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| Name = Fairport Live Convention
| Type = live
| name = Fairport Live Convention
| Artist = [[Fairport Convention]]
| type = live
| Cover = FairportLive.jpg
| artist = [[Fairport Convention]]
| Released = July 1974
| cover = FairportLive.jpg
| Recorded = December 1973 - January 1974
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| Genre = [[folk rock]]
| released = July 1974
| recorded = December 1973 – January 1974
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| Label = [[Island Records|Island]] ILPS 9285
| Producer = [[Joe Boyd]]
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| genre = [[British folk rock]]
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfyxqq0ld6e link]
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| Last album = ''[[Nine (Fairport Convention album)|Nine]]'' <br /> (1973)
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| label = [[Island Records|Island]]
| This album = '''''Fairport Live Convention''''' <br /> (1974)
| producer = [[Trevor Lucas]], [[John Wood (music producer)|John Wood]]
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| Next album = ''[[Rising for the Moon]]'' <br /> (1975)
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| prev_title = [[Nine (Fairport Convention album)|Nine]]
| prev_year = 1973
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| next_title = [[Rising for the Moon]]
| next_year = 1975
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'''''Fairport Live Convention''''' is a folk rock album by [[Fairport Convention]] originally released in 1974 by [[Island Records]]. It was recorded live at the [[Sydney Opera House]], the [[Rainbow (London)|London Rainbow]] and the [[Fairfield Halls]], [[Croydon]] by [[John Wood (music producer)|John Wood]] and mixed down at [[Sound Techniques (studio)|Sound Techniques]], [[London]]. It was produced by [[Trevor Lucas]] & [[John Wood (music producer)|John Wood]].


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'''''Fairport Live Convention''''' is a 1974 live album by [[British folk rock]] band [[Fairport Convention]] originally released in 1974 by [[Island Records]]. It was recorded live at the [[Sydney Opera House]], the [[Rainbow (London)|London Rainbow]] and the [[Fairfield Halls]], [[Croydon]] by [[John Wood (music producer)|John Wood]] and mixed down at [[Sound Techniques (studio)|Sound Techniques]], [[London]]. It was produced by [[Trevor Lucas]] & [[John Wood (music producer)|John Wood]].
The album was issued in the US and Canada under the title ''A Moveable Feast'' and in Germany as ''Fairport Convention Live '75''.

The album was titled '''''A Moveable Feast''''' in the United States and Canada and '''''Fairport Convention Live '75''''' in Germany.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}


The original UK LP issue included an inner sleeve photograph of the band posing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, with Dave Mattacks sporting a shirt bearing the prominent legend "[[Harrison Birtwistle]] where its at".
The original UK LP issue included an inner sleeve photograph of the band posing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, with Dave Mattacks sporting a shirt bearing the prominent legend "[[Harrison Birtwistle]] where its at".


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

(as rendered on the original release)
;Side one
#"[[Matty Groves]]" (Trad. arr. Denny / Pegg / Mattacks / Lucas / Swarbrick / Donahue)
#"[[Matty Groves]]" (Traditional; arranged by Denny, Pegg, Mattacks, Lucas, Swarbrick, Donahue)
#"Rosie" (Swarbrick)
#"Rosie" (Swarbrick)
#"Fiddlestix" (Trad. arr. Lucas / Swarbrick / Donahue / Mattacks / Pegg)
#"Fiddlestix" (Traditional; arranged by Lucas, Swarbrick, Donahue, Mattacks, Pegg)
#"John the Gun" (Denny)
#"John the Gun" (Denny)
#"Something You Got" ([[Chris Kenner]])
#"Something You Got" ([[Chris Kenner]])

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#"Sloth" (Thompson / Swarbrick)
;Side two
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#"Dirty Linen" (Trad. arr. Swarbrick)
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#"Sloth" (Thompson, Swarbrick)
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#"Dirty Linen" (Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick)
#"[[Down in the Flood]]" ([[Bob Dylan]])
#"[[Down in the Flood]]" ([[Bob Dylan]])
#"Sir B. MacKenzie" (Swarbrick / Thompson / Nicol / Mattacks)
#"Sir B. MacKenzie" (Swarbrick, Thompson, Nicol, Mattacks)

