The Classic Collection

Compilation by Fairport Convention

Released 2 May 2006

Tracklist

  • CD 1
  • 1
    Open the Door Richard
    5:00
  • 2
    Genesis Hall
    4:11
  • 3
    Cup of Tea! / A Loaf of Bread / Miss Monahan's
    3:19
  • 4
    Home Is Where the Heart Is
    4:41
  • 5
    Who Knows Where the Time Goes
    6:32
  • 6
    Claudy Banks
    5:54
  • 7
    The Card Song / Shuffle the Pack
    4:30
  • 8
    Summer Before the War
    4:34
  • 9
    Nottamun Town
    4:24
  • 10
    From a Distance
    5:18
  • 11
    All Your Beauty
    2:57
  • 12
    London Danny
    3:51
  • 13
    Woodworm Swing
    3:11
  • 14
    Aunt Sally Shuffle
    1:27
  • 15
    Matty Groves
    9:23
  • CD 2
  • 1
    Western Wind
    5:10
  • 2
    The Youngest Daughter
    2:05
  • 3
    Crazy Man Michael
    5:09
  • 4
    Rocky Road
    5:04
  • 5
    A Surfeit of Lampreys
    3:19
  • 6
    The Hiring Fair
    5:55
  • 7
    Gold
    5:08
  • 8
    Meet on the Ledge
    5:13
  • 9
    Set Me Up
    4:23
  • 10
    How Many Times
    3:30
  • 11
    Red and Gold
    6:44
  • 12
    Honour and Praise
    5:23
  • 13
    The Islands
    4:32
  • 14
    Wat Tyler
    5:35
  • 15
    Closing Time
    5:39

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Release credits

  • background vocals [1], violin [1]
  • crotales [12], drums (drum set) [2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15, 1.1, 1.3-4, 1.6-8, 1.12], electronic organ [2.7, 1.6], glockenspiel [2.2, 1.12], keyboard [9, 11], maracas [15], percussion [2.9, 2.13, 1.7], tambourine [1.4, 2.5]
  • background vocals [2.1, 2.9, 2.11, 2.15, 1.1-2, 1.4], bass [1.2, 1.4, 1.12-13, 2.2-3, 2.5, 2.15], bass guitar [1.6-7, 1.11, 2.1, 2.7], double bass [1.3, 2.1], electric bass guitar [2.9, 2.11, 1.1, 1.8], electric guitar [4], fretless bass [13], mandola [11], mandolin [2.7, 1.3, 1.14], vocal [7, 11]
  • performer [11]
  • drums (drum set) [1]
  • 12 string guitar [11], accordion [1, 3, 6], acoustic guitar [2.2, 2.9, 2.13, 2.15, 1.11], background vocals [2.11, 2.15, 1.1, 1.4, 1.11], banjo [3], bodhrán [2.5, 2.13, 1.3], bouzar / gouzouki [2.3, 2.5, 2.13, 1.2, 1.12], drums (drum set) [11], electric guitar [1.1, 1.7, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11], electric piano [4], fretless bass [13], guitar [13], keyboard [1, 8], lap steel guitar [15], mandola [13], mandolin [2.13, 1.7], percussion [2], piano [2.7, 2.15, 1.3, 1.7, 1.12], string quartet [8], strings [13], vocal [7]
  • mix [2.9, 2.11, 1.1, 1.8]
  • strings [1], violin [2.1, 2.1-3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15, 1.1-4, 1.6-8, 1.11-13]
  • 12 string guitar [1.1, 1.6, 2.9, 2.15], acoustic guitar [2.1-2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15, 1.3-4, 1.6, 1.8, 1.11-12], electric guitar [8], guitar [1.2, 1.13-14, 2.3], lead vocals [2.1, 2.15, 1.4], mix [1.1, 1.8, 2.9, 2.11], recording [1.1, 1.8, 2.9, 2.11], resonator guitar [1], vocal [1.2, 1.6-8, 1.11-12, 2.3, 2.7, 2.9, 2.11, 2.13]
  • recording [1.1, 1.8, 2.9, 2.11]
  • bell [15], spoken vocals [15]
  • spoken vocals [15]

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