| FAIRPORT CONVENTION (LP) - GLADYS' LEAP) |
August 1985 |
![]() UK | ![]() USA | ![]() Sweden - Back Cover | ![]() Sweden - Side 1 |
![]() South Korea - Front Cover | ![]() South Korea - Insert Shet |
| TRACKS: | |
| SIDE ONE: | |
| How Many Times (Richard Thompson) | |
| Bird From The Mountain (Ralph McTell) | |
| Honour And Praise (John Richards) | |
| The Hiring Fair
(Ralph McTell / Dave Mattacks) | |
| SIDE TWO: | |
| Instrumental Medley '85: The Riverhead (Dave Pegg) / Gladys's Leap (Dave Pegg) / The Wise Maid (Trad. Arr. Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg) | |
| MY FEET ARE SET FOR DANCING (Cathy Lesurf, Arranged Bill Martin) | 3'59" |
| Wat Tyler (Ralph McTell / Simon Nicol) | |
| Head In A Sack
(Dave Whetstone) |
| ISSUES: | |
| UK | Woodworm Records WR007
(August 1985) (Inner sleeve contained the song lyrics) Woodworm Records (Cassette) WRC002 (August 1985) |
| USA | Varrick Records VR023 (1985) (included insert sheet with song lyrics) |
| AUSTRALIA | Interfusion L38538
(1985) (Inner sleeve contained the song lyrics) Note: Tim Matyear the Woodworm Sound Engineer confirmed that one night Dave Pegg slipped into the studio behind his back and slightly remixed the Bass Guitar parts for the Australian issue although he further added that he had never been able to work out what Peggy had done to the tracks! |
| GERMANY | Spriggan Records FMS102 (1985) (included insert sheet with song lyrics) |
| CANADA | Stony Plain CDVR 00023 (1985) |
| SWEDEN | Amalthea AM55 (1985) |
| SOUTH
KOREA | Jigu Records Corp
ROPL-4006 (VR-023) (1991) (including insert sheet with song lyrics in English
and article about Fairport in Korean |
| See separate entry for CD
issue / reissue " Gladys' Leap - Expletive
Delighted" |
| Musicians | |
| Simon Nicol | Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars |
| Dave Pegg | Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Bouzouki, Double Bass, Vocals |
| Dave Mattacks
| Drums, Drum Machine, Keyboards, Percussion |
| with | |
| Ric Sanders | Violin (Tracks 2, 4, 5) |
| Richard Thompson | Electric Guitar (Track 8) |
| CATHY LESURF | Vocal (Track 6) |
| Harold Wells
| Spoken Intro to Track 2 |
| Recorded: | April-May 1985 at Woodworm Studio, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire. Violin parts overdubbed in May 1985. |
| Produced & Engineered by: | Simon Nicol, Dave Mattacks & Dave Pegg |
| Assistant Engineers: | Tim Matyear & Mark Powell |
| Cut At: | Townhouse Studios |
| Cover by: | Mick Toole |
| Photography: | John Woodward, Derek Holmwood, Doug Lake |
![]() South Korean Insert Sheet |
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