Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief, Folk Rock 1970 LP - VG Vinyl

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(Visually Graded) Vinyl looks VG/VG+ and Sleeve looks G+/VG-  ** See pics **

Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief

Label:    A&M Records – SP 4257, A&M Records – SP-4257
Format:    Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold, 12", 33rpm, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1970
Genre:    Rock
Style:    Folk Rock

Tracklist

A1        Come All Ye    4:55
A2        Reynardine    4:33
A3        Matty Groves    8:08
A4        Farewell, Farewell    2:38

B1        The Deserter    4:10
B2        Medley: The Lark In The Morning / Rakish Paddy / Foxhunter's Jig / Toss The Feathers    4:00
B3        Tam Lin    7:20
B4        Crazy Man Michael    4:35

Credits

    Bass Guitar – Ashley Hutchings
    Drums – Dave Mattacks
    Engineer – John Wood
    Guitar – Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol
    Photography By [Cover] – Eric Hayes
    Producer – Joe Boyd
    Violin, Viola – Dave Swarbrick
    Vocals – Sandy Denny

Notes

Terre Haute pressing.

Brown labels, layout variant of Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief.

Cat# SP 4257 on jacket, SP-4257 on labels.

BIO - Liege & Lief is the fourth album by the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. It is the third album the group released in the UK during 1969, all of which prominently feature Sandy Denny as lead female vocalist (Denny did not appear on the group's 1968 debut album), as well as the first to feature future long-serving personnel Dave Swarbrick and Dave Mattacks on violin/mandolin and drums, respectively, as full band members (Swarbrick had previously guested on Unhalfbricking).
 
 It is also the first Fairport album on which all songs are either adapted (freely) from traditional British and Celtic folk material (for example "Matty Groves", "Tam Lin"), or else are original compositions (such as "Come All Ye", "Crazy Man Michael") written and performed in a similar style. Although Denny (and also the founding member the bass player Ashley Hutchings) quit the band even before the album's release, Fairport Convention has continued to the present day to make music strongly based within the British folk rock idiom, and are still the band most prominently associated with it.

The album was moderately successful, peaking at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart during a 15-week run. It is often credited, though the claim is sometimes disputed, as the first major "British folk rock" album (this term is not to be confused with American-style folk rock, which had first achieved mainstream popularity on both sides of the Atlantic with the Byrds' early work several years prior). The popularity of Liege & Lief did a great deal to establish the new style commercially and artistically as a distinct genre.
 
 In an audience vote at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in 2006, the album was voted "Most Influential Folk Album of All Time". It was voted number 254 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000) -wikipedia

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- General Standards For Record Grading

VG+
(VERY GOOD PLUS) Some visible surface wear, very minor scratches and scuffs, but minimal impact on the sound quality. Vinyl will still have good luster; labels may have minor imperfections (small labels or initials, etc.) but otherwise clean.
VG
(VERY GOOD) Vinyl will have noticeable scratches or scuffs that cause minor surface noise, but do not overpower the music. There will be no skips. Vinyl may appear somewhat dull and grayish. Labels may have small tears, tape marks, larger writing, etc. but still easily legible. 
G
(GOOD) Well-played, dull, grayish vinyl with deeper scratches and wear causing distracting surface noise (hisses, pops, cracks and other nasties). The record will still play through without any skips. Labels may be significantly defaced or damaged.

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