'' is a 1976 album by
Richard Thompson . It was released by
Island Records as a career retrospective after he and his wife
Linda had gone into semi-retirement from the business of making and performing music following the release of ''
Pour Down Like Silver '' (1975).
Most tracks are unreleased recordings from Thompson's career to date - though the two instrumental tracks were recorded specifically for ths compilation. (guitar, vocal) spans Thompsons's early years with
Fairport Convention as well as the time he spent performing and recording as a duo with wife Linda. It was notable for two live cuts from the 1975 Richard and Linda Thompson tour — "Night Comes In" and "Calvary Cross" — which featured lengthy guitar solos by Thompson, and for the Fairport Convention track "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman" which had been recorded for and then omitted from that group's ''
Full House '' album.
''(guitar, vocal)'' has been out of print for some years now. Several tracks first released as part of this compilation have subsequently been included as bonus tracks on remastered Fairport Convention and Richard & Linda Thompson albums issued by Island Records.
All songs written by Richard Thompson except where indicated otherwise.
#"Time Will Show the Wiser" (Emmitt Rhodes) - this recording was included on
Fairport Convention's First Album .
#"Throwaway Street Puzzle" (
Ashley Hutchings , Thompson) - originally released as the b-side to ''Meet On The Ledge'', the single from Fairport's second album ''
What We Did On Our Holidays ''. This song was a bonus track on the
2003 re-issue of ''What We Did On Our Holidays''.
#"Mr Lacey" (Hutchings) - this version is from a
1968 BBC radio broadcast.
#"The Ballad of Easy Rider" (
Roger McGuinn ) - Recorded during the sessions in
1969 for Fairport's ''
Liege & Lief '' album. The
2002 re-issue of this album included ''The Ballad Of Easy Rider'' as a bonus track.
#"Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman" (Thompson,
Dave Swarbrick ) - originally recorded during the
1970 sessions for Fairport's ''
Full House'' Album. Thompson Was Unhappy With The Vocals And Insisted That The Track Be Omitted From The Original Album. However The Track Was Included On The 2001 re-issue of ''Full House''. The recording included on ''(guitar, vocal)'' has extra vocals by
Linda Thompson recorded in
1975 .
#"Sweet Little Rock 'n Roller" (
Chuck Berry ) - recorded in concert at the Troubador club in
Los Angeles during Fairport's
1970 tour.
#"A Heart Needs a Home" - this is an different recording and arrangement of the song included on the '''' compilation.
#"
The Dark End Of The Street " (
Dan Penn ,
Chips Moman ) - recorded during a concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, London in
April 1975 . The same recording was included as a bonus track on the
2004 re-issue of the ''
Pour Down Like Silver '' album.
#"It'll Be Me" (Jack Clement)- recorded during a concert at
Oxford Polytechnic in
November 1975 . The same recording was included as a bonus track on the
2004 re-issue of the ''
Hokey Pokey '' album.
#"Flee As a Bird" (trad., arr. Thompson) - recorded in
1976 for this compilation.
#"Night Comes In" - recorded during a concert at
Oxford Polytechnic in
November 1975 . The same recording was included as a bonus track on the
2004 re-issue of the ''
Pour Down Like Silver '' album.
#"The Pitfall/The Excursion" - recorded in
1976 for this compilation.
#"Calvary Cross" - recorded during a concert at '' compilation.
#"Night Comes In" - recorded during a concert at
Oxford Polytechnic in
November 1975 . The same recording was included as a bonus track on the
2004 re-issue of the ''
Pour Down Like Silver '' album.
