Fairport Convention, Moat On the Ledge, LP  GERMANY Spriggan Records 1983 - SPR 012 

The album was born from a summer reunion that will be the first of a long series: in fact, at Cropredy, every year, Fairport fans will have the opportunity to see their favourites again. The period between 1980 and 1984 was not very productive for the group from a compositional point of view: it is basically the annual festivals that keep the group alive. In 1982, the historic group with Thompson and Mattacks is reunited for the occasion. The album covers feature an evocative image of Fairport, on a boat in front of Broughton Castle (in green for the English edition, in B/W with red writing for the German edition).

L'album nasce da una reunion estiva che sarà la prima di una lunga serie: a Cropredy infatti, ogni anno, i fans dei Fairport avranno l'opportunità di rivedere i loro beniamini.Il periodo tra il 1980 e il 1984 fu poco produttivo per il gruppo dal punto di vista compositivo: sono in pratica i festival annuali a tenere in vita il gruppo. In questo 1982 si ricompone per l'occasione il gruppo storico con Thompson e Mattacks. Le copertine dei dischi presentano un'immagine suggestiva dei Fairport, in barca davanti al castello di Broughton (in verde l'edizione inglese, in B/N con scritte rosse quella tedesca).

Tracks Side A: Walk Awhile (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 4'08" - Country Pie (Bob Dylan) 3'23" - Rosie (Dave Swarbrick) 4'15" - Matty Groves (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 9'30"

Tracks Side A: Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) 3'25" - Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 5'37" - The Brilliancy Medley (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) / Cherokee Shuffle (Tommy Jackson) 3'27" - Woman Or A Man (Richard Thompson) 3'20" - High School Confidential (Jerry Lee Lewis) 4'20"

Musicians: Dave Swarbrick: Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin - Richard Thompson: Vocals, Electric Guitar - Simon Nicol: Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars - Dave Pegg: Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals - Dave Mattacks: Drums - Bruce Rowland: Drums with Judy Dyble: Vocals (Track 5) - Ralph McTell: Electric Guitar (Track 9)

Recorded:15 August 1981 at Broughton Castle, Banbury, Oxfordshire by John Romer & Mark Powell - Produced by:Simon Nicol and Dave Pegg - Mixed At:Woodworm Studio, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire - Sleeve Notes:Patrick Humphries - German Issue Sleeve Notes by:Patrick Humphries and Dirk Budka