Fairport Convention, Tipplers Tales

Il gruppo si è dunque assestato intorno ad una formazione a quattro (Swarbrick, Nicol, Pegg e Rowland) dal cui affiatamento nascono continue sorprese. Una di queste è certamente questo nuovo album, ristampato in Spagna per un'antologia della musica rock. Molto intensa è la lunga ballata Jack Orion, così come la classica John Barleycorn. Poco efficace appare la grafica di copertina, realizzata da Peter Cook

Tracks:

Bottom Of The Punch Bowl / East Nuke Of Fyfe / Ye Mariners All (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 4'22" - Three Drunken Maidens (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 2'38" - Jack O'Rion [including: Turnabout / Tiree / Miss Stevenson's / Do It Again / March Of The Last / Turnabout (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 11'04" - Reynard The Fox (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 2'55" - Lady Of Pleasure (Allan Taylor) 2'27" - Bankruptured (Dave Pegg) 1'48" - The Widow Of Westmorland's Daughter / Random Jig (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention / James Hill) 3'13" - The Hair Of The Dogma (Dave Pegg) 1'40" - As Bitme (Dave Pegg / Bruce Rowland) 1'37" - John Barleycorn (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 4'42"

Musicians:

Dave Swarbrick: Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin, Mandocello - Simon Nicol: Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Electric Dulcimer, Piano - Dave Pegg: Vocals, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Electric Guitar - Bruce Rowland: Drums, Percussion, Electric Piano

Recorded:February 1978 at Chipping Norton Studios, Oxfordshire - Produced by:Fairport Convention - Engineered:Barry Hammond