition of the record: Sealed - Assumed Mint Shipping Weight: 1 pounds, 0 ounces Opening bid: 14.99 Inventory number: 205120 Notes: - - - NOTE ABOUT MULTIPLE COPIES This only applies to the winning bidder. If I have multiple copies of this record, and you are interested in buying any extras, let me know. I will sell you as many copies that I can (it depends on how many I have), and every additional extra will be discounted 10% less than your winning bid. I'm sorry, but I cannot disclose if I have any extra copies until after the auction ends. Please contact me if you have any difficulty viewing the photos. Songs: Toss the Feathers Matty Groves Bonnie Kate Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman Sloth Banks of the Sweet Primroses Mason's Apron Yellow Bird Credits: Dave Mattacks: Drums Simon Nicol: Guitar, Vocals Dave Pegg: Bass, Vocals Fairport Convention: Main Performer Richard Thompson: Guitar, Vocals Dave Swarbrick: Mandolin, Vocals, Violin Album Review: With Fairport off the label, Island Records reached back and released this live recording from 1970, featuring the last Richard Thompson lineup of the band. It was a forceful album, but it has since been superseded by House Full, a revised version of the same material. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide Biography: Fairport Convention biography by ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide The best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, Fairport Convention did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation on the folk-rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles indigenous to the British Isles. While the revved-up renditions of traditional British folk tunes drew the most critical attention, the group members were also (at least at the outset) talented songwriters as well as interpreters. They were comfortable with conventional harmony-based folk-rock as well as tunes that drew upon more explicitly traditional sources, and boasted some of the best singers and instrumentalists of the day. A revolving door of personnel changes, however, saw the exit of their most distinguished talents, and basically changed the band into a living museum piece after the early '70s, albeit an enjoyable one with integrity. When Fairport formed around 1967, their goal was not to revive British folk numbers, but to play harmony- and guitar-based folk-rock in a style strongly influenced by Californian groups of the day (especially the Byrds). The lineup that recorded their self-titled debut album in 1968 featured Richard Thompson, Ian Matthews, and Simon Nicol on guitars; Ashley Hutchings on bass; Judy Dyble on vocals; and Martin Lamble on drums. Most of the members sang, though Matthews and Dyble were the strongest vocalists in this early incarnation; all of their early work, in fact, was characterized by blends of male and female vocals, influenced by such American acts as the Mamas & the Papas and Ian & Sylvia. While their first album was derivative, it had some fine material, and the band was already showing a knack for eclecticism, excavating overlooked songs by Joni Mitchell (then virtually unknown) and Emitt Rhodes. Fairport Convention didn't reach their peak until Dyble was replaced after the first album in 1968 by Sandy Denny, who had previously recorded both as a solo act and with the Strawbs. Denny's penetrating, resonant style qualified her as the best British folk-rock singer of all time, and provided Fairport with the best vocalist they would ever have. What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) and Unhalfbricking (1969) are their best albums, mixing strong originals, excellent covers of contemporary folk-rock songs by the likes of Mitchell and Dylan, and imaginative revivals of traditional folk songs that mixed electric and acoustic instruments with a beguiling ease. Matthew... read more

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