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Hard Luck Stories

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Died for Love

RICHARD THOMPSON : I’m Turning Off a Memory (The John Peels Sessions)

I’m Turning Off a Memory - The John Peel Sessions 11th Feb 1975

Richard and LINDA Thompson . . . . juss saying!

Richard Thompson (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals)

Linda Thompson (nee Peters) (Vocals)

Ian Whitman (Piano)

Pat Donaldson (Bass)

Dave Mattacks (Drums)

Fairport Convention : 'Celebration' Granada TV (UK), 1981

 I don’t quite know how I stumbled across this but like ya do I had just let a search on YouTube run on in the back ground and when I came back after lunch this was playing. A Granada TV special introduced by legendary Mike Harding this line up of Fairport were as the text says, legends all but not really a formed band at this time (note guest appearance by Linda Thompson too) but none the worse for that and while they went on to be in various incarnations of this line up from then until now this is a the germ of an extraordinary band and no mistake!

As the poster notes:

 The separate tracks from this programme are elsewhere on the channel in lesser quality. Now, here is the whole thing (minus ads) in its entirety as telecast on Granada TV in August 1981. Hosted by Mike Harding, this captures the "Full House" line-up of Fairport - Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks with guest Linda Thompson - in the period when the band was in hiatus. They reformed with a somewhat different line-up in 1985 and continue to this day.

Material is a combination of songs they recorded in 1970, then-current tunes from Swarb's "Smiddyburn" album and rarities such as Bright Lights Tonight and the then-unreleased Wall Of Death.

0:28 Dirty Linen 3:03 Poor Will & The Jolly Hangman 9:47 Sir Charles Coote / Smiths 13:04 Wall Of Death 16:52 Sword Dance / Young Black Cow 22:11 I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight 26:16 Sloth

http://fairportconvention.com

Song of The Day : Richard & Linda Thompson - Man In Need | O MY SOUL

O My Soul

Richard & Linda Thompson // Man In Need

From the album Shoot Out The Lights.

again stolen from the brilliant O MY SOUL

Song of The Day - Calvary Cross - Richard & Linda Thompson

Richard & Linda Thompson - The Calvary Cross

“I watched you with my one green eye.”

thanks to O My Soul

Some wonderful Richard Thompson posted over at the only ROIO sites really worth visiting on a daily basis, the redoubtable Floppy Boot Stomp and Voodoo Wagon thanks to frequent friend and fine postmaster, Jobe! They seem to be dedicated to someone but modesty forbids  . . . . . (ahem)
😉

RICHARD THOMPSON

(& Linda)

Richard & Linda Thompson - Wormwood Demos - Floppy Boot Stomp

Richard Thompson - Rareties Vol ! & II, 85-92, 93-2000 - Voodoo Wagon

Both (all?) worth checking for Thompson fans and people who just want to listen to our best living guitarist singer songwriter bar NONE

Really fantastic collections in the rarities double consisting largely of live recordings of classic Thompson compositions for their respective years and finishing at 2000 only twenty years ago so if you don't get it now you never will! Hah!
If you have any doubts listen to the live version of You Can't Win from Washington in 1988 the solo alone will blow your socks off! One of the most blistering solos on guitar Richard ever committed and a savage inditement of the 21st century condition . . . . . . . feels autobiographical to me too!

Have at it, you know it makes sense . . . . . . . 

Of course you will have bought his latest EP!

it's a wee belter!

Richard Thompson - Bloody Noses - Bandcamp

RICHARD & LINDA THOMPSON

Floppy Boot Stomp

So on the very day I purchase the new EP from Richard Thompson over on Bandcamp (see below) and it is wonderful BTW, I get a heads up to trail on over to the ole Stomping ground (geddit?)  haw haw! and what do ya know the guys (well Jobe) has posted a wee gem! 

The complete Radio Sessions of Richard and Linda from years 1980/1981 Largely from Capitol Radio but also Auntie Beeb of course and Radio London and even Granada TV the old commercial TV station all covering their work in those years. Check it out . . . . . . . . 

Superb! Dedicated to some guy who visits there everyday apparently? Who knew!?

Richard and Linda Thompson - Complete Radio Sessions 80/81 - FLOPPY BOOT STOMP

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my self portrait of the day . . . . update sorry this was from back in May and don't quite understand how it's hurtled forward to now . . . . . . .still the drawing stands I guess