Fairport Convention, The Broadcast Album 1968-70, UK LP 1960s Records Limited - R&B96

In this release we navigate the uncharted waters of Fairport Convention’s early voyages across the UK, European and American airwaves. Fairport initially focused on covers of future classics by US/Canadian singer-songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Richard Farina and Bob Dylan, but delivered these covers in increasingly extended electric versions, becoming England’s answer to Jefferson Airplane. Within two years the band evolved into the prime-movers of British electric folk-rock, mixing electrified traditional songs with outstanding original material provided mainly by Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson. Between June 1968 and July 1970 Fairport released five LPs: Fairport Convention, What We Did on Our Holidays, Unhalfbricking, Liege and Lief and Full House(July 1970) – six if we include Heyday: the BBC Sessions 1968-1969, a selection from the many BBC sessions recorded by the What We Did on Our Holidays line-up.

Recording Details: Side One Track 1 French TV Bouton Rouge, April 27th 1968 Tracks 2-5 VPRO Dutch TV Amsterdam, September 1968 Side Two Track 1 BBC, Sound of The Seventies, recorded November 12th 1970, broadcast November 19th Track 2 Radio WHPK Chicago, broadcast May 27th 1970 Tracks 3-4 BBC Top Gear, recorded December 9th 1968, broadcast December 22nd

Musicians: Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar, vocals Richard Thompson – guitar, vocals Simon Nicol – guitar, vocals Martin Lamble – drums (Side One Tracks 1-5, Side Two Tracks 3-4) Judy Dyble – vocals (Side One Track 1) Sandy Denny – vocals, guitar, piano (Side One Tracks 2-5, Side Two Tracks 3-4) Ian Matthews – vocals (Side One Tracks 1-5, Side Two Tracks 3-4) Dave Swarbrick – fiddle, vocals (Side Two Tracks 1-2) Dave Mattacks – drums (Side Two Tracks 1-2) Dave Pegg – bass, vocals (Side Two Tracks 1-2)

Tracks: Side One 1. Time Will Show The Wiser (Emmitt Rhodes) 2. I Still Miss Someone (Johnny Cash/Roy Cash Jnr.) 3. Bird On A Wire (Leonard Cohen) 4.If It Feels Good, You Know it Can’t Be Wrong (Richard Thompson/Ashley Hutchings 5. I’ll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan) - Side Two 1. Sickness And Diseases (Dave Swarbrick/Richard Thompson) 2. Sloth (Dave Swarbrick/Richard Thompson) 3. Billy The Orphan Boy’s Lonely Xmas (Richard Thompson) 4. She Moves Through The Fair (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)