House Full: Live At The La Troubadour

Performer: Fairport Convention
Distributor: MSI Music Distribution

Notes: Fairport Convention: Richard Thompson (vocals, guitar, dulcimer); Simon Nicol (vocals, mandolin); Dave Swarbrick (vocals, violin); Dave Pegg (bass, mandolin); Dave Mattacks (drums). Recorded live at The Troubadour, Los Angeles, California on September 4, 5, and 6, 1970. British remastered version on compact disc 1970 found Fairport Convention reduced to a quartet after the departure of their singer Sandy Denny. They decided not to replace her and recorded FULL HOUSE, a ferocious blend of high intensity rock dynamics with traditional British Isle fiddle-filled forms. With accolades accumulating for both FULL HOUSE and its predecessor, the beloved LEIGE AND LEIF, another tour of America was mounted in the late summer. HOUSE FULL was recorded in Los Angeles at the Troubador. A fine companion piece to its alternately-ordered namesake, these eight songs are a revamped set of the live album released only in the UK. The line-up of the band is extremely impressive, but it was not to last. Richard Thompson left the following year before another studio album was made.

Q (2/92, p.90) - "...From the Fairport line-up believed by many to be their best...bristles with an eclectic fervour..."

The definitive British folk-rock band, Fairport Convention took the traditional music of England and injected it with electricity and rock energy, sparking a whole musical movement in the U.K. in the late 1960s and early '70s. The late-'60s incarnation of the band was bursting with talent, including singer Sandy Denny and guitarist Richard Thompson, both of whom went on to lauded solo careers. Even after Denny and Thompson's departures, though, Fairport never slowed down. Through numerous personnel changes, they soldiered on for decades with their singular brand of folk-rock, becoming the Grand Old Men of the genre.

Click Here for Shipping Options and Policies

Shipping or Dimension weight in pounds: 0.25