Fairport Convention, In Real Time

Il concerto di Cropredy del 1987 celebra il ventennale del gruppo. L'album è vivace musicalmente ma non esente da pecche relativamente alla registrazione e al missaggio di Stuart Epps. La grafica presenta foto in B/N di Laurie Lewis; l'uso del grandangolo crea un suggestivo effetto teatrale, con il pubblico che sembra circondare il palcoscenico

Tracks:

Reynard The Fox (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 2'52" - The Widow Of Westmorland's Daughter (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) /  Random Jig (James Hill) 4'44" - The Hiring Fair (Ralph McTell / Dave Mattacks) 6'35" - Crazy Man Michael (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 4'49" - Close To The Wind (Stuart Marson) 6'20" - The Swirling Pit (Dave Pegg) / Matty Groves (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) / The Rutland Reel (Ric Sanders) / Sack The Juggler (Ric Sanders) 10'41" - Meet On The Ledge (Richard Thompson)  4'09"

Musicians:

Simon Nicol: Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars - Ric Sanders: Violin, Keyboards - Martin Allcock: Vocal, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bouzouki, Bass Guitar - Dave Pegg: Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Drums, Vocal - Dave Mattacks: Drums, Keyboards

Recorded: Tracks 1-6 recorded live in the Studio at The Mill, Farnham, Buckinghamshire - The audience was dubbed onto the basic 'Live In The Studio' track by Island Records and was apparently taken from the John Martyn 'Live In Leeds' albu