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Fairport Convention |
Eclection ♦ Fotheringay ♦ Steeleye Span ♦ Sandy Denny |
Album | UK Rel | US Rel |
Fairport Convention | 6/68 | 6/70 |
What We Did On Our Holidays | 1/69 | 7/69 |
Martin dies | 5/21/69 | - |
Unhalfbricking | 7/69 | 2/70 |
Liege And Lief | 12/69 | 6/70 |
Fotheringay | 6/70 | 8/70 |
Full House | 7/70 | 8/70 |
Angel Delight | 6/71 | 10/71 |
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens | 9/71 | 10/71 |
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Eclection |
Elektra EKS-74023 | |
6/68 [UK: 5/68] | |
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In Her Mind | Hultgreen | 3:53 |
Nevertheless | Rosen | 2:50 |
Violet Dew | Hultgreen | 3:47 |
Will Tomorrow Be The Same | Hultgreen | 3:09 |
Still Can I See | Hultgreen | 4:13 |
In The Early Days | Hultgreen | 3:35 |
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Another Time Another Place | Hultgreen | 4:22 |
Morning Of Yesterday | Hultgreen | 4:07 |
Betty Brown | Hultgreen | 3:03 |
St Georg & The Dragon (Up The Night) | Rosen | 4:54 |
Confusion | Rosen | 5:02 |
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Nevertheless / Mark Time¹ Rosen (2:50) / Hultgreen (2:52) Elektra EK-45637, 8/68 |
Note: One & done when Kerrilee returned to Australia. Replaced by Dorris Henderson for concerts (incl 1969 Isle Of Wight)
Trevor and Gerry form Fotheringay with Trevor's girlfriend Sandy Dennny (see below).
Read more about this multi-country band at Richie Unterberger's website.
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Great South Coast Bank Holiday Pop Festivity(8/31/68) |
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Fairport Convention |
A&M SP-4185 | |
7/69 [UK: 1/69] | |
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Fotheringay | Denny | 3:03 |
Mr Lacey | Hutchings | 2:50 |
Book Song | Matthews-Thompson | 3:12 |
The Lord Is In This Place... How Dreadful Is This Place | Denny-Hutchings-Thompson | 1:50 |
No Man's Land | Thompson | 2:23 |
I'll Keep It With Mine | Dylan | 5:50 |
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Eastern Rain | Mitchell | 3:36 |
Nottamun Town | arr Denny-Hutchings-Matthews-Nicol | 3:07 |
Tale In A Hard Time | Thompson | 3:24 |
She Moves Through The Fair | arr Denny-Hutchings-Lamble | 4:09 |
Meet On The Ledge | Thompson | 2:49 |
End Of A Holiday | Nicol | 1:06 |
Note: This was their 2nd UK album, What We Did On Our Holidays (1/69)
The Lord Is In This Place... recorded at St Peter's Church, Westbourne Grove, West London
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Martin Lambe 5/21/69, auto accident during return from gig at Mothers in London shortly after recording Unhalfbricking—devastated the band—focused on British folk music after. |
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I'll Keep It With Mine³ / Fotheringay Dylan (3:01) / Denny (3:03) A&M 1108, 8/69 No UK release on this single |
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Isle of Wight Festival of Music(8/31/69) Eclection |
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Si Tu Dois Partir / Genesis Hall Dylan (2:25) / Thompson (3:37) A&M 1155, 12/69 UK A-side is Bobby's If You Gotta Go, Go Now in French—and a surprise hit (well, in the UK anyway) |
Ian Matthews to solo career
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Unhalfbricking |
A&M SP-4206 | |
2/70 [UK: 7/69] T20 | |
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Genesis Hall | Thompson | 3:35 |
Si Tu Dois Partir(If You Gotta Go, Go Now in French) | Dylan | 2:20 |
Autopsy | Denny | 4:21 |
A Sailor's Life | arr Thompson | 11:10 |
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Cajun Woman | Thompson | 2:43 |
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? | Denny | 5:05 |
Percy's Song | Dylan | 6:30 |
Million Dollar Bash | Dylan | 2:55 |
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4/30-5/3/70: Fillmore West, San Francisco with Jethro Tull (headliner), Salt 'N Pepper |
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Fairport Convention |
Cotillion SD-9024 | |
6/70 [UK: 6/68] | |
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Time Will Show the Wiser | Rhodes | 3:04 |
I Don't Know Where I Stand | Mitchell | 3:43 |
If (Stomp) | MacDonald-Thompson | 2:45 |
Decameron | Ghosh-Horvitch-Thompson | 3:42 |
Jack O'Diamonds | Carruthers-Dylan | 3:28 |
Portfolio | Dyble-Hutchings | 1:59 |
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Chelsea Morning | Mitchell | 3:03 |
Sun Shade | Ghosh-Horvitch-Thompson | 3:46 |
The Lobster | Hutchings-Painter-Thompson | 4:46 |
It's All Right Ma, It's Only Witchcraft | Hutchings-Thompson | 3:12 |
One Sure Thing | Brooks-Glover | 2:54 |
M1 Breakdown | Hutchings/Nicol | 1:24 |
Note: This was the first UK album, released in US after the 2nd A&M disc!
