1990 studio album by Fairport Convention
| The Five Seasons | ||||
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| Studio album by Fairport Convention | ||||
| Released | December 1990 | |||
| Recorded | April – August 1990 | |||
| Studio | Woodworm Studios, Barford St. Michael, Oxfordshire | |||
| Genre | British folk rock | |||
| Label | New Routes | |||
| Producer | Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol | |||
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The Five Seasons is the seventeenth studio album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Claudy Banks" (Traditional) - 5:53
- "Cup of Tea!"/"A Loaf of Bread"/"Miss Monahan's" (Allcock, Traditional) - 3:16
- "All Your Beauty" (Barry Lowe, Martin White) - 2:55
- "Sock In It" (Dave Whetstone) - 5:29
- "Gold" (Peter Blegvad) - 5:06
- Side two
- "Ginnie" (Huw Williams) - 4:10
- "Mock Morris '90" (The Green Man/The Cropredy Badger/Molly On The Jetty) (Ric Sanders) - 4:53
- "The Card Song"/"Shuffle the Pack" (Allcock, Mattacks, Nicol) - 4:26
- "The Wounded Whale" (Archie Fisher, Traditional) - 6:43
- Bonus Track on CD release
- "Rhythm of the Time" (Dave Whetstone) - 5:52
Release history
- 1990, December: UK LP, New Routes RUE 005
- 1990, December : UK CD, New Routes RUE CD 005
- 1990, December : US CD, Rough Trade NR 005-2
- 1991, December : UK CD, Woodworm Records WRCD 019
- 1995, December : UK CD, HTD Records HTD CD 48
Personnel
- Fairport Convention
- Maartin Allcock - guitars, bouzouki, mandolin, accordion, keyboards, vocals
- Ric Sanders - violin
- Dave Pegg - acoustic & bass guitars, vocals
- Dave Mattacks - drums, percussion, keyboards, harpsichord
- Simon Nicol - guitars, vocals, dobro
- Technical
- Tim Matyear - engineer
- Barry Hammond with Simon Nicol and Dave Mattacks - mixing
References and notes
- "Expletive-Delighted - The Fairport Convention Discography Website". Ian & Stephanie Rennie. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- Allmusic review
- With bonus track: " Caught A Whisper" . Recorded live at Cropredy 13 August 1994 direct to DAT by Rob Braviner. Mastered at Woodworm Studios, Oxon by Mark Tucker. New artwork by Peter Pracownik. Booklet redesign by Malcolm Holmes ) (4'38" )
- "allmusic ((( The Five Seasons > Credits )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 23 November 2009.