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Paul Hosken’s Sandy Denny Discography
This is a very thorough Sandy Denny discography. However, it’s dated November 1995, so recent (re-)releases are missing. Thanks to Paul for allowing me to include it here!
Sandy Denny Discography
Version 1.01
06-Nov-1995
Compiled by:
Paul Hosken.
Kirchstrasse 23,
82284 Grafrath,
Germany
(paul.hosken@dlr.de)
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Biography
Alexandra Elene MacLean (’Sandy’) Denny, 6 April 1948 - 21 April 1978:
Considered by many to have been the finest female singer on the British folk and rock scene of the Sixties & Seventies, she began singing folk songs at the Kingston Barge at the age of 18 in the summer of 1966. In the relative incestuous folk world of London at that time, Sandy’s remarkable voice soon brought her to the attention of seasoned professionals. As early as November 1966 she was recording with the Johnny Silvo Folk Group for the BBC World Service and by the spring of 1967 she was recording material with Johnny Silvo and Alex Campbell, both experienced ’folkies’.
In 1967 Sandy teamed up with the then unknown group the Strawbs, and the one album that they recorded together features her first ever recording of an original song, and possibly her best known composition, Who Knows Where the Time Goes?.
In May 1968 Sandy auditioned as lead female singer (Ian Matthews shared lead vocals) for ‘England’s answer to Jefferson Airplane’, Fairport Convention. She replaced Judy Dyble, and according to Simon Nicol, "stood out like a clean glass in a sinkful of dirty dishes". By the time the album What We Did on Our Holidays was released Richard Thompson & Sandy had already shown themselves as being the two main writers in the group.
When re-assembling after fully recuperating from a serious road accident, Fairport decided to produce an album of ’trad’ material and some original compositions written in the tradition vein. The result was the historically important Liege and Lief.
Sources vary as to the reasons, but shortly after the recording of Liege and Lief, and even before its release, Sandy Denny left Fairport Convention. She was understandably concerned that what she had conceived of as a one-off project (the recording of an essentially traditional album) was being viewed as a long term direction by certain members of the band. She herself wished to continue writing her own material and to intergrate traditional songs within a broad-ranging repertoire. She was also scared of the impending success seemingly awaiting the band and feared that it might drive a wedge between her and longstanding boyfriend Trevor Lucas of Eclection. Whatever the reasons, in Novenber 1969 Sandy left Fairport.
Within 3 months Sandy and Trevor had formed the successful Fotheringay, but while recording their second album, increasing pressure brought to bear on Sandy (particularly from producer Joe Boyd) convinced her that she should go solo. 1972 proved to be a productive year and she releases what is probably her most successful solo album, Sandy.
But a lack of direction in her solo work helped to pursuede Sandy to rejoin Fairport, initially on a temporary basis for a tour in January ’74, and then on a permanent basis. But despite healthy promotion and extensive touring the album Rising for the Moon barely touched the charts and unfortunately was not another Liege and Lief. If the fear of commercial success had partially prompted Sandy’s first departure from Fairport, the reality of commercial failure induced her second parting.
After a year of rest sandy recorded her last solo album, but the contemporary music scene had passed Sandy by and the album went virtually unnoticed by public and press alike.
In 1978, as a result of falling down a flight of stairs, Sandy died from a cerebral haemorrhage. One can only speculate about what direction Sandy’s career might have taken had she lived, but maybe her popularity would have mirrored that of Richard Thompson, who experienced a decline through the late 70’s but gained a new audience in the 80’s. Although her tragic death has robbed us of her magnificent voice, the music she has left behind has lost none of its power to move the discerning listener.
- Clinton Heylin (Record Collector magazine)/Paul Hosken.
Official Recordings
Key to media format: Key to artist:
7" -- 7 inch single SD -- Sandy Denny
10" - 10 inch maxi single FC -- Fairport Convention (/w Sandy Denny)
12" - 12 inch maxi single
8T -- 8-track tape
CAS - cassette
CD -- compact disc Key to release info:
CD3 - 3" maxi CD [yymmdd; fmt; cat.# (comments)]
CD5 - 5" maxi CD where:
EP -- extended play 7" yymmdd - date of release
LP -- 12" album fmt ---- media format
Note: - The times of tracks on vinyl are taken from the record label or
cover. However, for CD releases I’ve used the actual tracks times as
displayed on my CD player.
- The ’code’ below is linked to the year, starting with ’AA’ for 1967.
If the code is lower case then the recording is no longer available,
whereas upper case implies that it is still in print.
Code Date Title - artist [format;number]/tracks/info
~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
aa01 67 Alex Campbell and Friends
Side 1:
(Down in the Mines [trad])
(Freight Train [trad])
The False Bride [trad]
Side 2:
(Dick Derby [trad])
You Never Wanted Me Babe [J.C.Frank]
Been on the Road So Long (Alex vers.) [A.Campbell]
This Train [trad]
(Tell Old Bill [trad])
(Freedom [trad])
[67____; LP; Saga EROS 8021]
Alex Campbell sings lead on "Been on the Road So Long", with SD
on backing vocals. The remaining tracks feature SD (guitar,
vocals), Alex Campbell (vocals), Johnny Silvo (guitar, vocals),
Moses (double bass), Roger Evans (guitar, bouzouki), Aungier
(guitar, vocals), McNeill (vocals).
The album cover says that SD sings backing vocals on the tracks
in brackets, but Clinton Heylin in his book ’Gypsy Love Songs
and Sad Refrains’ implies otherwise.
* aa02 67 Sandy and Johnny - SD & Johnny Silvo
1 Side 1:
Milk and Honey [J.C.Frank]
The Last Thing on My Mind [Tom Paxton]
3:10 To Yuma [Dunning/Washington]
Side 2:
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor [trad]
Pretty Poly [trad]
Been on the Road So Long (SD version) [A.Campbell]
[67____; LP; Saga EROS 8041]
This version of "Been on the Road So Long" features a superb
solo performance by SD. SD (guitar, vocals), Johnny Silvo
(guitar, vocals on his own tracks), Moses (double bass).
---- 02/67 SD & the Strawbs record a session together for the BBC World
Service.
---- 08/67 SD & the Strawbs recording session in Copenhagen, later to be
released as _All Our Own Work_ & _Sandy Denny & The Strawbs_.
---- 05/68 SD replaces Judy Dyble in Fairport Convention & they tape their
first radio session, 5 songs for John Peel’s ’Top Gear’
programme on 28-May-68. Included is a version of "Nottamun Town",
and 3 songs later to appear on the album _Heyday_.
ab01 11/68 Meet on the Ledge [Thompson] - FC (2.49)
Throwaway Street Puzzle [Thompson/Hutchings] - FC (3.18)
[6811__; 7"; Island WIP 6047]
* AC01 01/69 What We Did on Our Holidays - FC
Side 1:
Fotheringay [SD] (3.03)
Mr. Lacey [Hutchings] (2.50)
Book Song [Matthews/Thompson] (3.12)
"The Lord Is in This Place...How Dreadful Is This Place"
[trad] (1.50)
No Man’s Land [Thompson] (2.23)
I’ll Keep It With Mine [Dylan] (5.50)
Side 2:
Eastern Rain [Joni Mitchell] (3.36)
Nottamun Town [trad] (3.07)
Tale in Hard Time [Thompson] (3.24)
She Moves Through the Fair [P.Colm/trad] (4.09)
Meet on the Ledge [Thompson] (2.49)
End of a Holiday [Nicol] (1.06)
[6901__; LP; Island ILPS 9092]
[9004__; CD; Island IMCD 97]
[______; CD; Hannibal HNCD 4430]
Produced by Joe Boyd and recorded at Kingsway & Olympic Studios,
London (summer 1968).
---- 01/69 Ian Matthews leaves FC to form Matthews Southern Comfort.
ac02 69 You Can All Join In - various artists
Meet on the Ledge [Thompson] - FC
[69____; LP; Island IWPS 2]
---- 06/69 A road accident while travelling back from a gig in Birminham
kills FC drummer Martin Lamble and Richard Thompson’s girlfriend
Jeannie Franklyn, and badly injures Thompson & Ashley Hutchings.
Sandy was travelling with members of Eclection at the time.
ac03 07/69 Si Tu Dois Partir [Dylan] - FC
Genesis Hall - FC
[6907__; 7"; Island WIP 6064]
"Si Tu Dois Partir" is a Cajun version of Dylan’s "If You Gotta
Go Go Now", and was an unexpected novelty hit, reaching #21 in
the UK charts.
* AC04 07/69 Unhalfbricking - FC (39.47)
Side 1:
Genesis Hall [Thompson] (3.37)
Si Tu Dois Partir [Dylan] (2.25)
Autopsy [SD] (4.22)
A Sailor’s Life [trad] (11.16)
Side 2:
Cajun Woman [Thompson] (2.45)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [SD] (5.08)
Percy’s Song [Dylan] (7.52)
Million Dollar Bash [Dylan] (2.55)
[6907__; LP; Island ILPS 9102 (gatefold)]
[87____; CD; Island IMCD 61]
[88____; CD; (Japan) P32D 25025]
Produced by Joe Boyd, Simon Nichol & FC, and recorded at Sound
Techniques Studio, London between January & April 1969.