;Bonus tracks on CD reissue
#"The Hexhamshire Lass" (Bob Davenport, Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 4.09
#"Polly on the Shore" (Traditional; arranged by Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas) – 5.12
#"Bring 'Em Down" (Trevor Lucas) – 11.39
#"Far From Me" ([[John Prine]]) – 3.16
#"[[That'll Be the Day]]" ([[Jerry Allison]], [[Buddy Holly]], [[Norman Petty]]) – 3.19


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*[[Sandy Denny]] - Vocals, Piano
*[[Sandy Denny]] – vocals, piano
*[[Trevor Lucas]] - Acoustic Guitars, Vocals
*[[Trevor Lucas]] – acoustic guitars, vocals
*[[Jerry Donahue]] - Electric Guitar, Vocals
*[[Jerry Donahue]] – electric guitar, vocals
*[[Dave Swarbrick]] - Fiddle, Vocals
*[[Dave Swarbrick]] – fiddle, vocals
*[[Dave Pegg]] - Bass Guitar
*[[Dave Pegg]] – bass guitar
*[[Dave Mattacks]] - Drums
*[[Dave Mattacks]] – drums

Also credited on the original LP sleeve - stage mix by Phil Benton and Roger Proctor, photographs by Stephen Westlund and design co-ordination by Fabio Nicoll Associates and [[Dave Mattacks]].
Also credited on the original LP sleeve - stage mix by Phil Benton and Roger Proctor, photographs by Stephen Westlund and design co-ordination by Fabio Nicoll Associates and [[Dave Mattacks]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
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Latest revision as of 07:20, 18 April 2022

Fairport Live Convention
Live album by
Fairport Convention
ReleasedJuly 1974
RecordedDecember 1973 – January 1974
GenreBritish folk rock
LabelIsland
ProducerTrevor Lucas, John Wood
Fairport Convention chronology
Nine
(1973) 		Fairport Live Convention
(1974) 		Rising for the Moon
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Fairport Live Convention is a 1974 live album by British folk rock band Fairport Convention originally released in 1974 by Island Records. It was recorded live at the Sydney Opera House, the London Rainbow and the Fairfield Halls, Croydon by John Wood and mixed down at Sound Techniques, London. It was produced by Trevor Lucas & John Wood.

The album was titled A Moveable Feast in the United States and Canada and Fairport Convention Live '75 in Germany.[citation needed]

The original UK LP issue included an inner sleeve photograph of the band posing on the steps of the Sydney Opera House, with Dave Mattacks sporting a shirt bearing the prominent legend "Harrison Birtwistle where its at".

Track listing

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Side one
  1. "Matty Groves" (Traditional; arranged by Denny, Pegg, Mattacks, Lucas, Swarbrick, Donahue)
  2. "Rosie" (Swarbrick)
  3. "Fiddlestix" (Traditional; arranged by Lucas, Swarbrick, Donahue, Mattacks, Pegg)
  4. "John the Gun" (Denny)
  5. "Something You Got" (Chris Kenner)
Side two
  1. "Sloth" (Thompson, Swarbrick)
  2. "Dirty Linen" (Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick)
  3. "Down in the Flood" (Bob Dylan)
  4. "Sir B. MacKenzie" (Swarbrick, Thompson, Nicol, Mattacks)
Bonus tracks on CD reissue
  1. "The Hexhamshire Lass" (Bob Davenport, Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 4.09
  2. "Polly on the Shore" (Traditional; arranged by Dave Swarbrick, Trevor Lucas) – 5.12
  3. "Bring 'Em Down" (Trevor Lucas) – 11.39
  4. "Far From Me" (John Prine) – 3.16
  5. "That'll Be the Day" (Jerry Allison, Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 3.19

Personnel

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Also credited on the original LP sleeve - stage mix by Phil Benton and Roger Proctor, photographs by Stephen Westlund and design co-ordination by Fabio Nicoll Associates and Dave Mattacks.

References

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  1. ^ Eder, B. (2011). "A Fairport Live Convention - Fairport Convention | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 28 July 2011.
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