Fairport Convention - A Lasting Spirit: The Collection (3CD) (2005) CD-Rip
Artist: Fairport Convention
Title: A Lasting Spirit: The Collection
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Sanctuary
Genre: Folk-Rock, Celtic Rock
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans) / MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 03:42:42
Total Size: 1.5 Gb / 642 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: A Lasting Spirit: The Collection
Year Of Release: 2005
Label: Sanctuary
Genre: Folk-Rock, Celtic Rock
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans) / MP3 320 Kbps
Total Time: 03:42:42
Total Size: 1.5 Gb / 642 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1: Sweet Days
01. Some Sweet Day (02:33)
02. You're Gonna Need My Help (04:10)
03. Both Sides Noe (03:12)
04. You Never Wanted Me (03:18)
05. Dear Landlord (03:49)
06. Night In The City (03:05)
07. Marcie (03:42)
08. Fatheringay (03:06)
09. Sir Patrick Spens (03:53)
10. Wings (04:29)
11. Suzanne (06:50)
12. Jack O'Diamonds (03:49)
13. Time Will Show The Wiser (03:16)
14. Mr Lacey (03:06)
15. Genesis Halt (03:53)
16. Reynardine (03:52)
17. Million Dollar Bash (04:12)
18. Matty Groves (07:27)
CD 2: Long Summer Days
01. Set Me Up (04:23)
02. Medley: Cup Of Tea / Loaf Of Bread / Miss Monohan's (03:19)
03. Sock In It (05:33)
04. All Your Beauty (02:57)
05. London River (02:59)
06. Honour And Praise (05:23)
07. Rhythm Of The Time (05:54)
08. How Many Times (03:30)
09. Red And Gold (06:44)
10. Wat Tyler (05:36)
11. The Wishfullness Waltz (05:44)
12. Cloudy Banks (05:54)
13. Medley: Mock Morris: The Green Man / The Cropredy Badger / Molly On The Jetty (04:56)
14. Summer Before The War (04:34)
15. Sigh Beg Sigh Mor (07:15)
CD 3: Cropredays
01. Walk Awhile (Live) (04:35)
02. John Gaudie (Live) (05:29)
03. Poor Willy And The Jolly Hangman (Live) (05:47)
04. Come All Ye (Live) (05:28)
05. Sloth (Live) (12:49)
06. Fiddlestix (Live) (03:11)
07. Solo (Live) (05:24)
08. Close To The Wind (Live) (06:08)
09. Jewel In The Crown (Live) (03:42)
10. I Heard It Through The Grapevine (Live) (03:44)
11. Woodworm Swing (Live) (03:18)
12. Si Tu Dois Partir (Live) (03:18)
13. Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Live) (06:33)
14. Meet On The Ledge (Live) (07:05)
This Fairport Convention triple-CD set represents a startlingly good idea that comes off well -- a compilation of live performances from across the group's history, intermingling class concert recordings from back as far as the late '60s with much more recent work from the Cropredy Festival. What one comes away appreciating anew is just how good a rock band Fairport has been for most of its history -- at their best, in fact, as represented here (including recent performances by Richard Thompson), they come off as at least as good a rock band as, say, Jethro Tull is a folk outfit, if not better. The sound is good, even on the older material (which goes back to Julie Dyble's tenure with the group), and the selection covers a huge range of repertory, some of which will surprise and delight casual fans who may not know all of the strings to this band's bow.
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