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FAIRPORT CONVENTION

SANDY DENNY, IAN MATTHEWS, RICHARD THOMPSON

SIMON NICOL, ASHLEY HUTCHINGS, MARTIN LAMBLE

Folk-rock legends who became the first British ensemble to successfully meld authentic folk stylings 

with competent (and even virtuosic) rock playing. The best British folk-rock band of the late '60s, 

Fairport Convention did more than any other act to develop a truly British variation 

on the folk-rock prototype by drawing upon traditional material and styles indigenous 

to the British Isles. While the revved-up renditions of traditional British folk tunes drew

the most critical attention, the group members were also 

(at least at the outset) talented songwriters as well as interpreters

<BBC RADIO SESSIONS 1968-69>

1987       LP        HANNIBAL RECORDS      HNBL 1329

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

This version: 'Made in France' on labels BUT for the UK market, 

this one is the worldwide only vinyl pressing

SINGLE COVER

Barcode: 5 016071 132910

LABEL: HANNIBAL -  GREY & BLUELABEL - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) HNBL 1329  

Catalog on labels: HNBL 1329-A / HNBL 1329-B)

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): HNBL 1329 A1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): HNBL 1329 B1

Other (on both labels runout, Etched): MPO

On labels: Hannibal TM

 ?1968/1969 BBC

Made in France

 rim text reads "All rights...........prohibited"

On Back Sleeve: Album assembled and compiled by Ashley Hutchings, Frank Kornelussen and Joe Boyd

Tape sources thanks to Ashley Hutchings, Richard Thompson, Edward Haber & Frank Kornelussen

Original sessions ? BBC 1968/69

Notes by Joe Boyd, August 1987

Released by arrangement with BBC Enterprises

? 1987 Hannibal Records

© 1987 Hannibal Records

tracklisting

Side A: CLOSE THE DOOR LIGHTLY WHEN YOU GO

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I STAND - SOME SWEET DAY - RENO NEVADA

SUZANNE - IF IT FEELS GOOD, YOU KNOW IT CAN'T BE WRONG

Side B: I STILL MISS SOMEONE - BIRD ON A WIRE - GONE, GONE, GONE

TRIED SO HARD - SHATTERING LIVE EXPERIENCE - PERCY'S SONG

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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 American folk-rockers of the day, the Fairports put a very individual stamp on every selection here; 

if you don't think you ever need to hear another version of Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" or 

Bob Dylan's "Percy's Song," you might well change your mind after hearing Fairport work their magic 

with them, and their takes on Joni Mitchell's "I Don't Know Where I Stand" and Gene Clark's "Tried So Hard" 

actually improve on the very worthy originals. Fairport Convention approaches these songs with taste, 

skill, and subtle but potent fire, and Richard Thompson was already growing into one of the most 

remarkable guitarists in British rock (and if you're of the opinion that he doesn't know how to be funny, 

check out his goofy double entendre duet with Sandy, "If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong"). 

While Fairport Convention would create their most lasting work with Liege and Leif and Full House, 

Heyday offers delightful proof that this band's talents (and influences) took many different directions, 

and it captures one of the band's better lineups in superb form....(AllMusic)