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Jewel in the Crown

Fairport ConventionAudio CD
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)


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Fairport Convention were a highly influential English folk-rock band from the late 60s. Their self-titled debut album was released in 1968, but wasn't a commercial success. It took until their third album, 1969's Unhalfbricking, for them to gain mainstream recognition. The album reached No.12 in the charts and is considered one of the best British folk-rock albums ever made.

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 6, 1995)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Green Linnet
  • ASIN: B000005CTW
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #411,825 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

 
1. Jewel in the Crown
2. Slip Jigs and Reels
3. A Surfeit of Lampreys
4. Kind Fortune
5. Diamonds and Gold
6. The Naked Highwayman
7. The Islands
8. The Youngest Daughter
9. London Danny
10. Summer in December
11. Travelling by Steam
12. She's Like the Swallow
13. Red Tide
14. Home Is Where the Heart Is
15. Closing Time

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars One of their best later albums, January 24, 2007
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Matthew Schwarz (Bridgewater, nj United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jewel in the Crown (Audio CD)
This CD has the most traditional tunes of the post-70s Fairport Convention, and I generally prefer more trad. with my Fairport. That being said, it also contains some of my all-time favorite non-traditional Fairport songs ("Slip Jigs & Reels" and "Travelling by Steam" are fantastic). All the musicians are excellent, and I must point out that Simon Nichol's voice is wonderful on this album (really on all the ones he sings on, but I noticed it the most here). I don't know why such a rich voice doesn't get praised more. My only complaint is that there are a number of songs (like "London Danny" and "Diamonds and Gold") on this album that, while good, are real downers!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A lively example of 90s Fairport, March 16, 2002
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woburnmusicfan (Woburn, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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The quality of Fairport Convention's 90s albums has depended on the material they've found to record. "Jewel in the Crown" is a pleasant return to form after the tedious "The Five Seasons". The songs are more lively here, giving the album a better pace and more upbeat feel. Highlights are the instrumental "A Surfeit of Lampreys", "Travelling by Steam", and "Slip Jigs and Reels".
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4.0 out of 5 stars A bit lower than a hit but a good pursuader, August 29, 1998
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This was the first Fairport CD I bought at the first live concert I had ever been to. This and the concert was enough to sway me onto Fairport and get more and more albums.

This CD is very good it has a few jigs and tunes (Youngest Daughter especially reccomended) and a number of good songs. It is a reasonably new CD (about three years old) so it features the last group (Simon Nicol, Rick Sanders, Maart (my hero), Peggy and DM.) This was before the most recent group (as in Who knows where the time goes) where Maart and DM had left so this is probably the best most recent CD.

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