Fairport Convention, live from the
Fillmore East in 1970 Fairport Convention’s attempt to reinvigorate
traditional English folk music succeeded against a cultural backdrop of
loud guitars and nascent stadium rock similar to the folk revival across
the Atlantic. With Liege & Lief having given the band a foothold at
home and in America, their next album Full House would have to work
harder to consolidate on the success, with the absence of Sandy Denny’s
vocal charisma and two new members. History has of course taught us that
this revised line-up would become the definitive version and Full House
would become their most widely acclaimed album before Richard Thompson
opted to move out. Touring across the USA with Jethro Tull at Fillmore
West and Traffic and Mott The Hoople at Fillmore East, Fairport’s US
trek saw a revitalised band eager to please and comfortable in its own
skin, and after 5 albums in the space of 2 years, that was a rarity.
London Calling revisits the first and last night of their celebrated 3
nightly run at the Fillmore East in June 1970. Presented with a fully
restored and professionally remastered original WNEW-FM broadcast, this
special edition also features background notes and timeline photos.
Fillmore East, New York, NYC June 10th 1970 WNEW-FM 1 Sloth 2 Doctor of
Physick 3 Flatback Caper 4 Tam Lin 5 Lark In The Morning medley 6 Sir
Patrick Spens Fillmore East, New York, NYC June 12th 1970 WNEW-FM 7 Walk
Awhile 8 Lark In The Morning - Medley 9 Tam Lin 10 Dirty Linen 11
Doctor of Physick 12 Sloth 13 Big Jig - The Mason's Apron Richard
Thompson - guitar, vocal Dave Swarbrick - violin, vocals Simon Nicol -
guitar, vocals Dave Pegg - bass Dave Mattacks - drums