Morris On [Original recording remastered]

Richard Thompson, Morris On | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 2002)
• Original Release Date: 1972
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Fledg'ling Records
• ASIN: B00006OYLQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #77,316 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Morris Call

2. Greensleeves

3. The Nutting Girl

4. Old Woman Tossed Up In A Blanket Shepherds Hey Trunkles

5. Staines Morris

6. Lads A Numchum Young Collins

7. Vandals Of Hammerwich

8. Willow Tree Bean Setting Shooting

9. Ill Go And List For A Sailor

10. Princess Royal

11. Cuckoos Nest

12. Morris Off

Editorial Reviews

Thirtieth anniversary reissue of this folk-rock classic. This is one of the great masterpieces of British music by Ashley Hutchings & has been remastered from the original tapes. Artists heard here include Richard Thompson, Dave Mattacks, John Kirkpatrick, Barry Dransfield & Shirley Collins. Fledg'ling. 2002.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Indeed, a classic, July 2, 2004

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James Voorhees - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morris On (Audio CD)

Those who enjoy Steeleye Span, Albion Band, the New St. George, and their ilk will love this album. The performers are something of an English folk all-star band, many of whom have performed with Albion and Steeleye. The tunes are traditional, the arrangements electric, but respectfully so, and sometimes electrifying even after 25 years.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A-rockin' we shall go, June 16, 2001

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K. Furbank (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Morris on (Audio CD)

Not strictly a Richard Thompson album, although he does contribute guitar and some vocals. Morris On was masterminded by bassist Ashley Hutchings shortly after leaving Steeleye Span. Seeking to meld rock and roll with the English country folk tradition, he gathered old chums Thompson, John Kirkpatrick, Barry Dransfield and Dave Mattacks to produce a weird and wonderful concoction of turbocharged folk dances with the unlikely accompaniment of morris bells and sticks. As a precurser of The Albion Band it is a valuable historical document but is also jolly great fun in its own right.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Folk-rock classic, December 16, 2006

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Mark Fleischmann (New York, NY -- an island off the coast of America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Morris On (Audio CD)

The guy who sees this folk-rock classic solely as a Richard Thompson missed the point. This is a key element in the discography of Ashley Hutchings, who coufounded Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, and the Albion Band. Richard played as a session man (and briefly toured with the Albion Country Band) but this album is about traditional tunes with a rock beat, not original songwriting or guitar heroism.