Airing Cupboard Tapes 1971-1974

Airing Cupboard Tapes 1971-1974 Artist: Fairport Convention
Label: Talking Elephant
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


EAN: 5028479004621
ASIN: B00006ZSMX


Release Date: 2006-03-22

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Tracks:

  1. Hexamshire Lass
  2. Hens March Through The Midden/Four Poster Bed
  3. Sloth
  4. It'll Take A Long Time
  5. Walk Awhile
  6. Furs & Feathers
  7. Cell Song
  8. Who Knows Where The Time Goes
  9. That'll Be The Day
  10. Ballad Of Ned Kelly (Bonus Track)
  11. Something You Got (Bonus Track)
  12. Claw (Bonus Track)
  13. Deserter (Bonus Track)

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Not your Father's Bootleg Tape, anymore.......2005-08-10

This was once a cassette tape (remember those?) that was produced by Woodworm Records in the early 80's. It was sold at the gigs or by mail order only and was never offically in the shops as we all thought it to be a bootleg anyway. I got my copy of a traders list in the middle 80's ( a lot of live Fairport shows appeared on tape trading list back then).

The Friends of Fairport & Talking Elephant Records have now released this rare item on CD.

These tapes are from live shows from 1971 thru 1974 from a bunch of different locations so the quality of sound is of issue here as it sometimes good and sometimes not so good at all.

The songs and performances here have some really great versions: The Hexamshire Lass, It'll Take A long Time & Hen's March are as played flawless (and the band was legless most of the time on those 70's stages). A rare "Sloth" from Texas in 1971 features fantastic LEAD GUITAR from Simon Nicol. A live Babbacombe Lee song is included any features the electric piano playing drummer Dave Mattacks. The best thing here is "Furs & Feathers" it's a stunner with Swarb shining on fiddle and wonderful vocals.

Sandy Denny is featured as well but as she was not a band member at this time she was only brought on stage for the encores and to make the crowd go nuts. It sounds like she was enjoying the bar a little too much on "That'll Be The Day".

With all the Fairport Convention CD's out there this little curio is not the place to begin your collection. But if you want to here some rare "Middle Period" Fairport you will enjoy this collection warts an' all.

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