(Folk Rock) [LP][24/96] Richard & Linda Thompson - 1974-1978 (4 Albums), FLAC (tracks)

Richard And Linda Thompson - I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
Год выпуска: 1974
Лейбл: Carthage – CGLP 4407 (US reissue1983)
Продолжительность: 37:21
Треклист:
Side One:
A1 When I Get To The Border (03:23)
A2 The Calvary Cross (03:50)
A3 Withered And Died (03:24)
A4 I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (03:06)
A5 Down Where The Drunkards Roll (04:04)
Side Two:
B1 We Sing Hallelujah (02:49)
B2 Has He Got A Friend For Me (03:30)
B3 The Little Beggar Girl (03:24)
B4 The End Of The Rainbow (03:54)
B5 The Great Valerio (05:21)

Personnel:
– Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals, dulcimer, mandolin, whistle
– Linda Thompson - vocals
– Simon Nicol - dulcimer
– John Kirkpatrick - anglo concertina & accordion
– Pat Donaldson - bass
– Timi Donald - drums
– Brian Gulland & Richard Harvey - krummhorn
– Royston Wood & Trevor Lucas - backing vocals
and The CWS (Manchester) Silver Band

Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Originally released in April 1974 by Island Records (UK), LP - ILPS-9266

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Richard & Linda Thompson - Hokey Pokey
#777Год выпуска: 1975
Лейбл: Island – ILPS 9305 (Original US pressing)
Продолжительность: 36:08
Треклист:
Side One:
A1 Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song) (03:22)
A2 I'll Regret It All In The Morning (03:35)
A3 Smiffy's Glass Eye (02:52)
A4 The Egypt Room (03:54)
A5 Never Again (03:08)
Side Two:
B1 Georgie On A Spree (03:39)
B2 Old Man Inside A Young Man (04:26)
B3 The Sun Never Shines On The Poor (03:40)
B4 A Heart Needs A Home (03:48)
B5 Mole In A Hole (03:21)

Personnel:
– Richard Thompson - guitar, mandolin, electric & hammer dulcimer, piano, vocals
– Linda Thompson - vocals
– Simon Nicol - guitar, piano, organ, electric 12-string guitar, vocals
– John Kirkpatrick - accordion
– Ian Whiteman - piano, flute organ
– Aly Bain - fiddle
– Pat Donaldson - bass
– Timi Donald - drums, percussion
– Sidonie Goossens - harp
and Тне CWS (Manchester) Silver Band

Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Originally released in February 1975 by Island Records (UK/US), LP - ILPS 9305

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Richard & Linda Thompson - Pour Down Like Silver
#777Год выпуска: 1975
Лейбл: Carthage – CGLP 4407 (US reissue1983)
Продолжительность: 40:44
Треклист:
Side One:
A1 Streets Of Paradise (03:47)
A2 For Shame Of Doing Wrong (04:30)
A3 The Poor Boy Is Taken Away (03:28)
A4 Night Comes In (08:04)
Side Two:
B1 Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair (02:42)
B2 Beat The Retreat (05:41)
B3 Hard Luck Stories (03:45)
B4 Dimming Of The Day / Dargai (07:09)

Personnel:
– Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals
– Linda Thompson - vocals
– John Kirkpatrick - button accordion & anglo concertina
– Pat Donaldson - bass
– Timi Donald - drums
– Nic Jones & Aly Bain - fiddles
– Henry Lowther - trumpet
– Ian Whiteman - concert flute, shakuhachi
– Dave Pegg - bass (1, 2, 7)
– Dave Mattacks - drums (1, 2, 7)

Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Originally released in November 1975 by Island Records (UK/US), LP - ILPS 9348

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Richard And Linda Thompson - First Light
#777Год выпуска: 1978
Лейбл: Chrysalis – CHR 1177 (Original US pressing)
Продолжительность: 43:05
Треклист:
Side One:
A1 Restless Highway (03:55)
A2 Sweet Surrender (04:52)
A3 Don't Let A Thief Steal Into Your Heart (04:40)
A4 The Choice Wife (02:29)
A5 Died For Love (06:34)
Side Two:
B1 Strange Affair (03:06)
B2 Layla (04:20)
B3 Pavanne (05:03)
B4 House Of Cards (03:30)
B5 First Light (04:19)

Personnel:
– Richard Thompson - vocals, guitar, mandolin, hammer dulcimer, Roland guitar synthesizer, whistle
– Linda Thompson - vocals
– Andy Newmark - drums
– Willie Weeks - bass
– Neil Larson - keyboards
– Simon Nicol - guitar, dulcimer
– Chris Karen & Dave Mattacks - percussion
– Delores Keane - whistle
– John Kirkpatrick - button accordion
– Dave Brady, Heather Brady, Dave Burland, Bill Caddick, Pillippa Clare, Julie Covington, Andy Fairweather-Lowe, Trevor Lucas, Ian Matthews, Maddy Prior, Peta Webb - background vocals
– Robert Kirby - strings transcribed & conducted

Recorded at Brittania Row, Olympic Chelsea and Basing Street Studios, London
Originally released in November 1978 by Chrysalis Records (UK/US), LP - CHR 1177

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The System:
* RCM: Nitty Gritty 1.5 fi
* TT: Linn LP12 Valhalla
* Arm: Akito
* Cart: Denon DL-110
* Phono: Grado PH-1
* Pre-Amp: McCormack Line Stage TLC-1 Deluxe
* Cables: DH Labs Silver Sonic from Grado to pre, Vampire RCA to mini to:
* Computer: MacBook Pro 2.2 Intel Core i7
* Software: Audacity 1.3.13
* ClickRepair 3.7
* Izotope RX 2 v2.02 Advanced
* XAct
* Rarify

The Drill:
Washed on RCM, Linn/Akito/Denon > Grado > SilverSonic > McCormack > Vampire > MacBookPro > Audacity@24/96, each side broken into tracks and meta data added > Click Repair at 25, manual, pitch protection, reverse, simple, noise output on > FLAC'ed with XAct, numbering added to the FLAC titles > Rarified.