*** LP : USA 1975 / Gull / GU6-401S1 ***
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ジャケット:正面上辺沿いに米粒ほどの破れ2つ。上下辺とも糊付けの剥がれ。ほとんんどしようかんのない、
ディスク:レーベルは微細なヒゲがほんの少し。盤面は薄スレちらほらの美品です。ざっと聴き流しました。微細なチリプチ少々。全編良好に鑑賞できると思います。実際の音源を参考にしてください。
歌詞カード付属(経年の薄シミ)。
スティーヴ・アシュレイの1st「ストロール・オン」。
いかにも英国シンガー・ソングライターらしい端正なたたずまいを見せる名作。
自作をエレクトリック・トラッドのあの格調高さでやっつけるという、ありそうでなかなかないパターンです。
9分に及ぶ大作"Lord Bateman"はまさにエレクトリック・トラッドそのもの。スティーヴ自身も参加していたアルビオン・カントリー・バンドのメンバーが大挙して参加の全面バックアップで、圧巻の演奏を聴かせます!
英国フォークロックの理想郷みたいな作品ですね。
基本中の基本かと思います。
米国盤。まずまずの美品です。
※コンディション違いのお安いものも在庫していますので検索してみてください。
試聴曲は現品からの取り込み音源です。
A1 Fire And Wine 4:35
Arranged By Ragged Robin Backing Vocals Claire Dawson Bass Guitar Brian Diprose Drums Dave Mattacks Electric Guitar, Vocals Richard Byers Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
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A2 Finite Time 2:53
Bass Guitar Thom Friedlein Drums Dave Mattacks Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
A3 Silly Summer Games 8:21
Bass, Mandolin Dave Pegg Concertina Lea Nicholson Drums Dave Mattacks Fiddle Barry Dransfield Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
A4 Springsong 3:30
Arranged By [Strings] Robert Kirby Bass Darryl Runswick* Tabla Chris Karan Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
A5 Monkey Puzzle Tree 2:56
Bass Guitar Thom Friedlein Drums Dave Mattacks Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
A6 Farewell Green Leaves 4:26
Bass Danny Thompson Harpsichord Redd McReady Steel Guitar [Pedal] B. J. Cole* Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Whistle Steve Ashley
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B1 Morris Minor 1:30
Bass Guitar Brian Diprose Drums Dave Mattacks Mandolin Richard Byers Whistle Steve Ashley
B2 Candlemas Carol 3:00
Arranged By [Recorder] Robert Kirby Bass Darryl Runswick* Recorder [Tenor, Treble] Chris Taylor (5) Recorder [Tenor] Rainer Schuelein, Richard Taylor (2) Tabla Chris Karan Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
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B3 John Donne Song 5:20
Arranged By [Strings] Robert Kirby Bass Darryl Runswick* Tabla Chris Karan Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
B4 Lord Bateman 8:43
Arranged By Steve Ashley Bass Guitar Ashley Hutchings Drums, Harmonium Dave Mattacks Electric Guitar Simon Nicol Featuring Albion Country Band, The Fiddle Sue Draheim Tambourine Royston Wood Vocals Steve Ashley
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B5 Follow On 3:27
Arranged By [Strings] Robert Kirby Vocals, Guitar Steve Ashley
Arranged By Steve Ashley (tracks: B3, B4)
Arranged By [Strings, Recorders] Robert Kirby
Artwork [Sleeve Illustration] Kenneth Laidlaw
Engineer Bob Hall, Rufus Cartwright
Music By Dave Menday (tracks: A2), Steve Ashley (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B1, B2, B5)
Producer Austin John Marshall
Words By Steve Ashley (tracks: A1 to A6, B1, B2, B5), Trad.* (tracks: B3, B4)
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