Joe Boyd decided to issue these tracks which were taken from ’69
sessions and out-takes from _What We Did..._ while the band
recuperated from their road accident.
Dave Swarbrick guests on this album.
Reached #12 in the UK charts due to the success of "Si Tu Dois
Partir".
---- 07/69 Dave Swarbrick joins FC.
---- 08/69 Dave Mattacks joins FC.
ac05 69 Nice Enough To Eat - various artists
Cajun Woman - FC
[69____; LP; Island IWPS 6]
* ac06 69 Galleries - The Young Tradition
Interlude - The Pembroke Unique Ensemble
[69____; LP]
Backing vocals only.
---- 11/69 Ashley Hutchings leaves FC to form Steeleye Span.
* AC07 12/69 Liege and Lief - FC (40.50)
Side 1:
Come All Ye [SD/Hutchings] (5.02)
Reynardine [trad] (4.33)
Matty Groves [trad] (8.10)
Farewell, Farewell [Thompson] (2.40)
Side 2:
The Deserter [trad] (4.22)
Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter’s Jig/
Toss the Feathers [trad] (4.11)
Tam Lin [trad] (7.13)
Crazy Man Michael [Thompson/Swarbrick] (4.39)
[6912__; LP; Island ILPS 9115 (gatefold)]
[8609__; CD; Island IMCD 60]
[8610__; LP; Island ILPM 9115 (’25 Years Collection’reissue -
pressings were on poor quality vinyl)]
Produced by Joe Boyd and recorded at Sound Techniques Studio,
London late summer 1969.
Reached #17 in the UK charts.
---- 12/69 SD leaves FC to form Fotheringay in 03/70.
* AD01 06/70 Fotheringay - Fotheringay (40.09/48.02(+))
Side 1:
Nothing More [SD] (4.37)
The Sea [SD] (5.33)
The Ballad of Ned Kelly [Lucas] (3.34)
Winter Winds [SD] (2.14)
Peace in the End [SD/Lucas] (4.02)
Side 2:
The Way I Feel [Lightfoot] (4.47)
The Pond and the Stream [SD] (3.20)
Too Much of Nothing [Dylan] (3.56)
Banks of the Nile [trad] (8.04)
+Two Weeks Last Summer [Cousins] (4.00)
+Gypsy Davey [trad] (3.53)
[7006__; LP; Island ILPS 9125 (gatefold)]
[87____; LP; Hannibal HNBL 4426 (reissue)]
[87____; CD; Hannibal HNCD 4426 (/w bonus tracks (+))]
Produced by Joe Boyd and recorded at Sound Techniques Studio,
London (Apr-70, (+)Dec-70).
Reached #18 in the UK charts.
ad02 70 Peace in the End - Fotheringay
Winter Winds - Fotheringay
[70____; 7"; Island WIP 6085]
ad03 70 Bumpers - various artists
The Sea - Fotheringay
[70____; 2LP; Island IDP 1]
* ad04 70 Sandy Denny - SD
1 This Train [trad]
3:10 To Yuma [Dunning/Washington]
Pretty Poly [trad]
You Never Wanted Me Babe [J.C.Frank]
Milk and Honey [J.C.Frank]
The Last Thing on My Mind [Tom Paxton]
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor [trad]
The False Bride [trad]
Been on the Road So Long (SD version) [A.Campbell]
[70____; LP; Saga EROS 8153]
Compilation of 9 of the 10 songs (with SD) recorded at the
sessions for _Alex Campbell and Friends_ and _Sandy and Johnny_.
* ad05 70 The Ragtime Cowboy Jew - Stefan Grossman
A Pretty Litty Tune
[70____; LP]
Backing vocals only.
---- 01/71 Fotheringay breaks up.
ae01 71 El Pea - various artists
Late November (El Pea version) - Fotheringay
[71____; 2LP; Island IDLP 1]
Although credited to SD this was recorded by Fotheringay.
* AE02 09/71 The North Star Grassman & the Ravens - SD (39.49)
Side 1:
+Late November [SD] (4.28)
Blackwaterside [trad] (4.13)
The Sea Captain [SD] (3.09)
Down in the Flood [Dylan] (3.20)
John the Gun [SD] (4.38)
Side 2:
Next Time Around [SD] (4.26)
The Optimist [SD] (3.24)
Let’s Jump the Broomstick [Charles Robins] (2.42)
Wretched Wilbur [SD] (2.38)
The North Star Grassman & the Ravens [SD] (3.27)
Crazy Lady Blues [SD] (3.22)
[7109__; LP; Island ILPS 9165 (gatefold)]
[8611__; LP; Island ILPM 9165 (’25 Years Collection’ reissue)]
[9107__; CD; Island IMCD 133 (846 628-2)]
Produced by SD, Richard Thompson & John Wood, and recorded at
Basing Street & Air Studios, London (May/Jun-71).
Reached #31 in the UK charts.
+ - This is the Fotheringay take with re-dubbed vocals & guitar.
* AE03 11/71 (untitled 4th. album - 4 Symbols) - Led Zeppelin
The Battle of Evermore (features SD duet /w Robert Plant)
[711108; LP; Atlantic 19129]
[93____; 8CD; (part of remastered box set)]
[940920; CD; (remastered)]
* ae04 71 Rains/Reins of Change - Marc Ellington
I’m Leaving (America)
Alligator Man
[71____; LP]
Backing vocals only.
* ae05 71 If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes - Ian Matthews
+Hearts
++Never Ending
+++If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes
[71____; LP]
+ - piano.
++ - harmonium
+++ - piano/backing vocals
* AF01 04/72 Rock On - The Bunch
(af01) (Crazy Arms [Mooney/Seals] (2.45))
+That’ll Be the Day [Holly/Petty/Allison] (2.00)
++Don’t Be Cruel [Blackwell/Presley] (2.55)
++The Locomotion [Goffin/King] (2.57)
++My Girl in the Month of May [Di Mucci] (2.08)
+Love’s Made a Fool of You [Holly/Montgomery] (3.11)
+Willie and the Hand Jive [Otis] (3.35)
(Jambalaya (On the Bayou) [Williams] (3.26))
+++When Will I Be Loved? [Everly] (3.12)
++Nadine [C.Berry] (3.19)
++Sweet Little Rock ’N’ Roller [C.Berry] (3.47)
+Learning the Game [Holly] (2.05)
Initial copies /w flexi-7" containing:
(Let There Be Drums [Gerry Conway])
[7204__; LP; Island ILPS 9189 (/w 1-sided flexi-7" WI 4002)]
[______; CAS; Hannibal 4424 (w/o "Let There Be Drums")]
SD sings lead on the tracks marked ’+’, sings backup on ’++’,
and shares vocals with Linda Peters (later Thompson) on ’+++’.
Clinton Heylin thinks that SD is not on the tracks in brackets.
The Bunch were not a performing group - just a bunch of friends
who got together to make this album.
Recorded at the Manor Studios, Oxon (Dec-71).
af02 04/72 When Will I Be Loved? - The Bunch
Willie and the Hand Jive - The Bunch
[7204__; 7"; Island WIP 6130]
* AF03 06/72 Henry the Human Fly - Richard Thompson
Side 1:
The Angels Took My Racehorse Away [Thompson] (4.01)
Side 2:
+Painted Ladies [Thompson] (3.31)
Cold Feet [Thompson] (2.26)
Twisted [Thompson] (1.58)
[7206__; LP; Island ILPS 9197]
[83____; CD; Hannibal HNCD 4405]
SD on backing vocals. Piano on track ’+’.
* af04 72 Tommy (Lou Reizner production) - various artists
[72____; 2LP]
SD plays the part of the nurse and has a whole one line to sing:
"It’s a boy Mrs. Walker, it’s a boy".
af05 09/72 Pass of Arms (soundtrack) - SD
Man of Iron - SD
Here in Silence - SD
(Strange Meeting [Wilfred Owen] - Christopher Logue)
[7209__; EP; WIP 6141 (ps)]
The track "Strange Meeting" is a poem recital.
Recorded at Basing Street & Sound Techniques Studios (spring 72).
af06 09/72 Listen, Listen - SD
Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Dylan] - SD
[7209__; 7"; Island WIP 6142 (ps)]
* AF07 09/72 Sandy - SD (40.40)
Side 1:
It’ll Take a Long Time [SD] (5.13)
Sweet Rosemary [SD] (2.29)
For Nobody To Hear [SD] (4.15)
Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Dylan] (3.57)
Quiet Joys of Brotherhood [R.Fariña/trad] (4.27)
Side 2:
Listen, Listen [SD] (3.59)
The Lady [SD] (4.01)
Bushes and Briars [SD] (3.53)
It Suits me Well [SD] (5.06)
The Music Weaver [SD] (3.18)
[7209__; LP; Island ILPS 9207 (gatefold /w lyrics)]
[9107__; CD; Island IMCD 132 (846 746-2)]
Produced by Trevor Lucas and recorded at Basing Street & Sound
Techniques Studios (spring 72).
