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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great new release,
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This review is from: The Ballad of John Axon (Audio CD)
I listened to this since the original LP release until my Dad's copy became so scratched and battered it was impossible to play on the turntable. The songs which I remember have since become absorbed into the folk psyche and I heard a couple at a festival years later, and thought "Yes I remember that!" I am so pleased to get a new pristine copy. The sound is great and I am very glad Topic are releasing all the radio ballards. I shall be purchasing all of these to see what I have missed.
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british radio at it's stunning original best,
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This review is from: The Ballad of John Axon (Audio CD)
The ballad of john axon evokes the rich textures of the lives of the men of the railways in the 1950's. I remember hearing a recording of this in my childhood and the rhythms and images have stayed since. It shows the qualities and values that were required to "keep the engines rolling". The whimsical beauty of the "countryside at dawn" is contrasted with the tons of unstoppable steel crushing the lives of two men whilst celebrating their indomitable spirit. It invokes a time when there was a pride in the skills and abilities of people with real jobs and simpler and truer pleasures; even within the constraints of an unequal society. The words of the men, interspersed with the sounds of the engine sheds and celebrated with songs and music, creates a vibrant tapestry of an age lost. It is a masterful work from Ewan McColl, Charles Parker and Peggy Seeger who have ensured that the focus remains true to the men of the railways.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Too good to be educational,
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This review is from: The Ballad of John Axon (Audio CD)
~Essential Listening for Social Historians and folk music lovers Wonderfully weaving sound effects, witness recordings (actuality) and folk music, this is a beautiful evocation of the lives of the railwaymen in the 1~ by Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger including such classics as "The Manchester Rambler" and "Song of the Iron Road", recorded in the studio along to tape recorders and record players for the "actuality" and
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