(Guitar, Vocal) A Collection of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976

by Richard Thompson

Overview

A superb 68-minute collection of obscure and unreleased tracks from Thompson's career, covering late 1967 until April 1976. The album's first six tracks are devoted to Thompson's career with Fairport Convention -- highlights include "Throwaway Street Puzzle" (the B-side of the single "Meet on the Ledge"), the BBC recording of "Mr. Lacey," the Liege and Lief session outtake "The Ballad of Easy Rider," the Full House session outtake "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman," and "Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller" from the L.A. Troubadour (House Full) concert tapes. Thompson plays some sizzling guitar on these cuts, though "Ballad of Easy Rider" -- played here the way Dylan might've covered it on John Wesley Harding -- is more representative of Sandy Denny than Thompson. The post-Fairport material includes an alternate arrangement of "A Heart Needs a Home" from Hokey Pokey, a beautifully sung live rendition of "The Dark End of the Street" (featuring one of Linda Thompson's best performances); their hard-rocking live rendition of Jack Clement's "It'll Be Me"; the exquisite solo acoustic guitar instrumental "Flee as a Bird"; and two epics, "Night Comes In" and "Calvary Cross," featuring Thompson and his band stretching out on-stage. Despite the existence of the triple-CD career retrospective, this disc still has enough prime rarities to rate as a must-own, even for casual fans. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	03/25/2022
Label:	Island / Umc
UPC:	0602435762593

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Richard Thompson   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Strings,Dulcimer,Mandolin,Guitar (Electric),Appalachian Dulcimer
Fairport Convention   Primary Artist
Richard & Linda Thompson   Primary Artist
Linda Thompson   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ian Whiteman   Piano (Electric),Harmonium
John Kirkpatrick   Accordion,Button Accordion
Sandy Denny   Vocals
Peter Ross   Harmonica
Timi Donald   Drums
Judy Dyble   Vocals
Dave Swarbrick   Violin,Mandolin
Dave Mattacks   Drums
Dave Pegg   Guitar (Bass)
Iain Matthews   Vocals
Pat Donaldson   Guitar (Bass)
Ashley Hutchings   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Simon Nicol   Guitar,Mellotron,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (12 String)
Martin Lamble   Drums
Pete Ross   Harmonica

Technical Credits

Richard Thompson   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Joe Boyd   Producer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Jack Clement   Composer
Spooner Oldham   Composer
Fairport Convention   Performer
Victor Gamm   Engineer
Linda Thompson   Performer
Dan Penn   Composer
Dave Swarbrick   Composer
Chips Moman   Composer
Emitt Rhodes   Composer
John Wood   Engineer,Producer
Roger McGuinn   Composer
Ashley Hutchings   Composer
Tod Lloyd   Producer
Traditional   Composer
Todd Lloyd   Producer
Bernard Docherty   Producer