AF08 11/72 The History of Fairport Convention - FC
Side 1:
Meet on the Ledge [Thompson] (2.54)
Fotheringay [SD] (3.08)
Mr. Lacey [Hutchings] (2.56)
Book Song [Matthews/Thompson] (3.18)
A Sailor’s Life [trad] (11.13)
Side 2:
Si Tu Dois Partir [Dylan] (2.24)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [SD] (5.12)
Matty Groves [trad] (8.12)
+Crazy Man Michael [Thompson/Swarbrick] (4.39)
Side 3:
+Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter’s Jig/
Toss the Feathers [trad] (4.11)
[7211__; 2LP; Island ICD 4 (/w booklet. Original copies have
blue (later green) ribbon on seal on cover]
[8804__; CD; Island CIDD 4 (2 tracks (+) omitted)]
* af09 72 Swedish Fly Girls (soundtrack)
Water Mother [Mose Henry/O’Connell] - SD
What Will I Do With Tomorrow [Mose Henry/O’Connell] - SD
Are the Judges Sane [Mose Henry/O’Connell] - SD
I Need You [Mose Henry/O’Connell] - SD
[72____; LP; (US) Juno Records S 1003]
Produced by Manfred Mann.
Few details are available about this, the rarest of all SD’s
recordings. The tracks are little more than pleasant, though
"I Need You" is a worthwhile performance.
---- -- In the early 70’s SD sang the "two men in my life" jingle for
Shredded Wheat commercials.
ag01 73 All Our Own Work - SD & The Strawbs
Side 1:
On My Way [Cousins] (3.06)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [SD] (4.09)
Tell Me What You See in Me [Cousins] (3.41)
(Always on My Mind [Hooper] (1.53))
Stay Awhile With Me [Cousins] (2.24)
(Wild Strawberries [Cousins/Hooper] (instrumental))
Side 2:
All I Need Is You [Cousins] (2.23)
(How Everyone But Sam Was a Hypocrite [Cousins] (2.48))
Sail Away To the Sea [Cousins] (3.23)
(Sweetling [Hooper])
Nothing Else Will Do [Cousins] (2.25)
And You Need Me [Cousins] (3.18)
[73____; LP; Hallmark SHM 813 (budget release)]
Recorded and produced in 1967 by Emil Knudsen & Gustav Winkler
in Copenhagen on 2-track equipment.
Personnel: Dave Cousins, Tony Hooper, Ron Chesterman, Ken
Gudmand & Sandy Denny.
According to Clinton Heylin the tracks in brackets do not
include SD.
* AG02 03/73 Rosie - Fairport Convention
Rosie [Swarbrick]
[7303__; LP; Island 9028]
[______; CD]
SD on backing vocals.
ag03 73 Whispering Grass - SD
Friends - SD
[73____; 7"; Island WIP 6176 (ps)]
* AH01 06/74 Like an Old Fashioned Waltz - SD (43.30)
Solo [SD] (4.25)
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz [SD] (4.14)
Whispering Grass [F.Fisher/D.Fisher] (4.00)
Friends [SD] (3.35)
Carnival [SD] (5.48)
Dark the Night [SD] (4.32)
At the End of the Day [SD] (6.31)
Until the Real Thing Comes Along [Cahn/Chaplin/Freeman] (3.45)
No End [SD] (6.38)
[7406__; LP; Island ILPS 9258 (gatefold /w lyrics on inner
sleeve)]
[87____; CD; Hannibal/Rykodisc HNCD 4425]
Produced by Trevor Lucas & John Wood, and recorded at Sound
Techniques Studio, London and A&M Studios, L.A. (summer 73).
ah02 74 Like an Old Fashioned Waltz - SD
[74____; 7"; Island WIP 6195 (cancelled)]
---- 74 SD rejoins FC.
* AH03 10/74 Live Convention - FC
Matty Groves (live-Sydney’74) [trad]
Rosie (live-Sydney’74) [D.Swarbrick]
Fiddlestix (live-Sydney’74) [trad]
John the Gun (live-Sydney’74) [SD]
Something You Got (live-Sydney’74) [C.Kenner]
Sloth (live-Sydney’74) [Thompson/Swarbrick]
Dirty Linen (live-Sydney’74) [trad]
Down in the Flood (live-Sydney’74) [B.Dylan]
Sir B. McKenzie’s Daughter’s Lament for the 77th Mounted
Lancers Retreat From the Straits of Loch Knombe, in The
Year of Our Lord 1727, on the Occasion of the Announcement
of Her Marriage To the Laird of Kinleakie (live-Sydney’74)
[trad]
[7410__; LP; Island ILPS 9285 (original copies /w stiff inner
sleeve /w photo of Fairport+SD outside the Sydney
Opera House]
[9004__; CD; Island IMCD 95]
* ah04 74 Ribbon of Stainless Steel - Brian Maxine
Stainless Steel
Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends
Doesn’t She Look Good
One of These Days
Pleasure and Pain
West Virginia Woman
Sure Didn’t Take Him Long
Pass Me By (If You’re Only Passing Through)
Woman You Have Been a Friend To Me
Hold You Close in My Mind
Date With a Heartache
Mobile Blues
Six Days on the Road
[74____; LP]
SD on backing vocals.
* AI01 07/75 Rising for the Moon - FC
Rising for the Moon [SD] (4.07)
Restless [Lucas/Roach] (3.58)
White Dress [SD] (3.43)
Let It Go [SD/Swarbrick/Pegg] (2.00)
Stranger To Himself [SD] (2.50)
What Is True [SD] (3.33)
Iron Lion [T.Lucas] (3.27)
Dawn [SD/Donahue] (3.43)
After Halloween [SD] (3.38)
Night Time Girl [Swarbrick/Pegg] (2.55)
One More Chance [SD] (7.55)
[7507__; LP; Island ILPS 9313 (original copies /w stiff inner
sleeve /w lyrics & photos of the band]
[9208__; CD; Island IMCD 155]
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London (Sep/Oct 74 & Feb/Mar 75).
Reached #52 in the UK charts.
ai02 75 White Dress (single version) - FC
Tears - FC
[75____; 7"; Island WIP 6241]
"Tears" is a _Rising for the Moon out-take.
ai03 75 Fairport Convention Tout Sampler - FC & SD
Mr. Lacey - FC
Who Knows Where the Time Goes - FC
Whispering Grass - SD
Rising for the Moon - FC
White Dress - FC
[75____; LP; Island ISS -2 (radio sampler/promo)]
ai04 09/75 The Electric Muse - various artists
Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter’s Jig/
Toss the Feathers [trad] - FC
Nottamun Town - FC
Tam Lin - FC
Stranger To Himself - FC
[7509__; 4LP; Island/Transatlantic FOLK 1001]
ai05 75 You Never Know - Charlie Drake
[75____; 7"; Charisma CB 270]
SD on backing vocals.
* AJ01 05/76 (Guitar, Vocal) - Richard Thompson (68.51)
Side 1:
+Throwaway Street Puzzle [Thompson/Hutchings] - FC (3.22)
++Mr. Lacey (live-BBC) - FC (2.58)
+++Ballad of Easy Rider - FC (4.57)
[7605__; 2LP; Island ICD 8]
[8606__; 2LP; Hannibal HNBL 4801 (reissue)]
[8606__; CD; Hannibal HNCD 4413]
+ - B-side of "Meet on the Ledge" 7".
++ - recorded Dec-68 for BBC’s Stuart Henry Show.
+++ - _Liege and Lief_ out-take.
* aj02 10/76 Heyday - FC (45.26)
Side 1:
1. Gone, Gone, Gone [Phil & Don Everly] (1.58)
2. You Never Wanted Me [Jackson C.Frank] (3.14)
3. Some Sweet Day [Felice & Boudleaux Bryant] (2.18)
4. Bird on a Wire [Leonard Cohen] (2.36)
5. I Still Miss Someone [J.Cash & R.Cash Jr.] (2.37)
6. You’re Gonna Need My Help [Muddy Waters] (4.11)
7. Suzanne [Leonard Cohen] (5.27)
Side 2:
8. Reno Nevada [Richard Fariña] (2.18)
9. I Don’t Know Where I Stand [Joni Mitchell] (3.40)
10. Close the Door Lightly When You Go [Eric Andersen] (2.56)
11. Shattering Live Experience [Nicol] (3.19)
12. If It Feels Good [Thompson/Hutchings] (3.12)
13. Tried So Hard [Gene Clark] (2.48)
14. Meet on the Ledge (alt.vers.) [Thompson] (2.29)
[7610__; CAS; no label or number]
This cassette, that would later see official release in 1987,
was privately circulated by Ashley Hutchings and could be
purchased at FC gigs. I bought my copy at a gig in Reading where
FC were supported by Shirly & Dolly Collins.
