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Alex Campbell: Been on the Road So Long

Alex Campbell: Been on the Road So Long (Transatlantic TRA SP 4)

Been on the Road So Long
Alex Campbell

Transatlantic TRA SP 4 (single, UK, 1965)

Alex Campbell: Been on the Road So Long (Transatlantic TRA SP 4)
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Musicians

Alex Campbell: vocals, guitar, banjo

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Been on the Road So Long (3.37)

Side 2

  1. The Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (3.27)

Track 1 Alex Campbell;
Track 2 trad. arr. Alex Campbell

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Alex Campbell: Alex Campbell

Alex Campbell: Alex Campbell (Transatlantic XTRA 1014)

Alex Campbell
Alex Campbell

Transatlantic XTRA 1014 (LP, UK, 1965)

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Musicians

Alex Campbell: vocals, guitar, banjo;
Martin Carthy: guitar;
Louis Killen: concertina

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Love Is Teasin’ (Roud 1049)
  2. I’m a Rover (Roud 1112)
  3. Glesca Peggy (Roud 95; Child 228; G/D 4:850)
  4. John Gordon (Roud 5617)
  5. Mormond Braes (Roud 2171; G/D 6:1142)
  6. Willie’s Drowned in Yarrow (Roud 206; Child 215; G/D 6:1227)

Side 2

  1. Kissing in the Dark (Roud 2354)
  2. Old Maid in a Garrett (Roud 802; G/D 7:1378; Henry H138)
  3. The Overgate (Roud 866)
  4. Lass of Kelvinhaugh (Roud 3325; G/D 5:1041)
  5. The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198)
  6. Baron of Brackley (Roud 4017; Child 203; G/D 2:234)

All tracks trad. arr. Alex Campbell

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Alex Campbell in Copenhagen

Alex Campbell in Copenhagen (Polydor 623 035)

Alex Campbell
Alex Campbell

Storyville SLP 600 (LP, Denmark, 1965)
Polydor 623 035 (LP, UK, 1965)

Alex Campbell in Copenhagen (Storyville SLP 600)
Alex Campbell in Copenhagen (Storyville 102 5704)

Storyville 102 5704 (CD, Denmark, 2002)

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Recorded in Copenhagen on 16 August 1965;
LP cover photo by Claus Ørsted / Delta;
CD liner notes by Ken Hunt:
CD layout by Chrisna Morten

Musicians

Alex Campbell: guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals;
Cy Nicklin: guitar;
Maia Aarskov: flute, accordion

Tracks

Side 1

  1. Colours (3.26)
  2. Rambling Boy (3.59)
  3. The Oggie Man (5.54)
  4. 1913 Massacre (5.10)
  5. Been on the Road So Long (3.29)

Side 2

  1. Verdant Braes o’ Skreen (Roud 419; Henry H593) (5.29)
  2. John Riley (Roud 264; Laws N42; G/D 5:1038, 6:1201; Henry H471, H818) (3.55)
  3. Long A-Growing (Roud 31; Laws O35; G/D 6:1222) (3.12)
  4. Whistle Rufus - Double Edge (1.59)
  5. Roll Down the Line (Roud 17485) (2.27)
  6. Leaving of Liverpool (Roud 9435) (4.39)

Track 1 Donovan;
Track 2 Tom Paxton;
Track 3 Cyril Tawney;
Track 4 Woody Guthrie;
Track 5 Alex Campbell;
Track 6 Francis McPeake;
Tracks 7-8, 10-11 trad. arr. Alex Campbell;
Track 9 arr. Alex Campbell

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Alex Campbell and His Friends

Alex Campbell and His Friends (Saga EROS 8021)

Alex Campbell and His Friends
Alex Campbell, Sandy Denny, The Johnny Silvo Folk Group (Johnny Silvo, Roger Evans, David Moses), Cliff Aungier, Paul McNeill

Saga EROS 8021 (LP, UK, 1967)

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This was the first album on which Sandy Denny participated. The sessions date from 22 March 1967. Sandy’s three solo tracks were later reissued on the LP and CD The Original Sandy Denny.