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Liege And Lief |
A&M SP-4257 | |
6/70 [UK: 12/69] T20 | |
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Come All Ye | Denny-Hutchings | 4:55 |
Reynardine | arr Fairport Convention | 4:33 |
Matty Groves | arr Fairport Convention | 8:08 |
Farewell, Farewell | Thompson | 2:37 |
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The Deserter | arr Fairport Convention | 4:10 |
Medley: The Lark In The Morning Rakish Paddy Foxhunter's Jig Toss The Feathers |
arr Fairport Convention | 4:00 |
Tam Lin | arr Fairport Convention | 7:20 |
Crazy Man Michael | Swarbrick-Thompson | 4:35 |
Ashley Hutchings forms Steeleye Span (see below)
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Fotheringay |
A&M SP-4269 | |
8/70 [UK: 6/70] T20 | |
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Nothing More | Denny | 4:34 |
The Sea | Denny | 5:28 |
The Ballad Of Ned Kelly | Lucas | 3:31 |
Winter Winds | Denny | 2:10 |
Peace In The End | Denny-Lucas | 4:02 |
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The Way I Feel | Lightfoot | 4:44 |
The Pond And The Stream | Denny | 3:16 |
Too Much Of Nothing | Dylan | 3:51 |
Banks Of The Nile | Trad | 8:04 |
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Full House |
A&M SP-4265 | |
8/70 [UK: 7/70] T20 | |
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Walk Awhile | Swarbrick-Thompson | 3:57 |
Dirty Linen | Swarbrick | 4:17 |
Sloth | Mattacks-Nicol-Pegg-Swarbrick-Thompson | 9:19 |
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Sir Patrick Spens | arr Fairport Convention | 3:30 |
Flatback Caper | arr Fairport Convention | 6:24 |
Doctor Of Physick | Swarbrick-Thompson | 3:37 |
The Flowers Of The Forest | arr Fairport Convention | 4:04 |
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Philadelphia Folk Festival(8/30/70) |
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Walk Awhile / Sir Patrick Spens Swarbrick-Thompson (3:57) / arr Fairport Convention (3:30) A&M 1195, ?/70 |
Richard Thompson starts a solo career with wife Linda
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Please To See The King |
Big Tree BTS-2004 | |
7/71 [UK: 3/71] UK | |
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The Blacksmith | trad | 4:45 |
Cold, Haily, Windy Night | trad | 4:34 |
Jigs: Bryan O'Lynn / The Hag With The Money | trad | 3:15 |
Prince Charlie Stuart | trad | 4:13 |
Boys Of Bedlam | trad | 4:17 |
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False Knight On The Road | trad | 2:45 |
The Lark In The Morning | trad | 4:28 |
Female Drummer | trad | 3:59 |
The King | trad | 1:26 |
Lovely On The Water | trad | 5:16 |
Note: This is their second album.
Steeleye Span US albums
Poor Ashley. Creates a fine English folk band that becomes fairly successful. Over here? Crickets.
Their first album, Hark The Village Wait, was released in the UK in June, 1970—here? 1976 The third album, Ten Man Mop Or Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again, UK: December, 1971—here? 1976 Fourth album, Below The Salt, UK August, 1972—here? 1987 |
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The North Star Grassman And The Ravens |
A&M SP-4317 | |
10/71 [UK: 9/71] UK | |
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Late November | Denny | 4:25 |
Blackwaterside | arr Denny | 4:07 |
The Sea Captain | Denny | 3:07 |
Down In The Flood | Dylan | 3:17 |
John The Gun | Denny | 4:35 |
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Next Time Around | Denny | 4:20 |
The Optimist | Denny | 3:21 |
Let's Jump The Broomstick | Robins | 2:40 |
Wretched Wilbur | Denny | 2:34 |
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens | Denny | 3:25 |
Crazy Lady Blues | Denny | 3:21 |
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Angel Delight |
A&M SP-4319 | |
10/71 BB [UK: 6/71] T20 | |
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Lord Marlborough | arr Fairport Convention | 3:21 |
Sir William Gower | arr Fairport Convention | 4:54 |
Bridge Over The River Ash | arr Fairport Convention | 2:12 |
Wizard Of The Worldly Game | Nicol-Swarbrick | 4:05 |
The Journeyman's Grace | Swarbrick-Thompson | 4:31 |
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Angel Delight | arr Fairport Convention | 3:34 |
Banks Of The Sweet Primroses | arr Fairport Convention | 4:12 |
Instrumental Medley: The Cuckoo's Nest Hardiman The Fiddler Papa Stoor |
arr Fairport Convention | 3:25 |
The Bonny Black Hare | arr Fairport Convention | 3:04 |
Sickness And Diseases | Swarbrick-Thompson | 3:47 |