Band: Simon Nicol (el.g: 1/3/5-12, ac.g: 2-4/9/13)
Sandy Denny (v: 1-9/12-14, b.v: 10/11)
Ian Matthews (v: 1/3-14, b.v: 2)
Martin Lamble (dr.)
Ashley Hutchings (bass)
Richard Thompson (v: 12, el.g: 1-5/7-14, dobro: 6)
2/3/9/10 - Recorded 28-May-68 for John Peel’s ’Top Gear’.
Produced by Bernie Andrews.
1/7/12 - Recorded 26-Aug-68 for John Peel’s ’Top Gear’.
Produced by Bernie Andrews.
4 - Recorded 2-Dec-68 at the Aeolian Hall for the
Stuart Henry Show. Produced by Johnny Beerling.
5/8/13 - Recorded 27-Dec-68 for David Symonds Show.
Produced by Keith Stewart. [This seems to be incorrect -rz]
6/11 - Recorded 4-Feb-69 for David Symonds Show.
Produced by Keith Stewart. [This seems to be incorrect -rz]
ak01 02/77 Live (More Or Less) - Richard Thompson
Side 3:
Ballad of Easy Rider - FC
[7702__; 2LP; (US) Island ISLA 9421]
* AK02 05/77 Rendezvous - SD (39.38/44.09(+))
I Wish I Was a Fool for You [Thompson] (4.31)
Gold Dust [SD] (3.56)
Candle in the Wind [E.John/B.Taupin] (4.10)
Take Me Away [SD] (4.28)
One Way Donkey Ride [SD] (3.38)
I’m a Dreamer [SD] (4.49)
All Our Days [SD] (7.29)
Silver Threads and Golden Needles [J.Rhodes/O.Reynolds] (3.44)
No More Sad Refrains [SD] (2.51)
+Full Moon [SD] (4.31)
[7705__; LP; Island ILPS 9433]
[8701__; LP; Hannibal HNBL 4423]
[8701__; CD; Hannibal HNCD 4423 (/w bonus track (+))]
Produced by Trevor Lucas.
Recorded in London (Basing Street, Island, Sound Techniques &
CBS Studios) & Manchester (Strawberry Studios) between summer
1976 and spring 1977.
ak03 05/77 Candle in the Wind - SD
Still Waters Run Deep - SD
[7705__; 7"; Island WIP 6391 (hard to find, maybe withdrawn)]
"Still Waters.." is an out-take from the _Rendezvous_ album.
* AL01 78 The Original Sandy Denny - SD
Side 1:
This Train [trad]
3:10 To Yuma [Dunning/Washington]
Pretty Poly [trad]
You Never Wanted Me [J.C.Frank]
Milk and Honey [J.C.Frank]
Side 1:
My Ramblin’ Boy [Tom paxton]
The Last Thing on My Mind [Tom Paxton]
Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor [trad]
The False Bride [trad]
Been on the Road So Long (Alex version) [A.Campbell]
[78____; LP; Mooncrest CREST 28]
[9102__; CD; Mooncrest CRESTCD 002]
This is basically a reissue of Saga’s _Sandy Denny_ album, but
has replaced Sandy’s version of "Been on the Road So Long" with
Alex Campbell’s.
---- 04/78 On 21-Apr-78 Sandy Denny dies after falling down stairs.
an01 80 It Ain’t Me Babe - various artists
Si Tu Dois Partir [Dylan] - FC
[80____; LP; Polystar BOB TV1]
* ao01 81 The Airing Cupboard Tapes 1971-74 - FC
+Who Knows Where the Wind Blows? (live-LA’74)
+It’ll Take a Long Time (live-LA’74)
++That’ll Be the Day (live-Kingston’72)
[81____; CAS; Woodworm]
Both tracks marked ’+’ were recorded at the L.A.Troubador in
1974, and are issued here in poor quality. The track marked ’++’
is a recording of a 1972 guest appearance by SD at Kingston Poly,
and is of fine sound quality.
The track "Who Knows Where the Wind Blows?" also appears on the
_Who Knows Where the Time Goes?_ box set, where it has its
corect title "Who Knows Where the Time Goes?"
ap01 82 Folk With Poke - FC
Side 2:
Medley: The Lark in the Morning/Rakish Paddy/Foxhunter’s Jig/
Toss the Feathers [trad]
[82____; LP; Island L37944]
* as01 85 Doom and Gloom From the Tomb Vol.1 - various artists
Side 1:
Eastern Rain (radio broadcast 1968) - FC
Book Song (radio broadcast 1968) - FC
[85____; CAS; Flypaper FLYC001]
Compilation compiled by Frank Kermalvssen & Edward Haber for
subscribers to the Richard Thompson US fan club Flypaper.
* AT01 01/86 Who Knows Where the Time Goes? - SD (185.08)
The Lady (live-London’77) [SD] - SD (5.04)
Listen, Listen [SD] - SD (3.58)
Next Time Around [SD] - SD (4.25)
Farewell, Farewell [Thompson] -FC (2.40)
**The Music Weaver (demo) [SD] - SD (3.08)
Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Dylan] - SD (3.55)
+The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood [Richard Fariña/Trad] - FC (6.00)
The Pond and the Stream [SD] - Fotheringay (3.18)
One Way Donkey Ride [SD] - SD (3.40)
****Take Away the Load (Sandy’s Song) (demo) [SD] - SD (1.37)
One More Chance [SD] - FC (7.56)
Bruton Town (BBC rec’72) [Trad] - SD (4.49)
++++Blackwaterside [Trad] - SD (4.18)
Tam Lin [Trad] - FC (7.13)
The Banks of the Nile [Trad] - Fotheringay (8.08)
Sail Away To the Sea [Dave Cousins] - SD+Strawbs (3.23)
You Never Wanted Me (BBC rec’68) [Jackson C.Frank] - FC (3.17)
**Sweet Rosemary (demo) [SD] - SD (2.44)
++Now and Then (demo) [SD] - SD (3.49)
Autopsy [SD] - FC (4.21)
It’ll Take a Long Time [SD] - SD (5.15)
Two Weeks Last Summer [Dave Cousins] - Fotheringay (3.58)
Late November (El Pea ver.) [SD] - Fotheringay (4.34)
Gypsy Davey [Trad] - Fotheringay (3.54)
Winter Winds [SD] - Fotheringay (2.11)
Nothing More (live-Rotterdam’70) [SD] - Fotheringay (4.59)
Memphis, Tennessee (live-Rotterdam’70) [Chuck Berry]
- Fotheringay (4.06)
*Walking the Floor Over You [Ernest Tubb] - SD (4.18)
When Will I Be Loved [Phil Everly] - The Bunch (3.12)
Whispering Grass [D. & F.Fisher] - SD (3.59)
Friends [SD] - SD (3.35)
Solo (live-LA’74) [SD] - FC (5.05)
**After Halloween [SD] - SD (2.56)
For Shame of Doing Wrong [Thompson] - SD (3.46)
Stranger To Himself [SD] - FC (2.52)
I’m a Dreamer [SD] - SD (4.48)
+++John the Gun (live-Sydney’74) [SD] - FC (5.14)
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live-LA’74) [Dylan] - FC (4.30)
****By the Time It Gets Dark (demo) [SD] - SD (3.24)
***What Is True? (demo) [SD] - SD (3.47)
The Sea [SD] - Fotheringay (5.31)
#Full Moon [SD] - SD (4.31)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (live-LA’74) [SD] - FC (6.54)
[8601__; 4LP; Island SDSP 100]
[9111__; 3CD; Hannibal HNCD 5301]
+ - _Liege and Lief_ out-take.
++ - Recorded at Sound Techniques Studio, London (30-Dec-68).
+++ - At the last moment this version (from the _Live
Convention_ album) replaced the superior original
Fotheringay version.
++++ - This version does not fade in like the _North Star
Grassman..._ version, otherwise it is identical.
* - _North Star Grassman..._ out-take.
