Songs & Music Of Redcoats - Martin Wyndham Read, Druids, Gerry Fox, James Howe
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Songs & Music Of redcoats - Martin Wyndham Read, Druids, Gerry Fox, James Howe
Argo - ZDA147 - stereo
This album was inspired by Lewis Winstock's book of the same title: Songs and Music of the Redcoats: A History of the War Music of the British Army 1642-1902, Leo Cooper Ltd, London 1970.
Produced by Kevin Daly;
Recorded by Adrian Martins and Iain Churches
Musicians
Martyn Wyndham-Read, vocals, guitar;
The Druids:
Keith Kendrick, vocals, chorus, concertina, guitar;
John Adams, vocals, chorus, accordion, mandolin;
Mick Hennessey, vocals, chorus, bass;
Gerry Fox, vocals, chorus, guitar, mandolin;
Jim Younger, concertina;
Dennis Clarke, flute, chorus;
Vin Garbutt, whistle, chorus;
Frank Grubb, Kevin Daly, Lewis Winstock, chorus
Musicians from the Band of the Scots Guards:
Director of Music: Major James H. Howe, MBE;
L/Sgt. Michael Gray, oboe;
Sgt. William Verdon, clarinet;
Musn. Allan Timperley, clarinet;
Musn. Tony Jeffrey, bassoon;
Sgt. Gerald Manvell, percussion
Tracks
Side 1 Side 2
Civil War
[SG] The English March
[SG] John Gwyn's Air
[MW-R] When the King Enjoys His Own Again
[KK, JA, MW-R] When Cannons Are Roaring
Marlborough
[MW-R] Over the Hills and Far Away
[JA] Sergeant Morris' Song
Seven Years War
[SG] The Marquis of Granby
[MW-R] The Girl I Left Behind Me
[D] How Stands the Glass Around?
[GF] Hot Stuff
America's War of Independence
[SG] The Grenadier's March
[KK] Light Infantry Song
[SG] Over the Water to Charlie
[SG] Roslyn Castle
[SG, D] The British Grenadiers
Napoleonic Wars
[MH] Love, Farewell
[KK] One and All
[D] The Owl
[SG, D] The Rogues' March
Napoleonic Wars (continued)
[KK] Sahagun
[GF] Lochaber No More
[JA] The Sodger's Return
Crimea
[SG, D] Hey for the Life of a Soldier
[SG] Paddy's Resource
[JA] Cheer Boys Cheer
Indian Wars
[MW-R] Bang Upon the Big Drum
[MW-R] Here's to the Last One to Die
Late 19th Century
[MW-R] The Jolly Die-Hards
[D] Colonel Burnaby
[GF] The Connaught Rangers
South Africa
[SG] Rory O'More
[D] Razors in the Air
[MH] The Wagon Loafers
[MW-R] Soldiers of the Queen
Original UK LP Pressing
Condition: Record/ Sleeve EX/EX
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Grading System
M = Mint: Never been played or item still sealed. Cover and any extra items such as lyric sheet, booklet or poster (ie contents) are in perfect condition.
NM = Near Mint: Almost brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. Cover and contents nearly perfect.
Ex = Excellent: Shows some signs of being played but there is very little lessening in sound quality. Cover and contents might have slight wear and/or creasing/ markings.
VG = Very Good: Obviously been played many times but no major deterioration in sound quality despite noticeable surface marks and occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on cover or contents, without any major defects. There may be some ink hand written on the cover.
G = Good: Sound quality has noticably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion. Mild scratches. Cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discoloration and possibly some ink hand written on the cover etc.
F = Fair: Still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise - it may even jump. Cover and contents may be torn, stained and/or defaced.
P = Poor: Will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise etc. Cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.
B = BAD: The record is barely playable, and is only of use as a collection filler." Cover will be badly damaged o partly missing.
Packaging
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