Fairport Convention

Eclection ♦ Fotheringay ♦ Steeleye Span ♦ Sandy Denny

	Eclection
	Elektra EKS-74023
	6/68 [UK: 5/68]
	Full Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
In Her Mind	Hultgreen	3:53
Nevertheless	Rosen	2:50
Violet Dew	Hultgreen	3:47
Will Tomorrow Be The Same	Hultgreen	3:09
Still Can I See	Hultgreen	4:13
In The Early Days	Hultgreen	3:35
Side Two
Another Time Another Place	Hultgreen	4:22
Morning Of Yesterday	Hultgreen	4:07
Betty Brown	Hultgreen	3:03
St Georg & The Dragon (Up The Night)	Rosen	4:54
Confusion	Rosen	5:02

Nevertheless / Mark Time¹ Rosen (2:50) / Hultgreen (2:52) Elektra EK-45637, 8/68

Note: One & done when Kerrilee returned to Australia. Replaced by Dorris Henderson for concerts (incl 1969 Isle Of Wight)
Trevor and Gerry form Fotheringay with Trevor's girlfriend Sandy Dennny (see below).
Read more about this multi-country band at Richie Unterberger's website.
 

Great South Coast Bank Holiday Pop Festivity(8/31/68)

	Fairport Convention
	A&M SP-4185
	7/69 [UK: 1/69]
	Back Cover   UK Cover   UK Back Cover

Side One
Fotheringay	Denny	3:03
Mr Lacey	Hutchings	2:50
Book Song	Matthews-Thompson	3:12
The Lord Is In This Place... How Dreadful Is This Place	Denny-Hutchings-Thompson	1:50
No Man's Land	Thompson	2:23
I'll Keep It With Mine	Dylan	5:50
Side Two
Eastern Rain	Mitchell	3:36
Nottamun Town	arr Denny-Hutchings-Matthews-Nicol	3:07
Tale In A Hard Time	Thompson	3:24
She Moves Through The Fair	arr Denny-Hutchings-Lamble	4:09
Meet On The Ledge	Thompson	2:49
End Of A Holiday	Nicol	1:06

Note: This was their 2nd UK album, What We Did On Our Holidays (1/69)
The Lord Is In This Place... recorded at St Peter's Church, Westbourne Grove, West London
 

Martin Lambe 5/21/69, auto accident during return from gig at Mothers in London shortly after recording Unhalfbricking—devastated the band—focused on British folk music after.

I'll Keep It With Mine³ / Fotheringay Dylan (3:01) / Denny (3:03) A&M 1108, 8/69 No UK release on this single

Isle of Wight Festival of Music(8/31/69) Eclection

Si Tu Dois Partir / Genesis Hall Dylan (2:25) / Thompson (3:37) A&M 1155, 12/69 UK A-side is Bobby's If You Gotta Go, Go Now in French—and a surprise hit (well, in the UK anyway)

Ian Matthews to  solo career  

	Unhalfbricking
	A&M SP-4206
	2/70 [UK: 7/69] T20
	Back Cover   UK Cover That's Sandy Denny's mum & dad (Edna & Neil). The band is relaxing in the garden.  UK Back Cover

Side One
Genesis Hall	Thompson	3:35
Si Tu Dois Partir(If You Gotta Go, Go Now in French)	Dylan	2:20
Autopsy	Denny	4:21
A Sailor's Life	arr Thompson	11:10
Side Two
Cajun Woman	Thompson	2:43
Who Knows Where the Time Goes?	Denny	5:05
Percy's Song	Dylan	6:30
Million Dollar Bash	Dylan	2:55

4/30-5/3/70: Fillmore West, San Francisco with Jethro Tull (headliner), Salt 'N Pepper

	Fairport Convention
	Cotillion SD-9024
	6/70 [UK: 6/68]
	Back Cover

Side One
Time Will Show the Wiser	Rhodes	3:04
I Don't Know Where I Stand	Mitchell	3:43
If (Stomp)	MacDonald-Thompson	2:45
Decameron	Ghosh-Horvitch-Thompson	3:42
Jack O'Diamonds	Carruthers-Dylan	3:28
Portfolio	Dyble-Hutchings	1:59
Side Two
Chelsea Morning	Mitchell	3:03
Sun Shade	Ghosh-Horvitch-Thompson	3:46
The Lobster	Hutchings-Painter-Thompson	4:46
It's All Right Ma, It's Only Witchcraft	Hutchings-Thompson	3:12
One Sure Thing	Brooks-Glover	2:54
M1 Breakdown	Hutchings/Nicol	1:24

Note: This was the first UK album, released in US after the 2nd A&M disc!
 