** - Recorded at The Manor Studios (Mar-72).
*** - Home demo recorded Byfield, Northamptonshire (Dec-73).
**** - Home demo recorded Byfield, Northamptonshire (1976/77).
# - _Rendezvous_ out-take.
au01 07/87 The Island Story - various artists
Si Tu Dois Partir [Dylan] - FC
[8707__; 2LP; Island ISL 25]
AU02 08/87 The Best of Sandy Denny - SD (73.28)
Listen, Listen [SD] - SD (3.57)
The Lady [SD] - SD (3.54)
One Way Donkey Ride [SD] - SD (3.34)
It’ll Take a Long Time [SD] - SD (5.14)
Farewell, Farewell [Thompson] - FC (2.38)
Tam Lin [Trad] - FC (7.10)
The Pond and the Stream [SD] - Fotheringay (3.16)
Late November (El Pea ver.) [SD] - Fotheringay (4.31)
Solo [SD] - FC (4.22)
The Sea [SD] - Fotheringay (5.25)
The Banks of the Nile [Trad] - Fotheringay (8.06)
Next Time Around [SD] - SD (4.23)
For Shame of Doing Wrong [Thompson] - SD (3.42)
Stranger To Himself [SD] - FC (2.50)
I’m a Dreamer [SD] - SD (4.43)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [SD] - FC (5.03)
[8708__; CD; Island CDSD 100]
[8708__; CD; (US) Hannibal HNCD 1328]
[8708__; CAS; Island CDSD 100]
Compiled and produced by Joe Boyd & Trevor Lucas.
* AU03 09/87 Heyday - FC
Close the Door Lightly When You Go [Eric Andersen] (2.56)
I Don’t Know Where I Stand [Joni Mitchell] (3.40)
Some Sweet Day [Felice & Boudleaux Bryant] (2.18)
Reno Nevada [Richard Fariña] (2.18)
Suzanne [Leonard Cohen] (5.27)
If It Feels Good [Thompson/Hutchings] (3.12)
I Still Miss Someone [J.Cash & R.Cash Jr.] (2.37)
Bird on a Wire [Leonard Cohen] (2.36)
Gone, Gone, Gone [Phil & Don Everly] (1.58)
Tried So Hard [Gene Clark] (2.48)
Shattering Live Experience [Nicol] (3.19)
Percy’s Song [Dylan]
[8709__; LP; Hannibal HNBL 1329]
[8709__; CD; Hannibal HNCD 1329]
* AU04 87 The Attic Tracks vol.1: Featuring the Music of Sandy Denny
- various artists
Side 1 - studio tracks:
+Moments [Bryn Haworth] - SD
All Our Days (choral version) - SD
Still Waters Run Deep [SD] - SD
**The King and Queen of England [SD] - SD
***No End (solo piano version) [SD] - SD
****Easy To Slip [Lowell George/F.Martin] - SD
*Losing Game [Carr-Weaver] - SD
Full Moon (Swarbrick solo) - SD
All Our Days (orchestral instumental)
Fiddlestix (studio, no orchestra) - FC
Girls on the Avenue [Richard Clapton] - Trevor Lucas
Side 2 - single tracks:
Here in Silence - SD
Man of Iron [Elford/Fraser] - SD
The Devil in the Kitchen - FC
Possible Parsons Green - FC
White Dress (single version) [SD] - FC
Tears [Trevor Lucas] - FC
You Never Know - Charlie Drake
Still Waters Run Deep [SD] - SD
(Who Knows Where the Time Goes [SD] - Lonnie Donegan)
(Who Knows Where the Time Goes [SD] - Judy Collins)
(Peace in the End [SD/Lucas] - K.Cross, P.Ross)
(Theme From Catlow - Jerry Donahue)
(Luisa - Jerry Donahue)
[87____; CAS; Friends of Fairport FOFC1]
* - Basic track recorded in ’72 during _Northstar Grassman_
sessions. Brass added in ’76 during _Rendezvous_ sessions.
** - Home demo, recorded Byfield, Northamptonshire (1976/77).
*** - Recorded at Wapping Town Hall, East London.
**** - Recorded in June ’76 during the _Rendezvous_ sessions.
+ - Last studio recording.
Volume 1 of a series of 4 cassettes of Sandy Denny and Trevor
Lucas, issued and distributed by the Australian Friends of
Fairport. These are limited release - available only per mail
order and only from John Penhallow in Australia, somewhat
similar to the _Doom & Gloom_ tapes. The tapes were compiled
from assorted memorablia collected by Trevor Lucas and stored in
the attic of his house (hence the name) and they were issued to
help pay for the education of Sandy’s and Trevor’s kids. Volume
One was released by John and Trevor and contains a number of
odds and ends from all over Sandy’s career - some stunning
highlights and some novelty curiosities, running to a total of
100 minutes. Volume Two, released after Trevor’s death in 1989,
is a 74-minute live concert tape of a Lucas concert in 1984, but
no Denny content.
Volume 3 in turn was all-Denny; subtitled "First and Last
Recordings", it contains on side A home demos and a couple of
early BBC live recordings from 66/67 and on side B the
soundboard tape of Sandy’s last ever concert in November ’77.
Volume 4 (probably the final volume) subtitled "Together Again",
features one side of Sandy and one side of Trevor recordings,
with Sandy’s side concentrating on alternative versions of songs
that appeared on _Like an Old-Fashioned Waltz_ (the Denny album
that was butchered by overdone string arrangements, as were
parts of Rendezvous).
av01 06/88 Island Life - various artists
+The King and Queen of England (demo) - SD
Matty Groves - FC
Nothing More - Fotheringay
Love’s Made a Fool of You - The Bunch
[8806__; 7LP; Island IBX 25]
+ - Home demo, recorded Byfield, Northamptonshire (1976/77).
AX01 90 Circle Dance - various artists
The King and Queen of England (demo) - SD (3.52)
[90____; CD; Hokey Pokey Records ConeD (charity album)]
* AX02 90 The Attic Tracks vol.3: First and Last Tracks - SD
*Blues Run the Game (demo) [J.C.Frank]
*Milk and Honey (demo) [J.C.Frank]
*Soho (demo) [B.Jansch]
*In Memory (The Tender Years) (demo)
*It Ain’t Me Babe (demo) [B.Dylan]
*East Virginia (demo) [Trad]
*Geordie (demo) [Trad]
*Fotheringay (demo) [SD]
*Just a Little Bit of Rain (demo) [F.Neil]
Go Your Way (radio) [A.Briggs/B.Jansch]
Hold on To Me, Babe (radio) [T.Paxton]
Green Grow the Laurels (radio) [Trad?]
Fear a Bhata (radio) [Trad]
Who Knows Where the Time Goes (radio) [SD]
**Solo (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
**The North Star Grassman and the Ravens (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
**Gold Dust (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
**The Sea (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
**Tomorrow Is a Long Time (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [B.Dylan]
**Stranger To Himself (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
**For Shame of Doing Wrong (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [R.Thompson]
**One More Chance (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
**Who Knows Where the Time Goes (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
[90____; CAS; Friends of Fairport FOFC5]
SD sings on all tracks.
* - SD on acoustic guitar.
** - Recorded at Sandy’s last concert at The Royalty Theatre,
Kingsway, London, 27-Nov-77.
AX03 10/90 Remasters - Led Zeppelin
Disc 1:
The Battle of Evermore (features SD duet /w Robert Plant)
[9010__; 2CD]
AX04 10/90 Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Disc 2:
The Battle of Evermore (features SD duet /w Robert Plant)
[9010__; 4CD]
* AY01 91 Sandy Denny & The Strawbs - SD & The Strawbs (36.56)
Nothing Else Will Do [Cousins] (2.25)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [SD] (4.09)
(How Everyone But Sam Was a Hypocrite [Cousins] (2.48))
Sail Away To the Sea [Cousins] (3.23)
and You Need Me [Cousins] (3.18)
(Poor Jimmy Wilson [Cousins] (2.35))
All I Need Is You [Cousins] (2.23)
Tell Me What You See in Me [Cousins] (3.41)
(I’ve Been My Own Worst Friend [Cousins] (2.42))
On My Way [Cousins] (3.06)
Two Weeks Last Summer [Cousins] (2.07)
(Always on My Mind [Cousins] (1.53))
Stay Awhile With Me [Cousins] (2.24)
[91____; CD; Hannibal HNCD 1361]
Recorded and produced in 1967 by Emil Knudsen & Gustav Winkler
in Copenhagen on 2-track equipment.
Compared to _All Our Own Work_ this CD omits 2 tracks, but adds
3 new ones. Also, apart from being remastered, some additional
string backing has been added.
According to Clinton Heylin the tracks in brackets do not
include SD.
AY02 91 Folk Heritage - various artists
My Ramblin’ Boy [Tom Paxton] - SD
The Last Thing on My Mind [Tom Paxton] - SD
[91____; CD; Music Club MCCD 043]
* AY03 91 Doom and Gloom II Over My Dead Body - various artists
Side 1:
Autopsy (live) - FC
Side 2:
Who Knows Where the Time Goes (radio broadcast 1968) - FC
[91____; CAS; Flypaper FLYC003]
Available to subscribers to the Richard Thompson US fan club
Flypaper.
AZ01 92 Nice Enough To All Join In - various artists
Meet on the Ledge [Thompson] - FC
Cajun Woman - FC
[92____; CD; Island]
This CD is a compilation of most of the tracks that were on the
early Island samplers _You Can All Join In_ & _Nice Enough To
Eat_.
