TalkAwhile - The Folk Corporation Forum

With the box sets and extra tracks on the new re-issues of albums on Cd's does anybody know of any tracks out there that still aren't available officially. I don't think the alternate version of "The Sailors Alphabet" is out anywhere. Any others out there that people can think of I would be interested to hear.

do you mean officially released  or bootlegs as well?
 because theres piles of stuff on bootlegs only
 as to any unreased studio stuff that hasnt seen the light of day, i suspect theres a huge amount stuck in reel to reel boxes somewhere

I refer to bootleg tracks which have not appeared on any official realease in any form. I not sure but is the version of light my fire on anything for example?

its on the"A chronicle of sorts" boot
 but its just a bit of filler, a joke really, not a proper cover version

Is there any recording of Maarts messing around when Simon said that they were going to play a Fairport song that started with a Who riff. Maart must have covered half the Who's back catalogue  :)

A prize to the first TWer to say what he should have played.

Paul

Adieu adieu started with the Happy jack riff and was dedicated to some blokes called Pete , Roger John and Keith on the Bonny Bunch sleeve
ive never heard of the multi start version on a recording, but lets hope its out there, somewhere

It was a Cropredy during the time when Maart was an official member of the band, and he whipped through Pinball Wizard, My Generation, and probably several others.

Paul

If there's a version of the "Lord Archer" Matty Groves from Colchester a few years back out there, which I doubt, I'd dearly love to hear it again  ;D ::)

I was there when they did that, and jolly good it was too

If I remember correctly, Simon couldn't hold the words and play his guitar at the same time so a young woman from the audience went on stage to help out.  We were told who wrote the lyrics but I can't remember now.

I remember her, she was quite pretty and a bit drunk.....................trust simon!!!

Didn't Andy Farquarson (sp?) write the lyrics?

I was also there but I didn't share the general enthusiasm. Can't remember why now.

Dear old Carey's mate? Doing something creative?
Carey had a spelling of Farquarson (sp?)

The only 'unreleased' tracks that I can think of are 'Country Judy Jane' and an instrumental, both from the Manor sessions.... ;D

Cheers

Adam

I BEG YOUR PARDON!!! Appoint your second at the earliest opportunity!

Oops! I was admiring your style...........and I did'nt mention the glasses

I finished reading Joe Boyd's book last night and he implies that a tape exists of a "jam" session with Led Zepellin and the Full House lineup after a gig at the LA Troubadour. (I seem to recall reading that somewhere else as there were comments about Peter Grant's language - was that on the cover of the original "House Full"?) He said that you can hear Jimmy Page trying to keep up with Richard Thompson and Robert Plant's voice was louder than the amplifiers! That would be rather interesting to hear.

People have been after that for *years*.....

Buried in the Peter Grant archives, if anything still exists.

Bill - I'd grab the beaten sword without delay if I was you ............................. leave Simon with the pen-knife!  ;D

I'm sure there might be some things yet to be unearthed.  DEAR LANDLORD was a pleasent suprise for me on the first GUV'NOR release and the SAILOR'S LIFE alternate take from WATCHING THE DARK was a mind-blowing discovery.

One BBC curio from the golden age that hasn't been officially released (or really circulated much) - BILLY, THE ORPHAN'S XMAS, which was done at the same session that gave us LIGHT MY FIRE, and was also of a novelty nature.

Concerning remaining  BBC session tracks, one of several Sandy era versions of MORNING GLORY demands to be released and would receive instant canonization.  I have one version that is simply exquisite with an absolutely glorious RT solo!

Absolutely.... was one of my absolute favourites early on... And for gawds sake is there NO recording of Rich T going off on one doing "East-West"?????

Urban myth... I figure something would have emerged from the primordial ooze by now... pity... if I remember rightly Mr Page was playing Simon's lovely guitar (which was it then, Norm??) and complained about the railway lines Simon so usefully employed as strings... What a treasure this one would be! Listen to Rich T playing on "Sir B McKenzie" on House Full.... how the hell can anyone play as well as that? Eat your heart out Alvin Lee!