Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
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| Artist(s) | Fairport Convention |
| Studio | Universal UK |
| Release Date | August 20, 2007 |
| UPC Code | 600753011119 |
| Buy this item | $34.99 at Amazon.com As of Jul 24 4:25 EDT (details) 2 Audio CD, Usually ships in 24 hours, Deluxe Edition, Import, Original recording remastered |
About Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
2007 digitally remastered and expanded UK two CD Deluxe Edition of this groundbreaking 1969 British Folk album features a bonus disc that contains an additional ten tracks (five studio out-takes and five BBC sessions from John Peel's Top Gear program from September 1969), BBC Radio 2 listeners have voted Liege & Lief as 'the most important Folk album of all-time!'. With their strongest line-up ever (including Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings and Richard Thompson), the band could do NO wrong. 18 tracks. Island. Album Description
Tracks
Disc 1- Come All Ye
- Reynardine
- Matty Groves
- Farewell, Farewell
- Deserter
- Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter's Jig/Toss the F
- Tam Lin
- Crazy Man Michael
- Sir Patrick Spens
- Quiet Joys of Brotherhood
- Ballad of Easy Rider
- Tam Lin
- Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter's Jig/Toss the F
- Sir Patrick Spens
- Reynardine
- Quiet Joys of Brotherhood
- Lady Is a Tramp
- Medley: The Lady Is a Tramp/In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon) [#]
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(2 reviews)| |  | Tracklisting (Japan version) |  |
2. REYNARDINE
3. MATTY GROVES
4. FAREWELL,FAREWELL
5. DESERTER,THE
6. MEDLEY
7. TAM LIN
8. CRAZY MAN MICHAEL
9. SIR PATRICK SPENS(SANDY DENNY VOCAL VERSION)
10. QUIET JOYS OF BROTHERHOOD(TAKE4)
11. BALLAD OF EASY RIDER,THE
12. TAM LIN(BBC SESSION)
13. MEDLEY(BBC SESSION)
14. SIR PATRICK SPENS(BBC SESSION)
15. REYNARDINE(BBC SESSION)
16. QUIET JOYS OF BROTHERHOOD(TAKE1)
17. LADY IS A TRAMP(BBC SESSION),THE
18. IN OTHER WORDS(FLY ME TO THE MOON) January 9, 2008
| | | Five Stars if You Don't Own the Single Disc Remaster... | |
I fully approve of keeping bonus material separate from the original album in all but a few very exceptional cases(see "Unhalfbricking" for example)because, I find that, out takes, demo's, live and 'alternate' versions are so often a distraction or a dilution of the original album's quality. Yes I know, you can program them off, or even just be ready to press stop at the point the original would have ended, but I prefer it if such concerns are absent from the listening experience. In this case I think that there is such an odd blend of extras that keeping them separate is a very sensible idea.
However at the price it seems to me that it is not really for the casual fan looking to `see what all the fuss is about' and the `very keen fans' will have, all but a couple, of the extra tracks already. Most importantly the record company could/should have released it at the same time as the 'single disc re-master' as this would have avoided the accusation that owners of that version are being cynically manipulated into making an additional purchase that they shouldn't have to.
This is an excellent presentation of a truly great album and if you don't already own a copy and/or don't mind paying the extra money then this is definitely the best available edition.
September 23, 2007
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