* AZ02 92 From Past Archives - FC (73.18)
Nottamun Town (BBC, 28-May-68) [Trad] (3.37)
Meet on the Ledge (BBC, Dec-68) [Thompson] (2.50)
You’re Gona Need My Help (BBC, 6-Jan-69) [Muddy Waters] (3.58)
Sir Patrick Spens (BBC, 23-Sep-69) [?] (3.42)
Tam Lin (BBC, 23-Sep-69) [Trad] (7.41)
Reynardine (BBC, 23-Sep-69) [Trad] (4.09)
(Open the Door Homer (BBC, 21-Apr-70) [?] (3.08))
(Sloth (live-Fillmore West, 31-Aug-70) [Thompson/Swarbrick]
(11.58))
(Sickness and Disease (BBC, 12-Nov-70) [?] (4.39))
She Moves Through the Fair (live-Troubador,LA, Feb-74)
[P.Colm/trad] (3.16)
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (live-Troubador,LA, Feb-74) [SD]
(3.55)
Rising for the Moon (BBC, 16-Jul-74) [SD] (4.24)
Down in the Flood (BBC, 16-Jul-74) [Dylan] (3.25)
No More Sad Refrains (live-Royal Albert Hall, 10-Jun-75) [SD]
(3.34)
(John the Gun (live-Cropredy, 11-Aug-84) [SD] (4.58))
(Doctor of Physick (live-Cropredy, 11-Aug-84) [?] (4.02))
[92____; CD; 92-FC-12-01]
This CD started off as a semi-legitimate Italian bootleg.
However, Dave Pegg was pleased that the recording had been
preserved and it is now sold openly.
* ba01 04/93 Watching the Dark Sampler - Richard Thompson
2 A Sailor’s Life (demo) [trad] - FC (11.22)
[9304__; CD; Hannibal VRCD 5303]
* BA02 05/93 Watching the Dark - Richard Thompson
2 Disc 1:
A Sailor’s Life (demo) [trad] - FC (11.22)
Genesis Hall [Thompson] - FC (3.37)
[9305__; 3CD; Hannibal HNCD 5303]
* BB01 94 The Attic Tracks vol.4: Trevor & Sandy - Together Again - SD &
Trevor Lucas
Side 2 - Unstrung Songs: - SD
I Love My True Love (demo) [SD]
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme (demo) [Trad]
Carnival (demo) [SD]
Makes Me Think of You (demo) [SD]
Ecoute, Ecoute [SD]
+One More Chance (demo) [SD]
+Rising for the Moon (demo) [SD]
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (BBC, Sounds of the Seventies) [Holiner/
Chaplin/Freeman/Cahn/Nichols]
Whispering Grass (BBC, Sounds of the Seventies) [F.Fisher/D.Fisher]
Dark the Night (BBC, Sounds of the Seventies) [SD]
Solo (BBC, Sounds of the Seventies) [SD]
Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (_Old Fashioned Waltz session out-take_) [SD]
At the End of the Day (_Old Fashioned Waltz session out-take_) [SD]
[94____; CAS; Friends of Fairport FOFC6]
+ - Demo for _Rising for the Moon_.
* BB02 06/94 The Guv’nor Vol.1 (a retrospective of the work of Ashley
Hutchings) - various artists
You’re Gonna Need My Help (BBC’68) - FC
Dear Landlord (BBC’69) - FC
[9406__; CD; HTD CD 23]
BB03 08/94 Folk Routes - various artists (74.20)
Matty Groves [trad] - FC (8.10)
It Suits Me Well [SD] - SD (5.06)
She Moves Through the Fair [trad] - FC (4.12)
Peace in the End [Denny/Lucas] - Fotheringay (4.05)
Man of Iron [Elford/Fraser] - SD (7.36)
[9409__; CD; Island 74321 22504 2]
BC01 05/95 The Attic Tracks 1972-1984 - SD, Trevor Lucas (75.08)
+Moments [Bryn Haworth] - SD (3.43)
(The Ballad of Ned Kelly [Trevor Lucas] - Trevor Lucas (3.55))
++Ecoute, Ecoute [SD] - SD (3.58)
+++One More Chance (demo) [SD] - SD (3.50)
+++Rising for the Moon (demo) [SD] - SD (3.08)
Tears [Trevor Lucas] - FC (4.12)
++++Easy To Slip [Lowell George/F.Martin] - SD (3.28)
*Losing Game [Carr-Weaver] - SD (3.28)
Girls on the Avenue [Richard Clapton] - Trevor Lucas (3.34)
(Breakaway [Ian Mason/Trevor Lucas] - Trevor Lucas (3.40))
Still Waters Run Deep [SD] - SD (2.58)
**The King and Queen of England [SD] - SD (3.12)
***No End (solo piano version) [SD] - SD (7.35)
(The Town I Loved So Well [Phil Coulter] - Trevor Lucas (5.23))
(Forever Young [Bob Dylan] - Trevor Lucas (4.52))
****Gold Dust (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD] - SD (3.53)
****Stranger To Himself (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD] - SD (3.56)
****Who Knows Where the Time Goes (live-Royalty Theatre’77) [SD]
- SD (6.21)
[9505__; CD; Raven/Topic - Special Delivery RVCD-46]
This is a compilation from all four cassette volumes and has a
very good track selection - while the tapes are occasionally a
bit patchy, the CD has the highlights and is stunning quality
throughout. They were also very careful in the mastering and the
sound quality of the CD is FAR superior to the tapes - partly
due to the fact that they didn’t include any of the tracks from
dodgy sources (like the early home demos or the "Pass of Arms"
soundtrack). Another difference is that this is a full
commercial release.
SD plays piano on "Tears", and sings backing vocal with Linda
Thompson on "Girls on the Avenue". SD doesn’t play on the tracks
in brackets.
+ - Last studio recording.
++ - Intended as single release in France.
+++ - Demo for _Rising for the Moon_.
++++ - Recorded in June ’76 during the _Rendezvous_ sessions.
* - Basic track recorded in ’72 during _Northstar Grassman_
sessions. Brass added in ’76 during _Rendezvous_ sessions.
** - Home demo, recorded Byfield, Northamptonshire (1976/77).
*** - Recorded at Wapping Town Hall, East London.
**** - Recorded at Sandy’s last concert at the Royalty Theatre,
Kingsway, London, 27-Nov-77.
BC02 95 Folk Heartbeat - various artists
My Ramblin’ Boy [Tom Paxton] - SD
This Train [trad] - SD
[91____; CD; Emporio EMPRCD 595]
BC03 95 Troubadours of British Folk Vol.1: Unearthing the Tradition -
various artists
Fotheringay [SD] - FC
BC04 95 Troubadours of British Folk Vol.2: Folk into Rock - various
artists
Matty Groves [trad] - FC
Banks of the Nile [trad] - Fotheringay
^
!
!
! 1 Either -aa02 or -ad04 for the track "Been on the Road So Long (SD vers)".
! 2 Either -ba01 or -BA02 for the track "A Sailor’s Life (demo)".
!
