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1988 studio album by Fairport Convention
Red & Gold British folk rock band Fairport Convention , their sixteenth studio album since their debut in 1968. The album was released on the Rough Trade label.
The title track was written by Ralph McTell , and tells the story of the Battle of Cropredy Bridge , which occurred in 1644 during the English Civil War . The location has strong links with Fairport Convention , being the venue of their annual music festival ; the story is told from the perspective of a farm worker, Will Timms, who describes "red and gold" as "royal colours", while the red itself represents the spilled blood of combatants and the gold the wheat fields in which the battle took place.[1] [2]
Reception [ edit ]
The album entered the UK album chart on 28 January 1989, spending one week at No. 74.[5]
David Fricke , Rolling Stone 's reviewer, commented on the release being on Rough Trade Records : "Britain's oldest surviving folk-rock band allied to the archetypal indie punk record label! Even for Fairport Convention, which has defied time, tide and trauma in its pursuit of the electric folk dream, that's pushing it."[4]
Track listing [ edit ]
"Set Me Up" (Dave Whetstone) – 4:23
"The Noise Club" (Maartin Allcock ) – 3:12
"Red and Gold" (Ralph McTell ) – 6:44
"The Beggar's Song" (Traditional ; arranged by Maartin Allcock) – 3:33
"The Battle" (Ric Sanders ) – 1:09
"Dark Eyed Molly" (Archie Fisher ) – 4:34
"The Rose Hip" (Sanders) – 4:24
"London River" (Rod Shearman) – 2:59
"Summer Before the War" (Huw Williams) – 4:33
"Open the Door Richard " (Bob Dylan ) – 4:57[6]
Bonus track on 1995 rerelease
"Close to the Wind" (live) (Marson) – 6:09
Release history [ edit ]
1988, December : New Routes RUE 002 UK LP [7]
1989, January : New Routes RUE CD 002 UK CD
1989 : Rough Trade ROUGH US 63 US LP &CD
1989 : Accord 104481 France LP & cassette/104482 CD
1989 : Possum VPL 1–6812 Australia LP & Cassette
1991, December : Woodworm Records WRC 018 UK Cassette &CD
1995, November : HTD Records HTD CD 47 UK CD
1996 : Scana STAR 2002-2 Sweden, CD
2000, January : Transatlantic TRACD 333 UK CD (Export Only)
2001, June : Talking Elephant TECD 014
2002, July : Castle Music America 06076 81177-2 US CD
Personnel [ edit ]
Fairport Convention
Maartin Allcock – guitars, bouzouki , mandolin , accordion , keyboards, vocals[8]
Ric Sanders – violin
Dave Pegg – acoustic & bass guitars, vocals
Dave Mattacks – drums, percussion, keyboards, harpsichord
Simon Nicol – guitars, vocals, dobro
Additional personnel
Tim Matyear – engineer
Rob Braviner & Mark Tucker – engineering
John Dent – mastering
Mike Dolan – mixing
David Gleeson & Spencer Richards – artwork
Malcolm Holmes – booklet design
Dawn Robertson & John Woodward – cover photography
References and notes [ edit ]
^ Foss, Richard. "Fairport Convention : Red & Gold > Review" . AllMusic . Retrieved 12 March 2011 .
^ a b Fricke, David (1989). "Red & Gold : Fairport Convention" . Rolling Stone the original on 24 October 2007.
^ "Fairport Convention | full Official Chart History" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 16 September 2019 .
^ This Dylan song from The Basement Tapes took its title from a song which had been a major hit in 1947 for Jack McVea .
^ "Expletive-Delighted – The Fairport Convention Discography Website Sponsored by Musikfolk Limited (www.musikfolk.com)" . fcfansite.fsnet.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2009 .
^ "allmusic ((( Red & Gold > Credits )))" . AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2009 .
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