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DISCID=9108fd0c
DTITLE=Fairport Convention / Fairport Convention
DYEAR=1968
DGENRE=Rock
TTITLE0=Time Will Show The Wiser
TTITLE1=I Don't Know Where I Stand
TTITLE2=If (Stomp)
TTITLE3=Decameron
TTITLE4=Jack O'Diamonds
TTITLE5=Portfolio
TTITLE6=Chelsea Morning
TTITLE7=Sun Shade
TTITLE8=The Lobster
TTITLE9=It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft
TTITLE10=One Sure Thing
TTITLE11=M.1 Breakdown
EXTD=Originally Released June 1968\nCD Edition Released May 18, 1990\n
EXTD=Remastered + Expanded CD Edition Released April 15, 2003\n\nAMG E
EXTD=XPERT REVIEW: By far the most rock-oriented of Fairport Conventio
EXTD=n's early albums, this debut was recorded before Sandy Denny join
EXTD=ed the band (Judy Dyble handles the female vocals). Unjustly over
EXTD=looked by listeners who consider the band's pre-Denny output insi
EXTD=gnificant, this is a fine folk-rock effort that takes far more in
EXTD=spiration from West Coast '60s sounds than traditional British fo
EXTD=lk. Fairport's chief strengths at this early juncture were the gr
EXTD=oup's interpretations, particularly in the harmony vocals, of obs
EXTD=cure tunes by American songwriters such as Joni Mitchell, Bob Dyl
EXTD=an, Emitt Rhodes, and Jim & Jean. Their own songs weren't quite u
EXTD=p to that high standard, but were better than many have given the
EXTD=m credit for, with "Decameron" and "Sun Shade" in particular hitt
EXTD=ing wonderfully fetching melancholic moods. It's true that Fairpo
EXTD=rt would devise a more original style after Denny joined, but the
EXTD= bandmembers' first-class abilities as more American pop-folk-roc
EXTD=k-styled musicians on this album shouldn't be undersold. [The 200
EXTD=3 CD reissue of this record adds four bonus tracks from outtakes,
EXTD= TV performances, and non-LP singles of the era, as well as histo
EXTD=rical liner notes.] -- Richie Unterberger\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER 
EXTD=REVIEW\nIt all comes round again, April 28, 2002\nReviewer: jingl
EXTD=es_sunderland (Wayne, NJ United States)\nNotwithstanding any of t
EXTD=he other reviews of this album, this is the only album where Fair
EXTD=port Convention actually sound like anyone else and this is the a
EXTD=lbum which led to them being branded as the English Jefferson Air
EXTD=plane but the comparison is like comparing chalk with cheese exce
EXTD=pt maybe in the roots of both bands.\nA very interesting album in
EXTD= one respect and that is the personnel changes which took place r
EXTD=ight after it with Judy Dyble leaving and not embarking on a solo
EXTD= career later to be replaced by Alexandra Denny. Also interesting
EXTD= and least remarked on is the musical relationship between Richar
EXTD=d Thompson and Ashley 'Tyger' Hutchings which formed the mainstay
EXTD= of the first four albums.\n\nFairport Convention brings 'new fol
EXTD=k' to British audiences for the first time in a major way. While 
EXTD=Bob Dylan was a major influence on the band they only recorded on
EXTD=e of his songs on this album but borrowed a title for another 'It
EXTD='s Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft'. Joni Mitchell composed two 
EXTD=of the songs which helped her to gain greater exposure in the Bri
EXTD=tish community.\n\nThis is a nice album in many ways which gives 
EXTD=an almost genteel feeling, almost one of restraint. Thirty four y
EXTD=ears after it's release it does not seem as radical as it then wa
EXTD=s, overshadowed by the tidal wave from America's west coast. Yet 
EXTD=this album was a radical departure. The folk community had a host
EXTD=ility to electric instruments which cannot be understood today an
EXTD=d they had shown that in their reaction to Bob Dylan's use of the
EXTD=m at the Albert Hall. Folk music was intrinsically backward looki
EXTD=ng and reluctant to be brought up to date and here was the vangua
EXTD=rd of the revolution which not only modernised but brought a new 
EXTD=lease of life to that community marked by an great increase in th
EXTD=e formation of folk clubs in pubs around the country. Seen within
EXTD= that context this album assumes an enormous significance. It als
EXTD=o allowed the band to develop and go on not only to make some of 
EXTD=the finest folk-rock albums ever but to lead the way for others t
