Heyday: BBC Radio Sessions, 1968-1969 (1987)

About this title: Fairport Convention has long been British folk-rock with the emphasis on British and folk, but listeners most familiar with their revved-up interpretation of traditional English ballads (and like-minded originals) often forget that the band started out as the U.K.'s response to Jefferson Airplane. Heyday collects 12 performances (ten of them covers) recorded for the BBC during the early period when Sandy Denny and Ian Matthews were both singing for the group (and a bus accident had not yet taken the life of original drummer Martin Lamble). While most of the songs were written by noted ... read more

Tracks:

1. Close the Door Lightly When You Go [Andersen]
2. I Don't Know Where I Stand [Mitchell]
3. Some Sweet Day [Bryant/Bryant]
4. Reno, Nevada [Farina]
5. Suzanne [Cohen]
6. If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong [Thompson/Hutchings]
7. I Still Miss Someone [Cash/Cash]
8. Bird on a Wire [Cohen]
9. Gone, Gone, Gone [Everly/Everly]
10. Tried So Hard [Clark]
11. Shattering Live Experience [Nicol]
12. Percy's Song [Dylan]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.