Fairport Convention, We Did On Our Holidays 


CD UKIsland Records IMCD 97 (842 813-2) (April 1990) - CD USACarthage Records CGCD 4430 (April 1990)
 
In questo bellissimo secondo album rimangono ancora evidenti le influenze americane ma compaiono anche i primi "tradizionali arrangiati", che segneranno lo stile del gruppo. Richard Thompson inizia a mettersi in evidenza come compositore. Arriva una nuova cantante: Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny, più nota col nome di Sandy Denny, che si pone subito in evidenza con la commovente canzone Fotheringay. La copertina americana della A&M mostra una foto del gruppo mentre quella europea, su sfondo nero, è un disegno di Annie Brown.
 
Tracks:
Fotheringay (Sandy Denny)  3'03" - Mr Lacey (Ashley Hutchings)  2'50" - Book Song (Richard Thompson / Ian Matthews) 3'12" - "The Lord Is In This Place .... How Dreadful Is This Place" (Ashley Hutchings / Richard Thompson / Sandy Denny) 1'50" - No Man's Land (Richard Thompson) 2'23" - I'll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan)  5'50" - Eastern Rain (Joni Mitchell) 3'36" - Nottamun Town (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)3'07" - Tale In Hard Time (Richard Thompson) 3'24" - She Moves Through the Fair (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 4'09" - Meet On The Ledge (Richard Thompson) 2'49" - End Of A Holiday (Simon Nicol) 1'06"

 
Musicians
Sandy Denny: Vocals, Acoustic & 12-String Acoustic Guitars, Organ, Piano, Harpsichord - Ian M. Matthews: Vocals, Congas - Richard Thompson: Vocals, Electric, Acoustic & 12-String Acoustic Guitars, Piano Accordion - Simon Nicol: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Electric Autoharp, Electric Dulcimer, Backing Vocals - Tyger Hutchings: Bass, Backing Vocal - Martin Lamble: Drums, Percussion, Violin, Tabla & Footsteps!
with
Bruce Lacey & his Robots(Track 2) - Claire LowtherCello (Track 3) - Kingsley AbbottCoins (Track 4), Backing Vocals (Track 11) - Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch, Marc Ellington Backing Vocals (Track 11)

 
Recorded:June-August 1968 at Sound Techniques and Olympic Studio No. 1, London except Track 4 recorded at St. Peter's Church, Westbourne Grove,  West London. Further work done at Morgan Studios - Produced by:Joe Boyd for Witchseason Productions - Sound Engineer:John Wood - Sleeve Design:Diogenic Attempts Ltd - Front Cover Photograph:of blackboard at Essex University assaulted by Fairport Convention is by Annie Brown - Back Cover Photograph:Richard Bennett Zeff
USA Issue Cover Designed by:Tom Wilkes