EXTD=o follow. There would be no Albion Band to name just one, if ther
EXTD=e had been no Fairports.\n\nThere may not be a whole lot of excit
EXTD=ement in this album but there are some good renditions, my own fa
EXTD=vourite being 'I Don't Know Where I stand' but overall the album 
EXTD=exhibits some wonderful voices and competent playing. I remember 
EXTD=it with fondness. One small step for Fairports but a giant leap f
EXTD=or British Folk-Rock.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nYes, Virgini
EXTD=a, there was a Fairport before Sandy Denny, March 26, 2002\nRevie
EXTD=wer: woburnmusicfan (Woburn, MA United States)\nBefore Sandy Denn
EXTD=y came along, a very young Fairport Convention recorded this love
EXTD=ly album full of warmth and open-hearted innocence, with Judy Dyb
EXTD=le and Ian MacDonald (later known as Iain Matthews) on vocals. It
EXTD='s full of the singer-songwriter material found on "What We Did o
EXTD=n Our Holidays". The album starts with the rocking single, Emmitt
EXTD= Rhodes' "Time Will Show the Wiser." Dyble sings a pair of Joni M
EXTD=itchell songs, including a fantastic arrangement of "I Don't Know
EXTD= Where I Stand," while MacDonald does Bob Dylan's "Jack o'Diamond
EXTD=s." Richard Thompson's prolific recorded career began on this alb
EXTD=um, with five co-written songs, including the sad but lovely "Dec
EXTD=ameron", wistful "Sun Shade", and blues-rockers "If" and "It's Al
EXTD=right Ma, It's Only Witchcraft". Dyble's voice isn't as strong as
EXTD= Denny's, but she provides a variety of musical touches, like the
EXTD= recorder solo on "Jack o'Diamonds", autoharp riff on "The Lobste
EXTD=r", and piano that frames the instrumental "Portfolio". Throughou
EXTD=t the album, the band is experimenting with dynamics, tempos, and
EXTD= sound textures.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nSolid but not sta
EXTD=rtling, June 17, 2001\nReviewer: brad lonard (Sydney, Australia)\n
EXTD=Recorded at a time when Fairport Convention were a fixture on the
EXTD= London hippy scene and the closest they'd got to folk-rock was l
EXTD=istening to Bringing It All Back Home, the band's debut album nev
EXTD=ertheless contains the seeds of what was to come. In comparison w
EXTD=ith their later, exemplary work, it's solid but not startling. Bo
EXTD=th Ian Matthews and Judy Dyble's vocals are rather weak (Ian's vo
EXTD=ice became stronger through the years); and Joe Boyd's production
EXTD= is on the thin side compared to the richness we usually expect f
EXTD=rom him. On the other hand, the perfectly balanced guitar team of
EXTD= Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol is already in place; Richard's 
EXTD=gift for songwriting is on display; and the band's choice of cove
EXTD=r versions is inspired. Best tracks? The chugging run through Emm
EXTD=itt Rhodes' Time Will Show The Wiser; the obscure Dylan track Jac
EXTD=k O' Diamonds; and the jazzy blues of It's Alright Ma, It's Only 
EXTD=Witchcraft. Dated, but oddly likeable, and well worth a listen.\n
EXTD=\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\ngood debut, April 24, 2001\nReviewe
EXTD=r: Sean (Chesterfield, Virginia United States)\nBefore going full
EXTD= on into the traditional British based folk music that they and t
EXTD=heir offshoot bands are today known for, Fairport Convention were
EXTD= much more aligned to the San Francisco sound- mainly that of the
EXTD= early Jefferson Airplane, and were commonly playing gigs at the 
EXTD=famed London Underground clubs of the day, such as the UFO and Mi
EXTD=ddle Earth.\nTheir self-titled debut lp followed the release of a
EXTD= single- "If I Had A Ribbon Bow" b/w "If(Stomp)," which flopped o
EXTD=n the charts. The lp itself has nice moments. The guitar prowice 
EXTD=of the famed Richard Thompson is all over the lp, especially on t
EXTD=he band's minor hit "Time Will Show the Wiser." The track, with e
EXTD=xcellent vocals by Ian Matthews, is very much akin to "Surrealist
EXTD=ic Pillow" era Airplane, and is a great track. The vocals of Judy
EXTD= Dyble are most apparent on their cover of Joni Mitchell's "I Don
EXTD='t Know Where I Stand," with great harmony by Matthews. (Admitted
EXTD=ly, Sandy Denny's reading on Fairport's "Heyday" lp is much bette
EXTD=r). Their cover of Mitchell's "Chelsea Morning" is also credible.
