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Babbacombe Lee [Original recording remastered]

~ Fairport Convention
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD (2 Aug 2004)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Commercial Marketing
  • ASIN: B0002DXLZG
  • Other Editions: Audio CD
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 15,778 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. The Verdict - read by Philip Stirling Wall
2. Little Did I Think
3. I Was Sixteen (Part 1)
4. John My Son
5. I Was Sixteen (Part 2)
6. St. Ninian's Isle/Trumpet Hornpipe
7. Sailors Alphabet
8. John Lee
9. Newspaper Reading - read by A.L. Lloyd
10. Breakfast In Mayfair
11. Trial Song
12. Cell Song
13. The Time Is Near
14. Dream Song
15. Wake Up John (Hanging Song)
16. Farewell To A Poor Man's Son
17. Breakfast In Mayfair feat Sandy Denny

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4.0 out of 5 stars An Often Overlooked Gem, 20 Oct 2004
Due to the strength of some of Fairport's earlier releases, this Folk-Concept album is often overlooked. Now repackaged and remastered it's now a far better product (as the original CD release was very sloppily done). The full story is now fully detailed adding an extra dimension to the story the band are telling.

The story is of John Lee, a suspected murderer who beats the Hangman's noose, it is a true folk story from the late 19th Century. The music is what we've come to expect from a post-Thompson Fairport with lots of fiddle and intresting vocal style from the great Dave Swarbrick.

Not there best by any means but still a great album with 2 or 3 classic Fairport tunes. The Sailor's Alphebet, John Lee and the finalle The Hanging Song are the stand out tracks.

the new remastered CD has the bonus addition of a performance from The Old Grey Whistle test.

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating folk-rock album, excellently re-packaged, 22 Jun 2005
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The true story of John "Babbacombe" Lee, the man they couldn't hang is the stuff of folk legend. Lee was dubiously sentenced to death in 1885 for the inconclusive murder of his landlady Emma Keyes in Babbacombe near Torquay. Three times at the scaffold the bolt was jolted but the trap door didn't open. Lee's capital sentence was commuted to life imprisonment where he served 23 years before being released to tell his amazing tale. Dave Swarbrick of Fairport Convention found a copy of Lee's papers in a Ware antique shop and was suitably inspired by his story to make it the theme of the band's next long-player.

Babbacombe Lee the LP covers John Lee's life from his youth to the hanging incident. It is folk-rock with the playing (and singing in particular) leaning too heavily towards folk in places for my personal tastes. The album is very much Swarbirck's baby though the highlight for me showcases the talents of guitarist Simon Nicol. Breakfast In Mayfair features some beautiful, fluid lead guitar by Nicol equal to any of the best works by his illustrious predecessor Richard Thompson. The song is about the impassiveness of rich suburbanites reading about Lee's conviction in their morning papers. The lyrics throughout the album are well written and factual though as a concept LP, it doesn't have the thought-provoking meanings or unexpected twists of say, Tommy by The Who.

This 2004 reissue of Babbacombe Lee is lavishly re-packaged with lyrics, liner-notes on its subject and two bonus tracks, the excellent Farewell To A Poor Man's Son and a slightly inferior version of Breakfast At Mayfair sung by Sandy Denny. It is an interesting period piece telling a fascinating story and is recommended to anyone who likes folk-rock with leanings towards the folk side of the combination.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth revisiting, 28 April 2005
By J. Milner "jcmilner" (Hull, UK) - See all my reviews
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The previous review tends to sum up my thoughts on this album quite well. However, I really am finding that I like this album quite a lot. It's very different from early Fairport, in the days of Richard Thompson. If the absence of Thompson puts you off then that's a shame because this is really quite an addictive album. The story is told very clearly, the instrumentation very clean sounding and the overall production very amiable to the listener. The remastering has given the recording new life, with clarity, especially the drums, absolutely first rate.
I find myself really getting into this album, probably more so than the earlier albums.
Very nicely packaged, a great sound and a bargain price. Worth revisiting.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well worth a listen
This CD has been largely neglected over the years but it is worth looking out for if you are a fan of Fairport Convention or like traditional folk music revisioned. Read more
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1.0 out of 5 stars what a shame
As you follow the career of Fairport you can see the changes in the music and hear the changes of personnel. Non so more as this one. Read more
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