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The English Country Blues Band: No Rules

The English Country Blues Band: No Rules (Dingle’s DIN 323)

No Rules
The English Country Blues Band

Dingle’s Records DIN 323 (LP, UK, 1982)

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Sound engineers: Allan Morrow, Dave Foister
Sleeve front design: Lynn Breeze

Musicians

Maggie Holland: vocals, bass guitar, banjo, guitar;
Ian A. Anderson: vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar;
Rod Stradling: melodeon;
Sue Harris: hammered dulcimer, oboe

with
John Kirkpatrick: concertina [1, 9], accordion [4];
Nic Jones: fiddle [1, 7];
Dave Peabody: harmonica [1, 12];
Chris Coe: vocals [4-5, 7, 10];
Danny Stradling: tambourine [7, 11]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Baby, What You Want Me to Do (3.20)
  2. Travellers in Heaven (Roud 5214) (2.56)
  3. Strong Man (3.15)
  4. Oregon / Portland Town (5.35)
  5. Weary Blues (3.23)
  6. Under the Waterbed / Under the Army Blanket (3.57)

Side 2

  1. Handsome Johnny (2.56)
  2. Rambling Boys of Pleasure (Roud 386) (4.57)
  3. The Panic Is On (Roud 15867) (2.12)
  4. The Weave Room Blues (4.08)
  5. The Nutting Girl (Roud 509; G/D 7:1475) (3.41)
  6. We Got Hard Times Now (3.22)

Track 1 Jimmy Reed;
Track 2 Derby Smith;
Tracks 3, 9, 12 trad. arr. Ian A. Anderson;
Track 4a Tucker Zimmerman;
Track 4b Derroll Adams;
Track 5 Hank Williams;
Track 6 trad. arr. Ian A. Anderson, Maggie Holland, Rod Stradling;
Tracks 7-8, 11 trad. arr. Maggie Holland;
Track 10 Dorsey Dixon

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The English Country Blues Band: Don’t Take Love

The English Country Blues Band: Don’t Take Love (Rogue FMSS 102)

Don’t Take Love
The English Country Blues Band

Rogue Records FMSS 102 (7" single, UK, 11 March 1983)
Ghost From the Basement (DL single, UK, 11 March 2023)

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Recorded at Ideal Sound Recorders by Tony Engle;
Produced and designed by Ian A. Anderson

Musicians

Maggie Holland: vocals, guitar, bass guitar;
Ian A. Anderson: bottleneck guitar, guitar, vocals;
Rod Stradling: melodeons;
Sue Harris: hammered dulcimer, oboe;
John Maxwell: drums

Tracks

Side A

  1. Don’t Take Love (3.32)

Side B

  1. Put Your Money in Your Shoes (3.06)

Track 1 Des Henly;
Track 2 trad. arr. Ian A. Anderson

> Folk Music > Records > The English Country Blues Band: Home and Deranged

The English Country Blues Band: Home and Deranged

The English Country Blues Band: Home and Deranged (Rogue FMSL 2004)

Home and Deranged
The English Country Blues Band

Rogue Records FMSL 2004 (LP, UK, 1983)

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Recorded October 1983 at Chestnut Studio, Churt, Surrey;
Produced by Ian A. Anderson and Jon Moore;
Engineered by Paul Travers;
Mastered at Porky’s by George Peckham;
Photographs by Bob Naylor;
Design and layout by Ian A. Anderson

Musicians

Maggie Holland: vocals, bass guitar, banjo, guitar;
Ian A. Anderson: vocals, bottleneck guitar, acoustic and electric guitars;
Chris Coe: vocals, hammered dulcimers, concertina;
Rod Stradling: vocals, melodeon

with
John Maxwell: drums

Tracks

Side 1

  1. The Wreck of the ‘Northfleet’ (Roud 1174) (4.34)
  2. England’s Power and Glory (3.44)
  3. Darling Corey Is Gone (4.00)
  4. Beware, Oh Take Care (Roud 414) (3.20)
  5. California Blues (2.50)
  6. The English Country Blues (2.56)

Side 2

  1. Tom Traubert’s Blues (4.23)
  2. The Italian Job / Lodge Road (3.30)
  3. Lovin’ Henry (Lord Henry and Lady Margaret) (Roud 47; Child 68) (4.05)
  4. Fair and Tender Ladies (Roud 451) (4.45)
  5. Don’t Take Love (3.35)

All tracks trad. arr. Ian A. Anderson, Chris Coe, Maggie Holland, Rod Stradling except
Track 2 Robb Johnson;
Track 3 Mac Odell (b. Odell McLeod);
Track 5 Jimmie Rogers;
Track 7 Tom Waits;
Track 11 Des Henly

> Folk Music > Records > The English Country Blues Band: Unruly

The English Country Blues Band: Unruly

The English Country Blues Band: Unruly (Rogue FMSD 5027)

Unruly
Breakdowns, Blues & Ballads From the Sussex / Mississippi Border 1981-83
The English Country Blues Band

Rogue Records FMSD 5027 (CD, UK, 1993)
Weekend Beatnik WEBE 9040 (CD, UK, 2002)

