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LIEGE & LIEF (LP)

December 1969

UK	UK	Australia Island Life Collection	Australia L-34136
UK Cassette - Front Cover		UK Cassette - Reverse Side
Italy	Spain - Front Cover	Spain - Side 1	Spain - Side 2
4 Men With Beards Issue	Luxembourg issue - Side A	Luxembourg Issue - Side B	UK Promo

TRACKS:
SIDE ONE:
Come All Ye (Sandy Denny / Ashley Hutchings)	4'55"
Reynardine (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)	4'33"
Matty Groves / [Kate and the Cow Hide] (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)	8'08"
Farewell, Farewell (Richard Thompson)	2'38"
SIDE TWO:
The Deserter (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)	4'10"
Medley: The Lark In The Morning / Rakish Paddy / Foxhunter's Jig / Toss The Feathers (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)	4'00"
Tam Lin (Trad. Arr. Dave Swarbrick)	7'20"
Crazy Man Michael (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick)	4'35"

ISSUES:
UK	(LP) Island Records ILPS 9115 (December 1969 (Gatefold Sleeve) (LP) Island Records ILPM 9115 (Reissue in 'Island Life Collection 1986') (Cream Cover)(Record says Stereo but plays Mono) Also slightly later issues without the " Island Life Collection" designation (Cassette) Island Records ZC I 9115 (early 1970's) Inlay sheet states " Manufactured and Distributed by EMI Records Ltd" and " Made and Printed in Great Britain" (Cassette) Island Records ZCIR 15016 - Promo Issue (November 1969)
USA	(LP) A& M SP-4257 (July 1970) (LP) 4 Men With Beards 4M 159 (20 May 2008) (Issued in a Limited Edition on 180gsm Vinyl)
AUSTRALIA	(LP) Island Records SIL-934136 (1971) (LP) Island Records IL-34136 (Reissue 1973) (LP) Island Records L19062 (Reissue in 'Island Life Collection 1988)
GERMANY	(LP) Island ILPS 9115 (1969) (LP) Island - RCA/Ariola 208 008 (October 1986) (Island Life Collection)
JAPAN	(LP) King/Island ICL-37 (August 1972) (Gatefold Sleeve)
ITALY	(LP) Island (Orizzonte) ORL 8080 (1976) (LP) Island ORL 19115 (Reissue in 'Island Life Collection 1988))
HOLLAND	(LP) Island Records 89226 XAT (1974/75 Re-issue)
CANADA	(LP) Polydor Records 2310 019 (1970)
SPAIN	(LP) (as " FAIRPORT CONVENTION" ) Philips 63 43 008 (1969)
LUXEMBOURG	(LP) Timeless Records TIME 725 (29 May 2008) (Issued in a Limited Edition of 500 Copies Only on 180gsm Vinyl)

Note:

Spanish issue of the album listed the tracks as:-
- Side 1:
  - Come All Ye (Venid Todos), Reynardine, Matty Groves, Farewell Farewell (!Adiós!, !Adiós!)
- Side Two:
  - The Deserter (El Desertor), Potpourri: The Lark In The Morning (La Alondra por la mañana) / Rakish Paddy / Foxhunter's Jig (Baile de Cazadores) / Toss The Feathers (mueve Las Plumas), Tam Lin, Crazy Man Michael (El Loco Michael)

See separate entry for CD issue

Entered album charts on 17 January 1970 - Stayed for 15 weeks and reached No. 17
Nominated by MVC Shops as one of their albums of the Millennium
At the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, "Liege & Lief" got an award for being the "Most Influential Folk Album of All Time"

Musicians
Sandy Denny	Vocals
Dave Swarbrick	Fiddle, Viola
Richard Thompson	Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Simon Nicol	Electric, 6-String & 12-String Acoustic Guitars
Ashley Hutchings	Bass, Backing Vocals
Dave Mattacks	Drums, Percussion

Recorded:	Recording Sessions for this album took place between September and November 1969 at Sound Techniques, London. Recorded on 8-Track. " Farewell Farewell" and " The Deserter" were recorded on 16 October 1969 Crazy Man Michael was recorded on 19 October 1969 " Reynardine" and " Matty Groves" were recorded on 22 October 1969 " Come All Ye" , " The Lark In The Morning Medley" , and " Tam Lin" were recorded on 29 October 1969
Produced by:	Joe Boyd for Witchseason Productions with special thanks to the English Folk Dance & Song Society Library at Cecil Sharp House
Sound Engineer:	John Wood
Sleeve Concept & Design:	Fairport Convention and Roberta Nicol
Original Drawings:	Bob Pegg
Front & Back Cover Photographs:	Eric Hayes
Design Co-ordination:	Diogenic Attempts Ltd

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