	Liege And Lief
	A&M SP-4257
	6/70 [UK: 12/69] T20
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Come All Ye	Denny-Hutchings	4:55
Reynardine	arr Fairport Convention	4:33
Matty Groves	arr Fairport Convention	8:08
Farewell, Farewell	Thompson	2:37
Side Two
The Deserter	arr Fairport Convention	4:10
Medley: The Lark In The Morning     Rakish Paddy     Foxhunter's Jig     Toss The Feathers	arr Fairport Convention	4:00
Tam Lin	arr Fairport Convention	7:20
Crazy Man Michael	Swarbrick-Thompson	4:35

Ashley Hutchings forms Steeleye Span (see below)

	Fotheringay
	A&M SP-4269
	8/70 [UK: 6/70] T20
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Nothing More	Denny	4:34
The Sea	Denny	5:28
The Ballad Of Ned Kelly	Lucas	3:31
Winter Winds	Denny	2:10
Peace In The End	Denny-Lucas	4:02
Side Two
The Way I Feel	Lightfoot	4:44
The Pond And The Stream	Denny	3:16
Too Much Of Nothing	Dylan	3:51
Banks Of The Nile	Trad	8:04

	Full House
	A&M SP-4265
	8/70 [UK: 7/70] T20
	Back Cover   Inside Cover

Side One
Walk Awhile	Swarbrick-Thompson	3:57
Dirty Linen	Swarbrick	4:17
Sloth	Mattacks-Nicol-Pegg-Swarbrick-Thompson	9:19
Side Two
Sir Patrick Spens	arr Fairport Convention	3:30
Flatback Caper	arr Fairport Convention	6:24
Doctor Of Physick	Swarbrick-Thompson	3:37
The Flowers Of The Forest	arr Fairport Convention	4:04

Philadelphia Folk Festival(8/30/70)

Walk Awhile / Sir Patrick Spens Swarbrick-Thompson (3:57) / arr Fairport Convention (3:30) A&M 1195, ?/70

Richard Thompson starts a solo career with wife Linda

	Please To See The King
	Big Tree BTS-2004
	7/71 [UK: 3/71] UK
	Back Cover

Side One
The Blacksmith	trad	4:45
Cold, Haily, Windy Night	trad	4:34
Jigs: Bryan O'Lynn / The Hag With The Money	trad	3:15
Prince Charlie Stuart	trad	4:13
Boys Of Bedlam	trad	4:17
Side Two
False Knight On The Road	trad	2:45
The Lark In The Morning	trad	4:28
Female Drummer	trad	3:59
The King	trad	1:26
Lovely On The Water	trad	5:16

Note: This is their second album.
 

	The North Star Grassman And The Ravens
	A&M SP-4317
	10/71 [UK: 9/71] UK
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   UK Full Cover Inside cover is the same

Side One
Late November	Denny	4:25
Blackwaterside	arr Denny	4:07
The Sea Captain	Denny	3:07
Down In The Flood	Dylan	3:17
John The Gun	Denny	4:35
Side Two
Next Time Around	Denny	4:20
The Optimist	Denny	3:21
Let's Jump The Broomstick	Robins	2:40
Wretched Wilbur	Denny	2:34
The North Star Grassman And The Ravens	Denny	3:25
Crazy Lady Blues	Denny	3:21

	Angel Delight
	A&M SP-4319
	10/71 BB [UK: 6/71] T20
	Back Cover   Inside Cover   UK Inside Cover

Side One
Lord Marlborough	arr Fairport Convention	3:21
Sir William Gower	arr Fairport Convention	4:54
Bridge Over The River Ash	arr Fairport Convention	2:12
Wizard Of The Worldly Game	Nicol-Swarbrick	4:05
The Journeyman's Grace	Swarbrick-Thompson	4:31
Side Two
Angel Delight	arr Fairport Convention	3:34
Banks Of The Sweet Primroses	arr Fairport Convention	4:12
Instrumental Medley: The Cuckoo's Nest     Hardiman The Fiddler     Papa Stoor	arr Fairport Convention	3:25
The Bonny Black Hare	arr Fairport Convention	3:04
Sickness And Diseases	Swarbrick-Thompson	3:47

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