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Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief

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Label:Island Records – ILPS 9115
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country:UK
Released:
Genre:Rock
Style:Folk Rock

Tracklist

A1Come All Ye
Written-By – Hutchings*, Denny*
4:55
A2Reynardine
Arranged By – Fairport*
Written-By – Trad*
4:33
A3Matty Groves
Arranged By – Fairport*
Written-By – Trad*
8:08
A4Farewell, Farewell
Written-By – Thompson*
2:38
B1The Deserter
Arranged By – Fairport*
Written-By – Trad*
4:10
Medley(4:00)
B2.1The Lark In The Morning
Arranged By – Fairport*
Written-By – Trad*
B2.2Rakish Paddy
Arranged By – Fairport*
Written-By – Trad*
B2.3Foxhunter's Jig
Arranged By – Fairport*
Written-By – Trad*
B2.4Toss The Feathers
Arranged By – Fairport*
Written-By – Trad*
B3Tam Lin
Arranged By – Swarbrick*
Written-By – Trad*
7:20
B4Crazy Man Michael
Written-By – Swarbrick*, Thompson*
4:35
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Companies, etc.

  • Record Company – Island Records Ltd.
  • Produced For – Witchseason Productions Ltd.
  • Printed By – E.J. Day Group
  • Made By – E.J. Day Group
  • Engineered At – Sound Techniques, London
  • Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.
  • Pressed By – Phonodisc Ltd.
  • Published By – Warlock Music Ltd.
  • Published By – Warlock Music
  • Published By – Sparta Music

Credits

  • Bass Guitar – Ashley Hutchings
  • Concept By [Sleeve], Design – Fairport*, Roberta Nicol
  • Design [Design Co-ordination] – Diogenic Attempts Ltd.
  • Drums – Dave Mattacks
  • Engineer – John Wood
  • Guitar – Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol
  • Other [Special Thanks To] – English Folk Dance And Song Society
  • Photography By [Front & Back Cover] – Eric Hayes
  • Producer – Joe Boyd
  • Violin, Viola – Dave Swarbrick
  • Vocals – Sandy Denny

Notes

First press with white 'i' on pink 'Island' label. Gatefold un-laminated cover, with inner spread that's packed with folklore text & images.
Two-part gatefold construction, with upper & lower internal glue-tabs (left-hand wallet glued closed).
(Later covers have slightly 'darker' purple print.)

Liner: white paper, punch-hole both sides, poly-lined.

Produced for Witchseason Productions Ltd.
Engineered at Sound Techniques Ltd.

℗ 1969

Publishing:
• Warlock Music Ltd. - A1 to A4.
• Warlock Music - B1, B2.
• Sparta Music - B3.
• Sparta/Warlock Music - B4.

Runouts are stamped.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 1): ILPS 9115 * A//1 1 3 9
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 1): ILPS 9115 * B//1 1 1 1 4
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 2): ILPS 9115 * A//1 1 2 5
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 2, last 1 appears backwards): ILPS 9115 * B//1 1 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 3): ILPS 9115 * A//1 1 4 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 3): ILPS 9115 * B//1 1 1 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 4): ILPS 9115 * A//1 1 11
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 4): ILPS 9115 * B//1 9 7
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 5): ILPS 9115 * A//1 1 2 3
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 5): ILPS 9115 * B//1 1 1 6
  • Matrix / Runout (Side A variant 6): ILPS 9115 ✳ A//1 1 3 1
  • Matrix / Runout (Side B variant 6): ILPS 9115 ✳ B//1 1 9 7

Other Versions (5 of 115)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
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Liege & Lief (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold; Mono label)Island RecordsILPS 9115UK1969
Needs Changes
Liege & Lief (8-Track Cartridge, Album)Island RecordsY8I 9115UK1969
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Liege & Lief (8-Track Cartridge, Album, Pink)Island RecordsY8I 9115UK1969
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Liege & Lief (LP, Album, Rough Textured Labels)Island RecordsILPS 9115UK1969
Recently Edited
Liege & Lief (LP, Album, Repress, Pink Rim Labels)Island RecordsILPS 9115UK1970

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Reviews

  • EwenMerry's avatar
    EwenMerry
    Sandy Denny’s sublime vocals, Swarbrick’s violin, Thompson’s guitar…what’s not to like? Stand out tracks for me “Matty Groves” and “The Deserter”
    • williamhartleyuk's avatar
      williamhartleyuk
      just listening to my 1969 ILPS 9115 vinyl copy ... the vinyl plays perfect, 50 years on. Liege and Leif is still one of my top 5 favourite albums of all time. What a fabulous band.
      • seftelc's avatar
        seftelc
        Edited 5 years ago
        My LP matches the first issue ILPS 9115, (https://www.discogs.com/Fairport-Convention-Liege-Lief/release/2024570) in every respect, except that the label shows the catalog number as ILPS 9115 A and ILPS 9115 B, does not have the witch logo or the names of the publishers.
        • NapalmBrain85's avatar
          NapalmBrain85
          This is one of the top 10 best albums of the 60s, essential listening
          • pierre044's avatar
            pierre044
            Hi did you read my question about the records ? Original first uk ?

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