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Richard Thompson Guitar, Vocal Release Date: 1976 05 zz Running Time: 68:21 Label: Hannibal A superb 68-minute collection of obscure and unreleased tracks from Thompson's career, covering late 1967 until April 1976. The album's first six tracks are devoted to Thompson's career with Fairport Convention--highlights include "Throwaway Street Puzzle" (the B-side of the single "Meet On the Ledge"), the BBC recording of "Mr. Lacey," the Liege and Lief session outtake "The Ballad of Easy Rider," the Full House session outtake "Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman," and "Sweet Little Rock 'N' Roller" from the L.A. Troubadour (House Full) concert tapes. Thompson plays some sizzling guitar on these cuts, though "Ballad of Easy Rider" -- played here the way Dylan might've covered it on John Wesley Harding -- is more representative of Sandy Denny than Thompson. The post-Fairport material includes an alternate arrangement of "A Heart Needs a Home" from Hokey Pokey, a beautifully sung live rendition of "The Dark End of the Street" (featuring one of Linda Thompson's best performances); their hard-rocking live rendition of Jack Clement's "It'll Be Me"; the exquisite solo acoustic guitar instrumental "Flee as a Bird"; and two epics, "Night Comes In" and "Calvary Cross," featuring Thompson and his band stretching out on stage. Despite the existence of the triple-CD career retrospective, this disc still has enough prime rarities to rate as a must-own, even for casual fans. Bruce Eder, All Music Guide Tracks: Title Composer Time 1 Time Will Show the Wiser Rhodes 3:03 2 Throwaway Street Puzzle Thompson, Hutchings 3:18 3 Mr. Lacey Hutchings 2:53 4 Ballad of Easy Rider McGuinn 4:34 5 Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman Swarbrick, Thompson 5:23 6 Sweet Little Rock & Roller Berry 4:18 7 Heart Needs a Home Thompson 4:04 8 Dark End of the Street Penn, Moman 4:22 9 It'll Be Me Clement 4:22 10 Flee as a Bird Traditional 3:11 11 Night Comes In Thompson 12:24 12 Pitfall/The Excursion Thompson 3:02 13 Calvary Cross Thompson 13:27 Releases: Year Type Label Hannibal CD Hannibal CD Hannibal 1976 CD Hannibal 1991 CS Hannibal 1991 CS Hannibal 1997 CS Hannibal LP Hannibal 1991 LP Hannibal

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