Fairport Convention, Rising for the Moon

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 Danny ("After Halloween" e "One More Chance"). Il disco ha anche un nuovo produttore, Glyn Johns, che spera di risollevare le sorti della band un po' in crisi in quanto a popolarità. Per la grafica, ci si affida artigianalmente alla sorella di Trevor Lucas, Marion, che disegna una copertina un po' esotica (Sandy "fa" le carte, il resto del gruppo beve).

Tracks:

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" - 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