Fairport convention The classic collection CD

[Tasha]

just picked this up from Music Zone for less than a fiver. Release date 2006.  says it has songs from between 1974 and 2002 and its all Live - WKWTTG is from the troubadour 1974, most of the rest  are from various cropredys- 1985-1995
just wondering if anyone else had this or knew anymore about it?
 

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[Alex Lyons]

Don't think I've seen that mentioned anywhere, Tasha. It'll be another of the Woodworm/HTD/Talking Elephant material compilations. The old stuff'll be from 'The Airing Cupboard Tapes', then the various Cropredy releases. Nowt "previously unavailable" but a good fiver's worth if you don't have all the original albums.

[Tasha]

Don't think I've seen that mentioned anywhere, Tasha. It'll be another of the Woodworm/HTD/Talking Elephant material compilations. The old stuff'll be from 'The Airing Cupboard Tapes', then the various Cropredy releases. Nowt "previously unavailable" but a good fiver's worth if you don't have all the original albums.

No I've not seen it mentioned anywhere. The only place on the internet i can find it is on an Irish site that says its not available until 17th April

[Alex Lyons]

Just found it on Amazon. The cover's really nice.

Cracking value if you got it for a fiver.

Most of it's not live though! 

(Tracklisting - Amazon/guesses - mine)
1. Open The Door Richard - Red & Gold (Studio)
2. Genesis Hall - Old New Borrowed Blue (Live)
3. Cup Of Tea - Five Seasons (Studio)
4. Home Is Where The Heart Is - Jewel (Studio)
5. Who Knows Where The Time Goes - Airing Cupboard (Live)
6. Claudy Banks - Five Seasons (Studio)
7. Card Song - Five Seasons (Studio)
8. Summer Before The War - Red & Gold (Studio)
 9. Nottamun Town - Guvnor? (BBC Session)
10. From A Distance - From Cropredy to Portmeirion (Live)
11. All Your Beauty - Five Seasons (Studio)
12. London Danny - Jewel (Studio)
13. Woodworm Swing - Old New... (Studio)
14. Aunt Sally Shuffle - Old New... (Studio)
15. Matty Groves - might be From Cropredy... (Live)
 
Disc: 2
1. Western Wind - Wood & Wire (Studio)
2. Youngest Daughter - Jewel (Studio)
3. Crazy Man Michael - Old New... (Live)
4. Rocky Road - Wood & Wire (Studio)
5. Surfeit Of Lampreys - Jewel (Studio)
6. Hiring Fair - either Gladys (Studio) or Old New... (Live)
7. Gold - Five Seasons (Studio)
8. Meet On The Ledge - possibly From Cropredy... (Live)
 9. Set Me Up - Red & Gold (Studio)
10. How Many Times - Gladys (Studio)
11. Red And Gold - erm... R&G (Studio) or From Cropredy... (Live)
12. Honour And Praise - either From Cropredy.... (Live) or Gladys (Studio)
13. Islands - Jewel (Studio)
14. Wat Tyler - Gladys (Studio)
15. Closing Time - Jewel (Studio)

[David W]

Anyone else have an issue about these re-releases / compilations having pictures of an FC line up on the cover that bears no relation to most of the tracks on the actual disc?

Jackdaw 

[Andy]

Details shmetails! Don't bother with the facts!

[Tasha]

Anyone else have an issue about these re-releases / compilations having pictures of an FC line up on the cover that bears no relation to most of the tracks on the actual disc?

Jackdaw 

Yes!

[Tasha]

I got it from a shop called music Zone but I notice Amazon says its nt available until 17th April too! 

[Maart]

I'd like to have a copy of this as I'm on it and wrote some stuff on it. Who's released it and does anyone know a contact address for them?

Taa
Maart

[Dad Volt]

It looks like it's on Union Square Music records but their website is down. May be some one who has actually got it could confirm.

[Joss]

Hi - got my copy today, just £4.97 from Music Zone. This shop has taken over our old MVC, so if you have one of these in your town you may find a copy.

The label is www.unionsquaremusic.co.uk or their address is Union Square Music Ltd, Unit 1.1, Shepherds Studios, Rockley Road, London W14 0DA.   Their email is:    info@unionsquaremusic.co.uk

The cover says it includes recordings 'between 1974 and 2002, both live and in the studio' etc. Great value for 2 CDs and in a card slipcase too!!!

cheers
Joss

[markwood]

Apologies if this has been mentioned before but as well as this compilation, "Red and Gold" and "The Five Seasons" have also reappeared as a double CD set called, "The Battle." I spotted it for £7.99 in "Solo Music" in Exeter at the weekend. It has a rather plain cardboard sleeve and in the interests of strict "accuracy," as for most of the recent pictures on the compilation sleeves, "The Five Seasons" appears before "Red and Gold"! So, having already got 3 versions of each (vinyl + 2 CDs), well of course, I bought it...!

[Dad Volt]

Spotted for sale in our local ASDA this weekend £4.97, Fairport for sale at ASDA what is the world coming to!!