EXTD=\n\n"If(Stomp)" foreshadows the direction the band would take on 
EXTD=their next few lps, mainly "What We Did On Our Holidays," with a 
EXTD=great downhome feel of guitar playing by Thompson and Simon Nicho
EXTD=l.\n\nOverall, the lp is weakened a bit by the somewhat direction
EXTD=less instrumentals on the 2nd side, but still, this lp is a inter
EXTD=esting debut by a band that would soon be the hallmark for all Br
EXTD=itish folk/rock bands. Fans of the band or those enamoured (as I 
EXTD=am) by Richard Thompson's playing will also find great moments to
EXTD= latch on to. While not as strong as their next few lps, "Fairpor
EXTD=t Convention" is very similar to Jefferson Airplane's "Jefferson 
EXTD=Airplane Takes Off" and "Surrealistic Pillow" lps. Fans of these 
EXTD=lps will take to this lp like bees to honey. An entertaining debu
EXTD=t.\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW\nGood album that deserved to be 
EXTD=reviewed., December 6, 1998\nReviewer: A music fan\nThis is a sur
EXTD=prisingly good 1st album that stands on its own with later great 
EXTD=Fairport albums and holds its own against other 1st albums by 60'
EXTD=s acts. While not all songs are great, most are good and interest
EXTD=ing. Don't know why RT's guitar on "Time Will Show the Wiser" was
EXTD= never considered classic 60's riff. Propels the song from beginn
EXTD=ing to end. "Decameron" is ethereal and shows other side of RT's 
EXTD=guitar talent. All from an 18 year old. Even more remarkable is t
EXTD=hey play as a group without an ego out front. Sheer joy and love 
EXTD=of music shows through in compositions, arrangements and playing 
EXTD=by all. Wish there was more recorded music of Fairport's early ye
EXTD=ars. Adventurous and delightful. Would have been interesting to s
EXTD=ee what would have evolved if they had not gone so far down the t
EXTD=raditional folk road. Essential only for Fairport fans.\n\nAMAZON
EXTD=.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (Remastered + Expanded Edition)\nFairport's 
EXTD=First, January 5, 2005\nReviewer: Laurence Upton (Wilts, UK)\nLon
EXTD=g out of print, as I discovered after trading in the Polydor viny
EXTD=l album some years ago, this re-mastered reissue includes bonus t
EXTD=racks including their first single, a cover of Maxine Sullivan's 
EXTD=1940 recording of If I Had A Ribbon Bow. The best track is probab
EXTD=ly the Dylan-influenced and rather psychedelic It's Alright Ma, I
EXTD=t's Only Witchcraft. \n\nAmong the other original material, some 
EXTD=of it dating from Richard Thompson's previous band, is a fair sma
EXTD=ttering of well-chosen songs from contemporary performers. Joni M
EXTD=itchell was virtually unknown and unreleased on record in 1967 wh
EXTD=en this album was recorded and her own versions of the two songs 
EXTD=here did not appear until her second album, Clouds, in 1969. The 
EXTD=Fairports knew her as she had been in the UK at the invitation of
EXTD= their producer, Joe Boyd, and she had played some British dates 
EXTD=supporting the Incredible String Band. Emitt Rhodes was still per
EXTD=forming in the obscure group the Merry-Go-Round when they recorde
EXTD=d Time Will Show The Wiser to open the album. \n\nDylan's Jack O'
EXTD=Diamonds was actually a poem which turned up on the liner-notes o
EXTD=f Another Side Of Bob Dylan. He had given it to an actor friend c
EXTD=alled Ben Carruthers at the Savoy, who had used it in a TV play c
EXTD=alled A Man With No Papers, and subsequently recorded it with his
EXTD= group Ben Carruthers And The Deep, aided by Jimmy Page and Nicky
EXTD= Hopkins, on a flop single. One Sure Thing was a cover of a littl
EXTD=e-known duo called Jim and Jean (Jim Glover and Jean Ray). \n\nTh
EXTD=ere is no clue from this eclectic mix of songs featuring Ian Matt
EXTD=hew and the very underrated Judy Dyble that they were to virtuall
EXTD=y reinvent folk-rock with Sandy Denny just a couple of years late
EXTD=r. I saw the band a couple of times around the time of this album
EXTD= and, much as I enjoyed their later albums, rather miss these sty
EXTD=les of playing in their music. \n\nTheir version of Suzanne used 
EXTD=to feature alternate verses sung by Ian Matthew and Sandy Denny b
EXTD=ut the May 1968 version here sadly falls between Judy Dyble leavi
EXTD=ng and Sandy Denny joining, but you can hear the dual-vocal versi
EXTD=on from their August 1968 Top Gear session on Heyday\n\nAMAZON.CO
EXTD=M CUSTOMER REVIEW (Remastered + Expanded Edition)\nWonderful earl
EXTD=y morning album..... , November 28, 2004\nReviewer: Chris Carter 
EXTD=(my music room)\nHow do. This album is not based on the tradition
EXTD=al English folk music that F.C. would keep doing over the years. 
