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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. Close the Door Lightly When You Go
2. I Don't Know Where I Stand
3. Some Sweet Day
4. You Never Wanted Me
5. Nottamun Town
See all 19 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. You're Gonna Need My Help
2. Fotheringay
3. Shattering Live Experience
4. Cajun Woman
5. Autopsy
See all 15 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Sir Patrick Spens
2. Bonny Bunch of Roses
3. Dirty Linen (Jigs and Reels)
4. Now Be Thankful
5. Journeyman's Grace
See all 14 tracks on this disc
Disc: 4
1. Let's Get Together
2. One Sure Thing
3. Lay Down Your Weary Tune
4. Chelsea Morning
5. Violets of Dawn
See all 21 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
2007 four CD box set that includes all of the British Folk legends' surviving BBC radio recordings, which were taped between 1967 and 1974. It was thought, until recently, that very few of these recordings from this time remained in the BBC’s archive, but a few years ago a box was discovered on a shelf at the BBC. It is a marvelous addition to the Fairport collection and is timed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the formation of the band The Fairports, the single best British Folk-Rock band of the late '60s, did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation on the Folk-Rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles indigenous to the British Isles. While the revved-up renditions of traditional British Folk tunes drew the most critical attention, the group were also talented songwriters as well as interpreters. They were comfortable with conventional harmony-based Folk-Rock as well as tunes that drew upon more explicitly traditional sources and they boasted some of the best singers and instrumentalists of the day. 69 tracks. Universal. 2007