Fairport Convention - Full House

UK digitally remastered reissue of the 1970 album for Hannibal. Includes four bonus tracks, 'Now Be Thankful' (mono & new stereo mix), 'Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament...' & 'Bonny Bunch Of Roses'. Album Description

Fairport fan

I have this Fairport cd for myself, and this was a Christmas present for my 10 year old grandson who has become a Fairport fan. He loves it! February 9, 2008

Perhaps Their Best

One of Folk-Rock's finest jewels. This record followed "Liege and Leif" as well as the leaving by Sandy Denny of the band. Both factors contributed to low expectations at its release. Yet "Full House" was and is a major success. The vocals and song writing evince a keen, authentic sense of what Fairport Convention understood its qualities to be. Moreover, the playing of Swarbrick and Thompson--not only replete with virtuosity but also clearly a shared discourse--places this album among the greats of Rock and Roll.

It's a limetime top fiver, for me. July 22, 2006

I can never really get enough of Fairport Convention

There's hardly a recording they've made that I don't have. And still, I find that this CD has its own special sound that really reaches me. Reminds me some of Outgrabe's early work. If you yearn to visit another place, come hither. You won't be disappointed. Play on, my loves. March 9, 2006

when the stone has grown too cold to kneel

This is a genre-defining album, made even better by the inclusion of the extra tracks. To put it simply, there is no finer marriage of traditional and modern than that which is contained here.

If the standard of transcendence for this kind of thing is whether or not you can compose songs that sound so traditional that you almost can't believe they weren't written centuries ago, then by reason of "Sloth" and "Doctor of Physick" this record might be the pinnacle achievement of what is called folk-rock. Restoring "Poor Will.." and the sublime "Now Be Thankful" to the mix just takes it over the top, where you could argue convincingly for this album as one of the greatest ever made in any genre.

100 extra spanner points for Richard Thompson's ridiculous, hysterically creepy liner notes, about some kind of Olympics of Esoteric English Games with a heavy accent on mayhem and bloodshed. January 11, 2006

Full House, even more complete.

The LP, as it were, rated 5 stars from the initial LP release way back then! It had instantly become my favorite, even though it had followed the previous 4 other classics and without most of their orginal members.

I admit, after Angel Delight, I stopped collecting Fairport music. In stead, I collected most of its spinoffs, Ian Matthews, Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, etc., including Plainsong, Fotheringay, etc, even Steeleye Span.

The extra tracks included on the CD made FULL HOUSE more full!

Of course, I have re-discovered Fairport since, and IMHO, 'Red And Gold' is the best STUDIO LP/CD recorded since the Early Days. :)

FULL HOUSE, though, is still my favourite!

May I also suggest the mag/rag 'Dirty Linen'! February 11, 2005

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