White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s (2006)

About this title: This 23-song compilation, issued as a tie-in to producer Joe Boyd's autobiography of the same name, is sure to attract the attention of Richard Thompson fanatics, who will be drawn to the presence of the previously unissued "Church Mouse" by Dudu Pukwana & Spear; Thompson and Simon Nicol played with the African alto saxman on what was to be a major single release, but one that only made it out in South Africa, and only in partly finished form, as far as Boyd and the artist were concerned. Of course, those who love great guitar playing may also want to give a close listen to "Spanish Ladies ... read more

Tracks:

1. Crossroads [Johnson]
2. Way Back in the 1960s [Williamson]
3. Because It Wouldn't Pay [Handle]
4. Spanish Ladies Medley [Traditional]
5. Arnold Layne [Barrett]
6. Granny Takes a Trip [Beard/Bowyer]
7. She's Gone [Ayers]
8. If I Had a Ribbon Bow [Prince/Singer]
9. Seven Yellow Gypsies [Traditional]
10. Chinese White [Heron]
11. Autopsy [Demy]
12. The Deserter [Traditional]
13. Poor Boy [Drake]
14. The Sea [Denny]
15. Flowers of the Forest [Heron]
16. Come Wind Come Rain [Bunyan]
17. Primrose Hill [Martyn]
18. I Don't Mind [Martyn]
19. Church Mouse [Pukwana]
20. Andromeda [McGregor]
21. Afraid [Nico]
22. Way to Blue [Drake]
23. Brazil [Barroso/Russell]

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