Musicians

Alex Campbell: guitar, vocals [1, 6, 11, 15];
Sandy Denny: guitar, vocals [5, 10, 13], backing vocals [1, 9, 11, 14-15];
Johnny Silvo: guitar, vocals [2-4];
Roger Evans: guitar, bouzouki;
David Moses: double bass;
Cliff Aungier: guitar, vocals [7-8, 12];
Paul McNeill: guitar, vocals [9, 14]

Tracks

Side 1

  1. [AC] Dark As a Dungeon (Down in the Mine) (Roud 6392) (3.24)
  2. Intro: Johnny Silvo;
    [JS] Midnight Special (Roud 6364) (3.09)
  3. [JS] Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses (2.13)
  4. [JS] Freight Train (2.35)
  5. Intro: Sandy Denny;
    [SD] The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.07)
  6. [AC] Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright (4.07)
  7. Intro: Cliff Aungier;
    [CA] Chilly Winds (Roud 3419) (3.20)
  8. [CA] Blue Sleeves (4.01)

Side 2

  1. Intro: Paul McNeill;
    [PM] Dick Derby (Roud 872) (3.05)
  2. [SD] You Never Wanted Me (3.17)
  3. [AC] Been on the Road So Long (3.38)
  4. [CA] Dink’s Song (Roud 10057) (3.13)
  5. [SD] This Train (Roud 6702) (2.03)
  6. [PM] Tell Old Bill (Roud 7876) (3.12)
  7. [AC] Freedom (Roud 10073) (3.28)

All tracks trad. arr. A. Johnson except
Track 1 Merle Travis;
Track 4 Elizabeth Cotten;
Track 6 Bob Dylan;
Track 10 Jackson C. Frank;
Track 11 Alex Campbell

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Alex Campbell: Been on the Road So Long

Alex Campbell: Been on the Road So Long (Castle CMRCD1168)

Been on the Road So Long
Alex Campbell

Castle Music CMRCD1168 (CD, UK, 2005)

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Musicians

Alex Campbell: vocals, guitar, banjo

Tracks

  1. Been on the Road So Long (3.37)
  2. Night Visiting Song (Roud 22568; G/D 4:783) (3.27)
  3. I’m a Rover (Roud 1112) (2.30)
  4. Round Cape Horn (Roud 4706; Henry H539) (2.30)
  5. The Overgate (Roud 866) (1.46)
  6. Plane Wreck at Los Gatos (4.42)
  7. My Old Gibson Guitar (3.03)
  8. Love Is Teasing (Roud 1049) (4.07)
  9. Glesca Peggy (Roud 95; Child 228; G/D 4:850) (2.53)
  10. John Gordon (Roud 5617) (1.10)
  11. Kissing in the Dark (Roud 2354) (2.18)
  12. My Singing Bird (Roud V43884) (3.54)
  13. Why Oh Why? (2.25)
  14. Don’t You Put Me Down (2.34)
  15. The Water Is Wide (Roud 87; Child 204) (4.31)
  16. The Unquiet Grave (Roud 51; Child 78) (3.56)
  17. Keishmul’s Galley (Henry H535(b)) (2.45)
  18. I Left My Baby Lying There (3.16)
  19. She Moved Through the Fair (Roud 861; Henry H141) (5.04)
  20. The Banks of Claudy (Roud 266; Laws N40; G/D 5:1036; Henry H5, H693) (4.44)
  21. What Then Is Love? (2.29)
  22. Bruton Town (Roud 18; Laws M32) (5.58)
  23. Been on the Road So Long (alternative version featuring Sandy Denny) (3.44)

All tracks trad. arr. Alex Campbell except
Tracks 1, 2, 7, 14, 23 Alex Campbell;
Tracks 6, 13 Woody Guthrie;
Track 19 Padraic Colum / trad. arr. Alex Campbell

Tracks 1, 2 from the single Been on the Road So Long (1965);
Tracks 3, 5, 8-11 from Alex Campbell (1965);
Tracks 6, 7, 14 from the EP My Old Gibson Guitar (1966);
Tracks 12, 15-16, 22 from Yours Aye, Alex (1966);
Track 23 from Alex Campbell & His Friends (1967);
I don’t know the source of the other tracks

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Other records with Alex Campbell

The Shanty Men (Greenwich Village GVR 201) Matt Armour, Alex Campbell, Johnny Collins, John Goodluck, Erik Ilott, Jim Mageean, Don Shepherd, Joe Stead, Mick Tems, The Shanty Men, LP, Greenwich Village GVR 201, 1978

Folk Friends (Wundertüte CD TÜT 72.160) Various Artists: Folk Friends, 2 LP, Folk Freak FF 3001/2, 1978; CD, Wundertüte CD TÜT 72.160, 1992

Folk Friends 2 (Wundertüte CD TÜT 72.150) Various Artists: Folk Friends 2, 2 LP, Folk Freak FF 3003/4, 1981; CD, Wundertüte CD TÜT 72.150, 1990