The English Country Blues Band: Unruly (Weekend Beatnik WEBE 9040)
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Musicians

The track numbers refer to the Weekend Beatnik compilation

Maggie Holland: vocals, bass guitar, banjo, guitar [1-20];
Ian A. Anderson: vocals, guitar, bottleneck guitar;
Rod Stradling: melodeon, vocals [1-20];
Sue Harris: hammered dulcimer, oboe [1-11];
Chris Coe: hammered dulcimer, vocals [4, 6-7, 12-20];
John Maxwell: drums [11-20]

with
John Kirkpatrick: concertina [1, 3], accordion [4];
Nic Jones: fiddle [1, 7];
Dave Peabody: harmonica [1];
Danny Stradling: tambourine [7, 10];
Bob Copper: vocals [21];
Ben Mandelson: mandolin [21]

Tracks

Rogue CD

  1. Baby, What You Want Me to Do (3.20)
  2. Travellers in Heaven (Roud 5214) (2.56)
  3. The Panic Is On (Roud 15867) (2.12)
  4. Oregon / Portland Town (5.35)
  5. Under the Waterbed / Under the Army Blanket (3.57)
  6. Handsome Johnny (2.56)
  7. Strong Man (3.15)
  8. Rambling Boys of Pleasure (Roud 386) (4.57)
  9. The Nutting Girl (Roud 509; G/D 7:1475) (3.41)
  1. Don’t Take Love (3.34)
  2. Put Your Money in Your Shoes (3.07)
  1. The Wreck of the ‘Northfleet’ (Roud 1174) (4.33)
  2. England’s Power and Glory (3.41)
  3. Beware, Oh Take Care (Roud 414) (3.14)
  4. California Blues (2.48)
  5. The English Country Blues (2.51)
  6. Tom Traubert’s Blues (4.19)
  7. The Italian Job / Lodge Road (3.24)
  8. Fair and Tender Ladies (Roud 451) (4.40)
  1. Orchestre Super Moth: New Pony (4.53)

Tracks 1-9 from No Rules (1982);
Tracks 10-11 from the single Don’t Take Love (1983);
Tracks 12-19 from Home and Deranged (1983);
Track 20 from Orchestre Super Moth: The World at Sixes and Sevens (1989)

Weekend Beatnik CD

  1. Baby, What You Want Me to Do (3.20)
  2. Travellers in Heaven (Roud 5214) (2.56)
  3. The Panic Is On (Roud 15867) (2.12)
  4. Oregon / Portland Town (5.35)
  5. Under the Waterbed / Under the Army Blanket (3.57)
  6. Weary Blues (3.23)
  7. Handsome Johnny (2.56)
  8. Strong Man (3.15)
  9. Rambling Boys of Pleasure (Roud 386) (4.57)
  10. The Nutting Girl (Roud 509; G/D 7:1475) (3.41)
  1. Put Your Money in Your Shoes (3.07)
  1. The Wreck of the ‘Northfleet’ (Roud 1174) (4.33)
  2. England’s Power and Glory (3.41)
  3. Beware, Oh Take Care (Roud 414) (3.14)
  4. California Blues (2.48)
  5. The English Country Blues (2.51)
  6. Tom Traubert’s Blues (4.19)
  7. The Italian Job / Lodge Road (3.24)
  8. Lovin’ Henry (Roud 47; Child 68) (4.05)
  9. Fair and Tender Ladies (Roud 451) (4.40)
  1. Bob Copper: Diving Duck (3.27)

Tracks 1-10 from No Rules (1982);
Track 11 from the single Don’t Take Love (1983);
Tracks 12-20 from Home and Deranged (1983);
Track 21 previously unreleased, later on Bob Copper: Prostrate With Dismal (2014)

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Other records with the English Country Blues Band

See also the discographies of Maggie Holland, Ian A. Anderson, Hot Vultures, and Tiger Moth / Orchestre Super Moth

Jali House Rock (Rogue BFMSD 5019) Various Artists, Jali House Rock, CD, Rogue BFMSD 5019, 1989

Dark Was the Night (Deep Sea SeaD 8002) Various Artists, Dark Was the Night: A Tribute to the Music of Blind Willie Johnson, CD, Deep Sea SeaD 8002, 2003

The Acoustic Folk Box (Topic TSFCD 4001) Various Artists, The Acoustic Folk Box, 4 CD, Topic TSFCD4001, 2002

Stepping Up (Topic TSCD752) Various Artists, Stepping Up: A History of the New Wave of English Country Dance Music, CD, Topic TSCD752, 2004

Ian A. Anderson: Onwards! (Ghosts From the Basement GFTB 7053) Ian A. Anderson, Onwards!, CD, Ghosts From the Basement GFTB 7053, 2019

Ian A. Anderson: Onwards! Vol. 2—A Crown of Crows (Ghosts From the Basement GFTB 7054) Ian A. Anderson, Onwards! Vol. 2—A Crown of Crows, CD, Ghosts From the Basement GFTB 7054, 2020