Full House (album)
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| Studio album by Fairport Convention | ||
| Released | July 1970 | |
| Recorded | February - April 1970 | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 35:08 | |
| Label | A&M/Hannibal | |
| Producer(s) | Joe Boyd | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Fairport Convention chronology | ||
| Liege & Lief (1969) |
Full House (1970) |
Angel Delight (1971) |
Full House is the 1970 fifth album by folk rock group Fairport Convention. It was the first time Fairport Convention released an album without a female vocalist.
Like their previous album, Liege & Lief, Full House reinterpreted a number of traditional folk tunes, many of which were sewn into two medleys: "Dirty Linen" (a medley of "Last Night's Fun," "Paddy On The Railroad," "Drops Of Brandy," and "Poll Ha'penny") and "Flatback Caper" (a medley of "Miss Susan Cooper" by Ronald Cooper, "The Friar's Britches," "The Sport Of The Chase," and "Carolan's Concerto" by O'Carolan). One original composition, "Walk Awhile," was actually composed around the traditional "Bonaparte's Retreat."
Full House entered the British album charts on July 18, 1970 where it stayed for 11 weeks, peaking at #13.
Richard Thompson left the band shortly after its release.
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[edit] Track listing
When Full House was originally compiled, it included the following sequence:
Side One:
- "Walk Awhile" (Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick)
- "Doctor Of Physick" (Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick)
- "Dirty Linen" (Trad. Arr. Dave Swarbrick)
- "Sloth" (Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick)
Side Two:
- "Sir Patrick Spens" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)
- "Flatback Caper" (Ronald Cooper/Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention/O'Carolan)
- "Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman" (Richard Thompson/Dave Swarbrick)
- "Flowers Of The Forest" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention)
Test pressings were made following this sequence, but before the album was officially released, Richard Thompson requested that "Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman" be removed.
The removal of "Poor Will..." was done at such a late stage that the first LP sleeves had already been printed with the song shown on the track listing. A black block had to be printed over the original list with the revised track listing overprinted in gold, but a few sleeves were issued to the public without the overprinting and with the incorrect track listing. All subsequent printings had the corrected track listing despite the fact that the sleeve notes still referred to the missing track.
In 2001, Island Records re-issued an expanded edition of Full House that followed the putative 'original' track order (before "Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman" was removed). The expanded re-issue also included 4 additional bonus tracks:
- "Now Be Thankful" (the original mono mix)
- "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"
- "Bonny Bunch Of Roses"
- "Now Be Thankful" (a new stereo mix)
"Now Be Thankful" and "Sir B. McKenzie’s..." were originally released as a 1970 Island, UK single, WIP-6089. Both songs were recorded on July 22, 1970 at Sound Techniques, London.
Fairport Convention's studio recording of "Sir B. McKenzie's.." consisted of "Biff, Bang, Crash" (Trad.), "The Kilfenora" (Trad.), and "Boston Tea Party" (written by Dave Swarbrick)". By the time the single was issued, the band was playing the medley as "Bonny Kate" (Trad.), "The Kilfenora," "Boston Tea Party," and "Biff, Bang, Crash." Within a few years, "Sir B. McKenzie's..." consisted of the amended medley followed by "Tail Toddle" (Trad.). By the late 1970's, the medley also included the traditional tune "Up The Chimney."
The title "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" was the band's attempt to get into the Guinness Book of Records for the longest song title.
"Bonny Bunch Of Roses," an outtake from the Full House sessions, was previously released on the Fairport Convention compilation Meet On The Ledge: The Classic Years (1967–1975), issued on A&M Records in 1999.
The stereo mix of "Now Be Thankful" (an entirely different mix from the one that appears on Richard Thompson's Watching The Dark compilation) was created by Lee Hamblin and Frank Kornelussen and previously released on Island Life, 25 Years Of Island Records in 1988.
[edit] Production
- Produced by Joe Boyd for Witchseason Productions, Ltd.
- Recorded at Sound Techniques, Ltd., London, February – March, 1970
- Vocals recorded at Vanguard Studios, New York City, April, 1970
- Engineered by John Wood
- Sleeve notes by Richard Thompson
[edit] Personnel
- Dave Swarbrick - Vocals, Fiddle, Viola, Mandolin
- Richard Thompson - Vocals, Electric Guitar
- Dave Pegg - Vocals, Bass Guitar, Mandolin
- Dave Mattacks - Drums, Percussion, Harmonium, Bodhran
- Simon Nicol - Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Bass Guitar, Electric Dulcimer
[edit] See also
- List of songs with particularly long titles
