Fairport Convention, Rising for the Moon, LP UK Island Records (June 1975) - ILPS 9313

It is an album in which the group leaves the happily undertaken path of "traditional arranged" to adopt a folk rock that is not particularly original but illuminated by some beautiful songs by Sandy Denny ("After Halloween" and "One More Chance"). The album also has a new producer, Glyn Johns, who hopes to revive the band's fortunes in crisis in terms of popularity. For the graphics, we rely on craftsmanship from Trevor Lucas' sister, Marion, who designs an exotic cover (Sandy "makes" the cards, the rest of the group drinks).

E' un album in cui il gruppo lascia la strada felicemente intrapresa del "traditional arranged" per adottare un folk rock non particolarmente originale ma illuminato da alcune belle canzoni di Sandy Denny ("After Halloween" e "One More Chance"). Il disco ha anche un nuovo produttore, Glyn Johns, che spera di risollevare le sorti della band in crisi in quanto a popolarità. Per la grafica, ci si affida artigianalmente alla sorella di Trevor Lucas, Marion, che disegna una copertina esotica (Sandy "fa" le carte, il resto del gruppo beve).

Tracks Side A: Rising For The Moon (Sandy Denny) 4'07" - Restless (Trevor Lucas / Peter Roche) 3'58" - White Dress (Dave Swarbrick) 3'43" - Let It Go (Sandy Denny, Dave Swarbrick, Dave Pegg) 2'00" - Stranger To Himself (Sandy Denny) 2'50" - What Is True (Sandy Denny) 3'33"

Tracks Side B: Iron Lion (Trevor Lucas) 3'27" - Dawn (Sandy Denny / Jerry Donahue) 3'43" - After Halloween (Sandy Denny) 3'38" - Night-Time Girl (Dave Swarbrick / Dave Pegg) 2'55" - One More Chance (Sandy Denny) 7'55"

Musicians: Sandy Denny: Vocals, Piano, Electric Piano, 12-String Acoustic Guitar - Dave Swarbrick: Vocals, Fiddle, Viola, Mandolin, Autoharp, Dulcimer, Acoustic Guitar - Trevor Lucas: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, 12-String Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Harmonica - Jerry Donahue: Electric & Acoustic Guitars - Dave Pegg: Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dave Mattacks: Drums (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 11), Percussion (Tracks 1, 3) - Bruce Rowland: Drums (Tracks 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10), Percussion (Tracks 5, 7)

Recorded:Tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 11 recorded September 1974 - All other tracks recorded February-March 1975 at Olympic Sound Studios, London - Produced & Sound Engineered by:Glyn Johns - Assistant Engineer:Benny King Mastered At:The Mastering Lab, Los Angeles - Cover Painting by:Marion Appleton (sister of Trevor Lucas) - Photography by: Keith Morris