EXTD=(I tend to not care for traditional music anyway - it leaves no r
EXTD=oom for individual expression, which seems much more interesting 
EXTD=to me.) It is more original, unusual, and mysterious than that...
EXTD=.It sounds timeless AND old-fashioned somehow, reminding me of wo
EXTD=od-paneled walls and my early childhood for some reason. There ar
EXTD=e lots of quiet, almost timid parts in songs (love the autoharp!)
EXTD=. That being said, the first song is a great, almost power pop nu
EXTD=mber. A very evocative, unclassifiable classic that benefits from
EXTD= remastering. If you love '60's folk INSPIRED stuff, you really s
EXTD=hould own this. It was a brave first step. And Judy Dyble was bea
EXTD=utiful!\n\nAMAZON.COM CUSTOMER REVIEW (Remastered + Expanded Edit
EXTD=ion)\nAt Last--Mark I, Complete!, February 16, 2004\nReviewer: T.
EXTD= A. Shepherd "tas50l" (Palmdale, Ca. 93550)\nCD buffs can rejoice
EXTD= now that the first Fairport album is re-issued as it should have
EXTD= been done in the first place. The original 12-track album is her
EXTD=e in all its spledor, but the real treat is the first single, "If
EXTD= I Had a Ribbon Bow". It is a vibe-driven jazz number with Richar
EXTD=d Thompson's Wes Montgomery-style guitar running throughout. Judy
EXTD= Dyble's deft vocal is triumphant. An amazing throw-back to summe
EXTD=r '67 Frisco sound in a British context, the rest of the album si
EXTD=mply shimmers on songs such as Decameron, It's Only Witchcraft, T
EXTD=he Lobster and a rare Harvey Brooks (Electric Flag) tune, One Sur
EXTD=e Thing. This album is a preview to what Judy would do a year or 
EXTD=two later with Trader Horne. Let's hope that one comes out soon.\n
EXTD=\nHalf.com Details \nProducer: Joe Boyd \n\nAlbum Notes\nFairport
EXTD= Convention: Ian Matthews, Judy Dyble (vocals), Simon Nicol, Rich
EXTD=ard Thompson (guitar), Ashley "Tyger" Hutchings (bass), Martin La
EXTD=mble (drums).\nA couple of years down the road, Fairport Conventi
EXTD=on would define British folk-rock, but on its 1968 debut, its sou
EXTD=nd is split between traditional English folk and a contemporary, 
EXTD=San Francisco influence. Tackling US underground pop hero Emitt R
EXTD=hodes's "Time Will Show the Wiser," they sound for all the world 
EXTD=like a UK version of Jefferson Airplane, as Judy Dyble's vocals b
EXTD=lend tartly with those of Ian Matthews.\nThe West Coast influence
EXTD= continues with a pair of Joni Mitchell tunes given a somewhat By
EXTD=rds-like treatment, and even a version of trad folk tune "Jack O'
EXTD=Diamonds" owes more to US garage rock than to Martin Carthy. Stil
EXTD=l, no matter how closely they emulated US artists at this early s
EXTD=tage, the nimble guitar work of the still-teenage Richard Thompso
EXTD=n was already the crucial element that gave the group its own dis
EXTD=tinctive signature.\n\nIndustry Reviews\n4 Stars - Excellent\n...
EXTD=With its exquisite voicings and wonderful songs and sometimes gen
EXTD=tle, sometimes rocking, always imaginative and exciting instrumen
EXTD=tation, FAIRPORT CONVENTION is an unqualified treasure...\nRollin
EXTD=g Stone (09/06/1969)
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