Fairport Convention - Live at the BBC (2007)

CD 1

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. May 28, 1968, bc. June 2, 1968:

1. Close the Door Lightly When You Go [Eric Anderson] (2:57)
2. I Don't Know Where I Stand [Joni Mitchell] (3:36)
3. Some Sweet Day [Felice & Boudleaux Bryant] (2:16)
4. You Never Wanted Me [Jackson C. Frank] (3:15)
5. Nottamun Town [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:35)

David Symonds, rec. June 18, 1968, bc. June 24, 1968:

6. Marcie [Joni Mitchell] (3:34)
7. Night in the City [Joni Mitchell] (3:05)
8. Jack O'Diamonds [Bob Dylan, Ben Carruthers] (3:12)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. August 26, 1968, bc. September 1, 1968:

9. Gone, Gone, Gone [Phil & Don Everly] (1:59)
10. Suzanne [Leonard Cohen] (5:25)
11. If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong [Richard Thompson, Ashley Hutchings] (3:12)
12. Eastern Rain [Joni Mitchell] (3:10)
13. Fotheringay [Sandy Denny] (3:09)

Stuart Henry, rec. December 2, 1968, bc. December 8, 1968:

14. I Still Miss Someone [Johnny & Roy Cash] (2:23)
15. Bird on a Wire [Leonard Cohen] (3:27)

David Symonds, rec. December 27, 1968, bc. January 6, 1969:

16. Tried So Hard [Gene Clark] (2:54)
17. Reno, Nevada [Richard Fariña] (2:23)
18. Book Song [Ian Matthews, Richard Thompson] (3:05)

Symonds on Sunday, rec. February 4, 1969, bc. February 9, 1969:

19. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Sandy Denny] (4:14)

CD 2

Symonds on Sunday, rec. February 4, 1969, bc. February 9, 1969:

1. You're Gonna Need My Help [McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters)] (3:56)
2. Fotheringay [Sandy Denny] (3:01)
3. Shattering Live Experience [Simon Nicol] (3:23)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. March 18, 1969, bc. April 6, 1969:

4. Cajun Woman [Richard Thompson] (2:44)
5. Autopsy [Sandy Denny] (4:24)
6. Si Tu Dois Partir [Bob Dylan] (2:25)
7. Percy's Song [Bob Dylan] (5:25)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. September 23, 1969, bc. September 27, 1969:

8. Reynardine [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:19)
9. Tam Lin [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (7:46)
10. Sir Patrick Spens [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:44)
11. Medley: The Lark in the Morning / Rakish Paddy / Foxhunter's Jig / Toss the Feathers [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:12)
12. The Lady Is a Tramp [Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart] (2:11)

John Peel's Top Gear, bc. May 2, 1970:

13. Walk Awhile [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (4:00)
14. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (5:32)

John Peel's Top Gear, bc. August 1, 1970:

15. Doctor of Physick [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (3:37)

CD 3

David Symonds, bc. April 27, 1970:

1. Sir Patrick Spens [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:32)

Folk on One, bc. July 26, 1970:

2. The Bonny Bunch of Roses [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson] (10:53)
3. Dirty Linen [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (4:15)
4. Now Be Thankful [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (2:24)

Stuart Henry, bc. November 19, 1970:

5. The Journeyman's Grace [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (3:56)
6. Now Be Thankful [Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick] (3:23)

John Peel, rec. February 5, 1973, bc. February 20, 1973:

7. Tokyo [Jerry Donahue] (3:23)
8. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John [Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (5:29)
9. Possibly Parsons Green [Trevor Lucas, Pete Roche] (4:27)
10. Rosie [Dave Swarbrick] (4:02)

John Peel, rec. July 16, 1974, bc. August 6, 1974:

11. John the Gun [Sandy Denny] (5:03)
12. Fiddlestix [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg, Jerry Donahue, Trevor Lucas] (2:47)
13. Rising for the Moon [Sandy Denny] (4:16)
14. Down in the Flood [Bob Dylan] (3:27)

CD 4

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. November 24, 1967, bc. December 10, 1967:

1. Let's Get Together [Chet Powers] (2:48)
2. One Sure Thing [Harvey Brooks, Jim Glover] (3:35)
3. Lay Down Your Weary Tune [Bob Dylan] (3:37)
4. Chelsea Morning [Joni Mitchell] (3:01)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. February 6, 1968, bc. March 3, 1968:

5. Violets of Dawn [Eric Anderson] (3:53)
6. If (Stomp) [Ian MacDonald, Richard Thompson] (2:35)
7. Time Will Show the Wiser [Emitt Rhodes] (2:59)
8. If I Had a Ribbon Bow [Huey Prince, Louis Singer] (2:34)

Stuart Henry, rec. December 2, 1968, bc. December 8, 1968:

9. Meet on the Ledge [Richard Thompson] (2:48)

John Peel's Top Gear, rec. December 9, 1968, bc. December 22, 1968:

10. Light My Fire [Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robert Krieger, Ray Manzarek] (1:20)

Sound of the Seventies, host David Symonds, rec. April 21, 1970, bc. April 27, 1970:

11. Flatback Caper [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks, Richard Thompson] (6:23)
12. Open the Door Richard [Bob Dylan] (3:54)

Folk on One, bc. July 26, 1970:

13. The Deserter [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:54)
14. The Hangman's Reel [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (3:23)
15. Tam Lin [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick] (8:03)

Folk on One, bc. March 27, 1971:

16. Sir William Gower [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:47)
17. Banks of the Sweet Primroses [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (4:09)
18. Sickness and Diseases [Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson] (3:46)
19. Bridge over the River Ash [trad. arr. Dave Swarbrick, Dave Mattacks, Dave Pegg, Simon Nicol] (2:09)
20. Lord Marlborough [trad. arr. Fairport Convention] (3:21)
21. Angel Delight [Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Swarbrick] (4:04)


Voor de Sandy Denny fans onder ons, zij zingt op CD1, CD2 tracks 1-10 en op CD3 tracks 11-14

Veel covers en traditionals; ,maar is het ook goed ?

Ja daar is Fairport nou juist bekend mee geworden toch.. om hun prachtige uitvoeringen van traditionals.

Ik vind vooral cd1 en cd2 erg lekker wegluisteren, mijn favoriete nummer is vooralsnog Reno Navada.

Prachtig, naar mijn bescheiden mening!

Veel was al bekend van Heyday, maar er blijft ook meer dan genoeg onuitgebracht materiaal over. Aan de hand van deze live-opnames wordt de ontwikkeling van de band in kaart gebracht. In meer of mindere mate samenhangend met het grote aantal bezettingswisselingen hoor je hoe de band in amper vier jaar tijd begint met een Amerikaanse inslag, toewerkt naar hun pionierende folk-rock om te eindigen in meer traditionele folk. Misschien meer nog dan op hun albums blijkt het rasmuzikantschap van veel van de leden op deze boxset.

Eigenaardig dat juist de latere opnames op disc 4 vaak een beperkte geluidskwaliteit hebben. Al met al is dat songmateriaal, en de band zelf inmiddels ook, een stuk anoniemer. Disc 1-3 zijn echter zeer aan te bevelen voor Fairport-liefhebbers.

Disc 4 was wel een beetje een domper inderdaad. Verder een fijn boxje.