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  • Audio CD (30 Jul 1991)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal / Island
  • ASIN: B000026FPM
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,079 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Meet On The Ledge 2:52£0.69
Listen  2. Fotheringay 3:05£0.69
Listen  3. Mr. Lacey 2:54£0.69
Listen  4. Book Song 3:15£0.69
Listen  5. A Sailor's Life11:10Album Only
Listen  6. Si Tu Dois Partir 2:21£0.69
Listen  7. Who Knows Where The Time Goes? 5:09£0.69
Listen  8. Matty Groves 8:10£0.79
Listen  9. Now Be Thankful 2:24£0.69
Listen10. Walk Awhile 4:00£0.69
Listen11. Sloth 9:16£0.69
Listen12. The Bonny Black Hare 3:05£0.69
Listen13. Angel Delight 4:08£0.69
Listen14. Bridge Over The River Ash 2:15£0.69
Listen15. John Lee 3:05£0.69
Listen16. Breakfast In Mayfair 3:09£0.69
Listen17. Hanging Song 5:24£0.69
Listen18. The Hens March / The Four Poster Bed 2:00£0.69

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This 1972 attempt at an overview of Fairport Convention's radical, spirited and beautiful contribution to music in the period 1969 to 1972 was originally a double album. To allow conversion to a single CD, it unfortunately lost two tracks, "Crazy Man Michael" and "Jigs And Reels", because it was assumed that anyone interested in the band would also want to own the superb Liege And Lief from which they are drawn. The flaw in this is that the songs on What We Did On Our Holidays, Unhalfbricking and Full House are just as classic and unmissable. The tracks drawn from these, that form much of the collection, span the broad range of styles that Fairport so expertly made their own. Every number is a stand-out of a different kind, but the Sandy Denny tunes "Fotheringay" and "Who Knows Where The Time Goes" and the Richard Thompson/ Dave Swarbrick collaborations "Sloth" and "Walk Awhile" are immortal by any standards. For those who own the four core albums, this CD still has its value. It contains the superb "Now Be Thankful", a stand-alone single, and a selection of most of the best tracks from the somewhat lesser album Angel Delight and the decidedly poorer Babbacombe Lee. Meet On The Ledge, the 1999 compilation of 1967 to 1975 material is a better overall collection--mostly because it is twice as long--but its track selection post-Full House is somewhat bizarre, only containing one track from each of the above two albums, a serious omission. --James Swift

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 'Best of' by any other name .., 14 Sep 2004
By D. Storey "GSV3MiaC" (Shropshire England) - See all my reviews
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This is the best single CD introduction to Fairport Convention that you are likely to come across, and covers their golden years from 'What We Did on Our Holidays' through 'Babbacombe Lee' as well as is possible, in my opinion.

Of course, once you have this, you'll probably want to start collecting all the original albums .. even their 'not best of' tracks are generally worth listening to.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Mmmmmmmmm..........nice!, 7 Feb 2004
By John Williams (Llansadwrn, Wales/Cymru) - See all my reviews
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I bought this album thinking that it would be one of those that I would listen to occasionally but intensely. Now I find that it's just nice to have on as background music. FC fans may wish to shoot me for saying that, but it isn't meant to be derogatory. There is the beautiful voice of Sandy Denny of course, and the unforgettable 'Who knows where the time goes', but there is more to Fairport Convention than that. There's such variety here, from traditional and contemporary folk songs, to music verging on blues or soft rock. The title of the album accurately reflects what you get. Included is a 'family tree' of the band, tracing its chganging line-up and the various musical influences that were brought to bear over the years from 1967 to 1972. Good grief, was it really that long ago?!
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, emotive, interesting and ENGLISH, 30 Aug 2001
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I have to admit that the thing I most like about Fairport is that you can sing along to the songs without having to pretend you're American. Having said that, the songs are lovely, and each tell a story, so anyone who's sick of random strings of words that sound nice together, but don't actually mean anything: this is a CD you'd enjoy. Particularly The Bonny Black Hare, that's a classic. The album takes you through most of the band's career, with such beautiful and haunting melodies as Meet on the Ledge, all the way to the lively and amusing Angel Delight. It's a veritable feast of loveliness.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fairport Convention
A good copy of the required CD, which arrived on time, well packaged.
Contents as expected and helps to complete an area of my folk collection.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Classic
Unfortunately only covers the first (but the classic) years of the band

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