Fairport Convention, 50:50@50,
LP Matty Grooves 2017 - MGLP054
The album features six new
compositions that were recorded at Woodworm Studios in Oxfordshire in
November 2016, including a reworking of Danny Jack's Reward that
originally appeared on the Festival Bell album, and six live tracks.
These were recorded between 2014 and 2016 at various gigs including the
band's warm-ups for their Cropredy Festival at the Mill Arts Centre in
Banbury. The recording quality, produced by John Gale, is brilliant and
detailed. The cover design is by Mike Toole, and the photography in the
booklet is by Ben Nicholson.
L'album contiene sei nuove
composizioni che sono stati registrate ai Woodworm Studios
nell'Oxfordshire nel novembre 2016, compresa una rielaborazione di
Danny Jack's Reward che originariamente è stata incisa
nell'album “Festival Bell”, e sei tracce live.
Queste ultime sono state registrate tra il 2014 e il 2016 in diversi
concerti tra cui i warm-up della band per il loro Festival di Cropredy
presso il Centro Mill Arts a Banbury. La qualità della
registrazione, effettuata dal produttore John Gale, è
brillante e dettagliata. La concezione della copertina è di
Mike Toole, le fotografie all’interno del libretto sono opera
di Ben Nicholson.
Tracks:
1. "Eleanor's Dream" (Chris Leslie) – 2. "Ye Mariners All"
(Live) (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 3.
"Step By Step" (Chris Leslie) – 4. "The Naked Highwayman"
(Live) (Steve Tilston) – 5. "Danny Jack's Reward" (Ric
Sanders) – 6. "Jesus on the Mainline" (Live) (featuring
Robert Plant) (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention)
– 7. "Devil's Work" (Chris Leslie) – 8. "Mercy Bay"
(Live) (Chris Leslie) – 9. "Our Bus Rolls On" (Chris Leslie)
– 10. "Portmeirion" (Live) (Ric Sanders) – 11. "The
Lady of Carlisle" (featuring Jacqui McShee) (Traditional; arranged by
Fairport Convention) – 12. "Lord Marlborough" (Live)
(Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 13. "Summer
By The Cherwell" (PJ Wright) – 14. "John Condon" (Live)
(Richard Laird / Sam Starrett / Tracey McRory)
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