+--- * = Required for complete repertoire
Song List
Artist (Ar) key: AC - Alex Campbell LZ - Led Zeppelin ST - The Strawbs BM - Brian Maxene ME - Marc Ellington TB - The Bunch CD - Charlie Drake RT - Richard Thompson TL - Trevor Lucas FC - Fairport Convention SD - Sandy Denny YT - The Young Tradition FG - Fotheringay SG - Stefan Grossman IM - Ian Matthews SJ - Johnny Silvo Title Ar Recordings ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3:10 To Yuma........................ SJ -aa02-ad04-AL01 After Halloween..................... FC -AI01 After Halloween..................... SD -AT01 All I Need Is You................... ST -ag01-AY01 All Our Days........................ SD -AK02 All Our Days (choral version)....... SD -AU04 All Our Days (orch.instr.).......... SD -AU04 Alligator Man....................... ME -ae04 Always on My Mind................... ST -ag01-AY01 And You Need Me..................... ST -ag01-AY01 (The) Angels Took My Racehorse Away. RT -AF03 Are the Judges Sane................. SD -af09 At the End of the Day............... SD -AH01 At the End of the Day (BBC)......... SD -BB01 Autopsy............................. FC -AC04-AT01 Autopsy (live)...................... FC -AY03 Ballad of Easy Rider................ FC -AJ01-ak01 (The) Ballad of Ned Kelly........... FG -AD01 Banks of the Nile................... FG -AD01-AT01-AU02-BC04 (The) Battle of Evermore............ LZ -AE03-AX03-AX04 Been on the Road So Long (Alex vers) AC -aa01-AL01 Been on the Road So Long (SD vers.) SD -aa02-ad04 Bird on a Wire...................... FC -aj02-AU03 Blackwaterside...................... SD -AE02-AT01 Blues Run the Game (demo)........... SD -AX02 Book Song........................... FC -AC01-AF08 Book Song (radio ’68)............... FC -as01 Bruton Town (BBC rec’72)............ SD -AT01 Bushes and Briars................... SD -AF07 By the Time It Gets Dark (demo)..... SD -AT01 Cajun Woman......................... FC -AC04-ac05-AZ01 Candle in the Wind.................. SD -AK02-ak03 Carnival............................ SD -AH01 Carnival (demo)..................... SD -BB01 Close the Door Lightly When You Go.. FC -aj02-AU03 Cold Feet........................... RT -AF03 Come All Ye......................... FC -AC07 Crazy Arms.......................... TB -AF01 Crazy Lady Blues.................... SD -AE02 Crazy Man Michael................... FC -AC07-af07 Dark the Night...................... SD -AH01 Dark the Night (BBC)................ SD -BB01 Date With a Heartache............... BM -ah04 Dawn................................ FC -AI01 Dear Landlord (BBC’69).............. FC -BB02 (The) Deserter...................... FC -AC07 (The) Devil in the Kitchen.......... FC -AU04 Dirty Linen (live-Sydney’74)........ FC -AH03 Doesn’t She Look Good............... BM -ah04 Don’t Be Cruel...................... TB -AF01 Down in the Flood................... SD -AE02 Down in the Flood (live-Sydney’74).. FC -AH03 Down in the Flood (BBC, 16-Jul-74).. FC -AZ02 East Virginia (demo)................ SD -AX02 Eastern Rain........................ FC -AC01 Eastern Rain (radio ’68)............ FC -as01 Easy To Slip........................ SD -AU04-BC01 Ecoute, Ecoute...................... SD -BB01-BC01 End of a Holiday.................... FC -AC01 (The) False Bride................... AC -aa01-ad04-AL01 Farewell, Farewell.................. FC -AC07-AT01-AU02 Fear a Bhata (radio)................ SD -AX02 Fisslestix (studio, no orch.)....... FC -AU04 Fiddlestix (live-Sydney’74)......... FC -AH03 For Nobody To Hear.................. SD -AF07 For Shame of Doing Wrong............ SD -AT01-AU02 For Shame of Doing Wrong (live- Royalty Theatre’77)............... SD -AX02 Fotheringay......................... FC -AC01-AF08-BC03 Fotheringay (demo).................. SD -AX02 Friends............................. SD -ag03-AH01-AT01 Full Moon........................... SD -AK02-AT01 Full Moon (Swarbrick solo).......... SD -AU04 Genesis Hall........................ FC -ac03-AC04-BA02 Geordie (demo)...................... SD -AX02 Girls on the Avenue................. TL -AU04-BC01 Go Your Way (radio)................. SD -AX02 Gold Dust........................... SD -AK02 Gold Dust.(live-Royalty Theatre’77). SD -AX02-BC01 Gone, Gone, Gone.................... FC -aj02-AU03 Green Grow the Laurels (radio)...... SD -AX02 Gypsy Davey......................... FG -AD01-AT01 Hearts.............................. IM -ae05 Here in Silence..................... SD -af05-AU04 Hold on To Me, Babe (radio)......... SD -AX02 Hold You Close in My Mind........... BM -ah04 How Everyone But Sam Was a Hypocrite ST -ag01-AY01 I Don’t Know Where I Stand.......... FC -aj02-AU03 I Love My True Love (demo).......... SD -BB01 I Need You.......................... SD -af09 I Still Miss Someone................ FC -aj02-AU03 I Wish I Was a Fool for You......... SD -AK02 I’ll Keep It With Mine.............. FC -AC01 I’m a Dreamer....................... SD -AK02-AT01-AU02 I’m Leaving (America)............... ME -ae04 I’ve Been My Own Worst Friend....... ST -AY01 If It Feels Good.................... FC -aj02-AU03 If You Saw Thro’ My Eyes............ IM -ae05 In Memory (The Tender Years) (demo). SD -AX02 Interlude........................... YT -ac06 Iron Lion........................... FC -AI01 It Ain’t Me Babe (demo)............. SD -AX02 It Suits me Well.................... SD -AF07-BB03 It’ll Take a Long Time.............. SD -AF07-AT01-AU02 It’ll Take a Long Time (live-LA’74). FC -ao01 Jambalaya (On the Bayou)............ TB -AF01 John the Gun........................ SD -AE02 John the Gun (live-Sydney’74)....... FC -AH03-AT01 Just a Little Bit of Rain.(demo).... SD -AX02 (The) King and Queen of England (demo)............................ SD -AU04-av01-AX01-BC01 Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door (live-LA’74)...................... FC -AT01 (The) Lady.......................... SD -AF07-AU02 (The) Lady (live-London’77)......... SD -AT01 (The) Last Thing on My Mind......... SJ -aa02-ad04-AL01-AY02 Late November....................... SD -AE02 Late November (El Pea version)...... FG -ae01-AT01-AU02 Learning the Game................... TB -AF01 Let It Go........................... FC -AI01 Let No Man Steal Your Thyme (demo).. SD -BB01 Let There Be Drums.................. TB -af01 Let’s Jump the Broomstick........... SD -AE02 ’Liege & Lief Medley’............... FC -AC07-af07-ai04-ap01 Like an Old Fashioned Waltz......... SD -AH01-ah02 Like an Old fashioned Waltz (BBC)... SD -BB01 Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (live- Troubador,LA, Feb-74)............. FC -AZ02 Listen, Listen...................... SD -af06-AF07-AT01-AU02 (The) Locomotion.................... TB -AF01 "(The) Lord Is in This Place...How Dreadful Is This Place"........... FC -AC01 Losing Game......................... SD -AU04-BC01 Love’s Made a Fool of You........... TB -AF01-av01 Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor...... SJ -aa02-ad04-AL01 Makes Me Think of You (demo)........ SD -BB01 Man of Iron......................... SD -af05-AU04-BB03 Matty Groves........................ FC -AC07-AF08-av01-BB03-BC04 Matty Groves (live-Sydney’74)....... FC -AH03 Meet on the Ledge................... FC -ab01-AC01-ac02-AF08-AZ01 Meet on the Ledge (alt.vers.)....... FC -aj02 Meet on the Ledge (BBC, Dec-68)..... FC -AZ02 Memphis, Tennessee (live-Rotterdam’70)............... FG -AT01 Milk and Honey...................... SJ -aa02-ad04-AL01 Milk and Honey (demo)............... SD -AX02 Million Dollar Bash................. FC -AC04 Mobile Blues........................ BM -ah04 Moments............................. SD -AU04-BC01 Mr. Lacey........................... FC -AC01-AF08-ai03 Mr. Lacey (live-BBC)................ FC -AJ01 (The) Music Weaver.................. SD -AF07 (The) Music Weaver (demo)........... SD -AT01 My Girl in the Month of May......... TB -AF01 My Ramblin’ Boy..................... SD -AL01-AY02-BC02 Nadine.............................. TB -AF01 Never Ending........................ IM -ae05 Next Time Around.................... SD -AE02-AT01-AU02 Night Time Girl..................... FC -AI01 No End.............................. SD -AH01 No End (solo piano version)......... SD -AU04-BC01 No Man’s Land....................... FC -AC01 No More Sad Refrains................ SD -AK02 No More Sad Refrains (live-Royal Albert Hall, 10-Jun-75)........... FC -AZ02 (The) North Star Grassman & The Ravens............................ SD -AE02 (The) North Star Grassman & The Ravens (live-Royalty Theatre’77).. SD -AX02 Nothing Else Will Do................ ST -ag01-AY01 Nothing More........................ FG -AD01-av01 Nothing More (live-Rotterdam’70).... FG -AT01 Nottamun Town....................... FC -AC01-ai04 Nottamun Town (BBC, 28-May-68)...... FC -AZ02 Now and Then (demo)................. SD -AT01 On My Way........................... ST -ag01-AY01 One of These Days................... BM -ah04 One More Chance..................... FC -AI01-AT01 One More Chance (demo).............. SD -BB01-BC01 One More Chance (live-Royalty Theatre’77)....................... SD -AX02 One Way Donkey Ride................. SD -AK02-AT01-AU02 (The) Optimist...................... SD -AE02 Painted Ladies...................... RT -AF03 Pass Me By (If You’re Only Passing Through).......................... BM -ah04 Peace in the End.................... FG -AD01-ad02-BB03 Percy’s Song........................ FC -AC04 Percy’s Song (alt.vers.)............ FC -AU03 Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends.............................. BM -ah04 Pleasure and Pain................... BM -ah04 (The) Pond and the Stream........... FG -AD01-AT01-AU02 Poor Jimmy Wilson................... ST -AY01 Possible Parsons Green.............. FC -AU04 (A) Pretty Litty Tune............... SG -ad05 Pretty Poly......................... SJ -aa02-ad04-AL01 Quiet Joys of Brotherhood........... FC -AT01 Quiet Joys of Brotherhood........... SD -AF07 Reno Nevada......................... FC -aj02-AU03 Restless............................ FC -AI01 Reynardine.......................... FC -AC07 Reynardine (BBC, 23-Sep-69)......... FC -AZ02 Rising for the Moon................. FC -AI01-ai03 Rising for the Moon (demo).......... SD -BB01-BC01 Rising for the Moon (BBC, 16-Jul-74) FC -AZ02 Rosie............................... FC -AG02 Rosie (live-Sydney’74).............. FC -AH03 Sail Away To the Sea................ ST -ag01-AT01-AY01 (A) Sailor’s Life................... FC -AC04-AF08 (A) Sailor’s Life (demo)............ FC -ba01-BA02 (The) Sea........................... FG -AD01-ad03-AT01-AU02 (The) Sea (live-Royalty Theatre’77). SD -AX02 (The) Sea Captain................... SD -AE02 Shattering Live Experience.......... FC -aj02-AU03 She Moves Through the Fair.......... FC -AC01-BB03 She Moves Through the Fair (live- Troubador,LA, Feb-74)............. FC -AZ02 Si Tu Dois Partir................... FC -ac03-AC04-AF08-an01-au01 Silver Threads and Golden Needles... SD -AK02 Sir B. McKenzie’s...(live-Sydney’74) FC -AH03 Sir Patrick Spens (BBC, 23-Sep-69).. FC -AZ02 Six Days on the Road................ BM -ah04 Sloth (live-Sydney’74).............. FC -AH03 Soho (demo)......................... SD -AX02 Solo................................ SD -AH01-AU02 Solo (BBC).......................... SD -BB01 Solo (live-LA’74)................... FC -AT01 Solo (live-Royalty Theatre’77)...... SD -AX02 Some Sweet Day...................... FC -aj02-AU03 Something You Got (live-Sydney’74).. FC -AH03 Stainless Steel..................... BM -ah04 Stay Awhile With Me................. ST -ag01-AY01 Still Waters Run Deep............... SD -ak03-AU04-BC01 Stranger To Himself................. FC -AI01-ai04-AT01-AU02 Stranger To Himself (live-Royalty Theatre’77)....................... SD -AX02-BC01 Sure Didn’t Take Him Long........... BM -ah04 Sweet Little Rock ’N’ Roller........ TB -AF01 Sweet Rosemary...................... SD -AF07 Sweet Rosemary (demo)............... SD -AT01 Suzanne............................. FC -aj02-AU03 Take Away the Load (Sandy’s Song) (demo)............................ SD -AT01 Take Me Away........................ SD -AK02 Tale in Hard Time................... FC -AC01 Tam Lin............................. FC -AC07-ai04-AT01-AU02 Tam Lin (BBC, 23-Sep-69)............ FC -AZ02 Tears............................... FC -ai02-AU04-BC01 Tell Me What You See in Me.......... ST -ag01-AY01 That’ll Be the Day.................. TB -AF01 That’ll Be the Day (live-Kingston’72)................ FC -ao01 This Train.......................... AC -aa01-ad04-AL01-BC02 Throwaway Street Puzzle............. FC -ab01-AJ01 ’Tommy: the Nurse’.................. SD -af04 Tomorrow Is a Long Time............. SD -af06-AF07-AT01 Tomorrow Is a Long Time (live- Royalty Theatre’77)............... SD -AX02 Too Much of Nothing................. FG -AD01 Tried So Hard....................... FC -aj02-AU03 Twisted............................. RT -AF03 Two Weeks Last Summer............... FG -AD01-AT01 Two Weeks Last Summer............... ST -AY01 Until the Real Thing Comes Along.... SD -AH01 Until the Real Thing Comes Along (BBC)............................. SD -BB01 Walking the Floor Over You.......... SD -AT01 Water Mother........................ SD -af09 (The) Way I Feel.................... FG -AD01 West Virginia Woman................. BM -ah04 What Is True........................ FC -AI01 What Is True? (demo)................ SD -AT01 What Will I Do With Tomorrow........ SD -af09 When Will I Be Loved?............... TB -AF01-af02-AT01 Whispering Grass.................... SD -ag03-AH01-ai03-AT01 Whispering Grass (BBC).............. SD -BB01 White Dress......................... FC -AI01-ai03 White Dress (single version)........ FC -ai02-AU04 Who Knows Where the Time Goes?...... FC -AC04-AF08-ai03-AU02 Who Knows Where the Time Goes?...... ST -ag01-AY01 Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (live-LA’74)...................... FC -ao01-AT01 Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (radio)........................... SD -AX02 Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (radio ’68)....................... FC -AY03 Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (live -Royalty Theatre’77).............. SD -AX02-BC01 Willie and the Hand Jive............ TB -AF01-af02 Winter Winds........................ FG -AD01-ad02-AT01 Woman You Have Been a Friend To Me.. BM -ah04 Wretched Wilbur..................... SD -AE02 You Never Know...................... CD -ai05-AU04 You Never Wanted Me................. FC -aj02 You Never Wanted Me (BBC rec’68).... FC -AT01 You Never Wanted Me Babe............ AC -aa01-ad04-AL01 You’re Gonna Need My Help........... FC -aj02 You’re Gonna Need My Help (BBC’68).. FC -BB02 You’re Gonna Need My Help (BBC, 6-Jan-69)......................... FC -AZ02 Unreleased recordings: Title Ar Recording info. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ All Our Days (choral version)....... SD _Rendezvous_ out-take. All Our Days (opening coda)......... SD _Rendezvous_ out-take. Autopsy (demo)...................... SD Sound Techniques, London 30-Dec-68. Bonny Black Hare.................... FC Rumoured _Liege and Lief_ out-take. Dawn (alternative version).......... FC _Rising for the Moon_ out-take. Down in the Flood................... FC Rumoured _Liege and Lief_ out-take. Full Moon (Swarbrick version)....... SD _Rendezvous_ out-take. High School Confidential............ TB Rumoured _Rock On_ out-take. It’s So Easy........................ TB Rumoured _Rock On_ out-take. John the Gun........................ FG Recorded for unfinished 2nd. album. (The) Music Weaver (alternat. demo). SD Recorded at the Manor (Mar-72). Open the Door Homer................. FC Rumoured _Liege and Lief_ out-take. Peggy Sue Got Married............... TB Rumoured _Rock On_ out-take. Sir Patrick Spens................... FC _Liege and Lief_ out-take. Think It Over....................... TB Rumoured _Rock On_ out-take. Twenty Flight Rock.................. TB Rumoured _Rock On_ out-take. Willow Day (Adieu Adieu)............ FC Rumoured _Liege and Lief_ out-take.
Bootlegs
Doom & Gloom [2xCD; Silver Rarities SIRA 157/148; 1994]
The 2 Flypaper _Doom & Gloom_ tapes. The quality is similar to the
original cassettes.
Disc 1 (77.44)
Eastern Rain (radio broadcast 1968) [Joni Mitchell] - FC (3.37)
Book Song (radio broadcast 1968) [Matthews/Thompson] - FC (3.05)
Disc 2 (74.05)
Autopsy (live) [SD] - FC (4.26)
Who Knows Where the Time Goes (radio broadcast 1968) [SD] - FC (4.20)
One Last Sad Refrain [CD]
Sandy’s last concert at The Royalty Theatre, Kingsway, London, 27-Nov-77.
Bonus Tracks include 4 tracks from the ’Swedish Fly Girls’. It’s quite
professionally packaged, and is on the same label as _Rafferty’s Folly_
and a few other Richard Thompson/Fairport curios.
Solo [Denny]
The North Star Grassman & the Ravens [Denny]
Nothing More [Denny]
Gold Dust [Denny]
The Sea [Denny]
Tomorrow Is a Long Time [Dylan]
The Lady [Denny]
Wretched Wilbur [Denny]
Stranger To Himself [Denny]
For Shame of Doing Wrong [Thompson]
One More Chance [Denny]
Who Knows Where the Time Goes [Denny]
Water Mother [Henry/O’Connell]
What Will I Do With Tomorrow [Henry/O’Connell]
Are the Judges Sane [Henry/O’Connell]
I Need You [Henry/O’Connell]
Sources
- Record and CD liner notes.
- Record Collector (issue #109, Sept.88).
- Clinton Heylin’s book ’Gypsy Love Songs and Sad Refrains’.
- The FAQ file from the r-thompson mail list.
- And a special thanks to:
Buck, Trevor <liztb1@lin1.smf.nottingham.ac.uk>
Hutchings, Nick <amail.amdahl.com>
Jonas, Martin <mj10008@cus.cam.ac.uk>
Sandy, Paul R.G. <p.r.g.sandy@exeter.ac.uk>
Woods, Chris <psa12@cc.keele.ac.uk>
Youl, Shane <shane.youl@mel.dit.csiro.au>
Young, David <d.f.young@larc.nasa.gov>