Fairport Convention - Full House ( 1970 )

 

The original issue of Full House was intended to comprise the following tracks:

Side one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Walk Awhile"	3:57
2.	"Doctor of Physick"	3:37
3.	"Dirty Linen"	4:17
4.	"Sloth"	9:19

Side two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Sir Patrick Spens"	3:30
6.	"Flatback Caper"	6:24
7.	"Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman"	5:31
8.	"Flowers of the Forest"	4:04

Personnel

• Dave Swarbrick – vocals, fiddle, viola, mandolin (on 6,7)
• Richard Thompson – vocals, electric guitar
• Dave Pegg – vocals, bass guitar, mandolin (on 6)
• Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion, harmonium (on 2), bodhran (on 3)
• Simon Nicol – vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, bass guitar (on 6), electric dulcimer (on 8)

Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief ( 1969 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Come All Ye"	Sandy Denny, Ashley Hutchings	4:55
2.	"Reynardine"	traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention	4:33
3.	"Matty Groves"	traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention	8:08
4.	"Farewell, Farewell"	words: Richard Thompson; tune: traditional	2:38

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"The Deserter"	traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention	4:10
6.	"Medley" I. "The Lark in the Morning" II. "Rakish Paddy" III. "Foxhunter's Jig" IV. "Toss the Feathers"	traditional; arranged by Dave Swarbrick	4:00
7.	"Tam Lin"	traditional; arranged by Dave Swarbrick	7:20
8.	"Crazy Man Michael"	words: Richard Thompson; tune: Dave Swarbrick	4:35
Total length:			40:33

Personnel

• Sandy Denny – vocals
• Dave Swarbrick – fiddle, viola
• Richard Thompson – electric & acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Simon Nicol – electric, 6-string & 12-string acoustic guitars, backing vocals
• Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion

Fairport Convention - Unhalfbricking ( 1969 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Genesis Hall"	Richard Thompson	3:41
2.	"Si Tu Dois Partir"	Bob Dylan	2:22
3.	"Autopsy"	Sandy Denny	4:27
4.	"A Sailor's Life"	traditional, arranged by Denny, Thompson, Simon Nicol, Ashley Hutchings, Martin Lamble	11:20

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Cajun Woman"	Thompson	2:43
6.	"Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"	Denny	5:13
7.	"Percy's Song"	Dylan	6:55
8.	"Million Dollar Bash"	Dylan	2:56

Personnel

Fairport Convention

• Sandy Denny – vocals, harpsichord
• Richard Thompson – electric and acoustic guitars, electric dulcimer, piano accordion, organ, backing vocals
• Ashley Hutchings – bass, backing vocals
• Simon Nicol – electric and acoustic guitars, electric dulcimer, backing vocals
• Martin Lamble – drums, stacked chair backs on "Si Tu Dois Partir"

Additional personnel

• Iain Matthews – backing vocals on "Percy's Song"
• Dave Swarbrick – fiddle on "Si Tu Dois Partir", "A Sailor's Life", and "Cajun Woman" and Mandolin on "Million Dollar Bash"
• Trevor Lucas – triangle on "Si Tu Dois Partir"
• Marc Ellington – vocals on "Million Dollar Bash"
• Dave Mattacks – drums on "Ballad of Easy Rider"

Fairport Convention - What We Did on Our Holidays ( 1969 )

 

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fotheringay"	Sandy Denny	3:06
2.	"Mr Lacey"	Ashley Hutchings	2:55
3.	"Book Song"	Iain Matthews, Richard Thompson	3:13
4.	"The Lord Is in This Place...How Dreadful Is This Place" (based on "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground" by Blind Willie Johnson)	Hutchings, Thompson, Denny	2:01
5.	"No Man's Land"	Thompson	2:32
6.	"I'll Keep It with Mine"	Bob Dylan	5:56

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Eastern Rain"	Joni Mitchell	3:36
2.	"Nottamun Town"	Traditional, arranged by Denny, Matthews, Thompson, Simon Nicol, Hutchings, Martin Lamble	3:12
3.	"Tale in Hard Time"	Thompson	3:29
4.	"She Moves Through the Fair"	Traditional, arranged by Denny, Matthews, Thompson, Nicol, Hutchings, Lamble	4:14
5.	"Meet on the Ledge"	Thompson	2:50
6.	"End of a Holiday"	Nicol	1:07

Personnel

Fairport Convention

• Sandy Denny (as Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny) – vocals, acoustic & 12-string acoustic guitars, organ, piano, harpsichord
• Iain Matthews – vocals, congas
• Richard Thompson – electric, acoustic & 12-string acoustic guitars, piano accordion, sitar on "Book Song" (uncredited), vocals
• Ashley Hutchings – bass, backing vocals
• Simon Nicol – electric & acoustic guitars, electric autoharp, electric dulcimer, backing vocals
• Martin Lamble – drums, percussion, violin, tabla & footsteps

Additional personnel

• Bruce Lacey & his robots on "Mr. Lacey"
• Claire Lowther – cello on "Book Song"
• Kingsley Abbott – coins on "The Lord Is in This Place...," backing vocals on "Meet on the Ledge"
• Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch & Marc Ellington – backing vocals on "Meet on the Ledge"
• Peter Ross – harmonica on "Throwaway Street Puzzle"

Fairport Convention - Fairport Convention ( 1970 )

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Time Will Show the Wiser"	Emitt Rhodes	3:05
2.	"I Don't Know Where I Stand"	Joni Mitchell	3:45
3.	"If (Stomp)"	Ian MacDonald, Richard Thompson	2:45
4.	"Decameron"	Paul Ghosh, Andrew Horvitch, Thompson	3:42
5.	"Jack O'Diamonds"	Bob Dylan, Ben Carruthers	3:30
6.	"Portfolio"	Judy Dyble, Tyger Hutchings	2:00

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Chelsea Morning"	Joni Mitchell	3:05
8.	"Sun Shade"	Ghosh, Horvitch, Thompson	3:50
9.	"The Lobster"	George Painter, Hutchings, Thompson	5:25
10.	"It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft"	Hutchings, Thompson	3:12
11.	"One Sure Thing"	Harvey Brooks, Jim Glover	2:50
12.	"M.1 Breakdown"	Hutchings, Simon Nicol	1:22

Personnel

Fairport Convention

• Judy Dyble – lead vocals, electric and acoustic autoharps, recorder, piano
• Ian MacDonald (Iain Matthews) – lead vocals, Jew's harp
• Richard Thompson – vocals, lead electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin
• Simon Nicol – vocals, electric 12 and 6 string and acoustic guitars
• Ashley Hutchings – bass guitar, jug, double bass
• Martin Lamble – percussion, violin

Additional personnel

• Claire Lowther – cello