Audio CD review:
Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief

Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief

Band: Fairport Convention Title: Liege & Lief Rating: Release Date: 2007-08-20 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Come All Ye - Fairport Convention, Denny, Sandy 2: Reynardine 3: Matty Groves 4: Farewell, Farewell - Fairport Convention, Thompson, Richard 5: The Deserter 6: Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter's Jig/Toss the F 7: Tam Lin 8: Crazy Man Michael - Fairport Convention, Thompson, Richard 9: Sir Patrick Spens 10: The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood - Fairport Convention, Farina, Richard 11: The Ballad of Easy Rider - Fairport Convention, McGuinn, Roger 12: Tam Lin 13: Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter's Jig/Toss the F 14: Sir Patrick Spens 15: Reynardine 16: The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood - Fairport Convention, Farina, Richard 17: The Lady Is a Tramp - Fairport Convention, Rodgers, Richard 18: Medley: The Lady Is a Tramp/In Other Words (Fly Me to the Moon) - Fairport Convention,

come on now, it's a cd.... if your going to make a 2 cd set, how about filling it up to justify the high price. there is about 70 minutes of space unused on this 2 cd set. make no mistake, this is great music but go with the regular single cd edition. this is a rip-off. Tracklisting (Japan version) COME ALL YE 2. 1. REYNARDINE 3. MATTY GROVES 4. FAREWELL,FAREWELL 5. DESERTER,THE 6. MEDLEY 7. TAM LIN 8. CRAZY MAN MICHAEL 9. SIR PATRICK SPENS(SANDY DENNY VOCAL VERSION) 10. QUIET JOYS OF BROTHERHOOD(TAKE4) 11. BALLAD OF EASY RIDER,THE 12. TAM LIN(BBC SESSION) 13. MEDLEY(BBC SESSION) 14. SIR PATRICK SPENS(BBC SESSION) 15. REYNARDINE(BBC SESSION) 16. QUIET JOYS OF BROTHERHOOD(TAKE1) 17. LADY IS A TRAMP(BBC SESSION),THE 18. IN OTHER WORDS(FLY ME TO THE MOON). Five Stars if You Don't Own the Single Disc Remaster... . . but if you do this is a bit of a rip-off. This is a rip-off because it's so good! This is the way the previous edition should have been. I fully approve of keeping bonus material separate from the original album in all but a few very exceptional cases(see "Unhalfbricking" for example)because, I find that, out takes, demo's, live and 'alternate' versions are so often a distraction or a dilution of the original album's quality. Yes I know, you can program them off, or even just be ready to press stop at the point the original would have ended, but I prefer it if such concerns are absent from the listening experience. In this case I think that there is such an odd blend of extras that keeping them separate is a very sensible idea. However at the price it seems to me that it is not really for the casual fan looking to `see what all the fuss is about' and the `very keen fans' will have, all but a couple, of the extra tracks already. Most importantly the record company could/should have released it at the same time as the 'single disc re-master' as this would have avoided the accusation that owners of that version are being cynically manipulated into making an additional purchase that they shouldn't have to. This is an excellent presentation of a truly great album and if you don't already own a copy and/or don't mind paying the extra money then this is definitely the best available edition. . You can see a complete list of all Fairport Convention discography, or go back to the Fairport Convention tabs