SHIRLEY COLLINS Adieu To Old England LP TOPIC 1974 UK re 12TS238 SIMON NICOL
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THIS IS THE LATE-70s UK REPRESSING on TOPIC 'Creamì label. TEXTURED SINGLE COVER. The cover is in VG+ CONDITION: normal wear and without any major deterioration BUT light discolouration/wear on corners/right edge, mild creases on edges, surface ringwear to clean, left spine is fully readable; for details see photos. The vinyl is in EX condition [barely played] and plays wonderfully.
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SHIRLEY COLLINS
A pivotal figure in Britain's early-'60s folk revival and subsequent folk-rock heyday, Shirley Collins' influence on these movements, and folk music at large, cannot be understated. With her pure, unaffected vocal tone and Sussex accent, she first launched her recording career in the late '50s, adapting the pastoral folk songs of her rural upbringing for simple banjo accompaniment before partnering with famed musicologist Alan Lomax on his song-collecting journey through the American South, a trip that produced a now-legendary collection of blues and folk field recordings. Collins' bold spirit and eclecticism truly began to flourish with the pioneering jazz-folk fusion of her 1964 album with guitarist Davy Graham, Folk Roots, New Routes, followed a few years later with a sequence of albums recorded with her sister, keyboardist and arranger Dolly Collins, which explored medieval fare and helped launch British folk-rock's golden age.
"ADIEU TO OLD ENGLAND " <reissue, originally published 1974> tracklisting: please, for tracklist see pictures LP TOPIC RECORDS 12TS238 MADE IN ENGLAND LATE-70s REPRESSING TEXTURED SINGLE COVERNOTES: Cream labels with image of concertina player (late 1970s thus). First published by Topic 1974. Recorded at Beck Studio, Wellingborough and Livingston Studio, Barnet. Track B7 recorded live at 'The Howff', London, on December 31, 1972. Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: none LABEL: TOPIC - CREAM/BUFF LABEL w/LOGO on TOP - GREEN TEXT Catalog on cover: (spine & rear) 12TS238 Catalog on labels: 12TS238 438-A / 12TS238 438-B Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): 438.A-1G D D 1 Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): 438.B-1G I.I 1 On labels: top rim text "All rights.......prohibited" bottom rim text "Made in England Topic Records Ltd. 27 Nassington Road, London NW32TX" ℗ Topic 1974 All tracks traditional/cc. All Rights Reserved M.C.P.S. On Back Sleeve: Tracklist + Credits + Notes
Made in England Printed in England by Robert Stace & Co. Ltd. grading RECORD EX but (please, read above description) SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description) Originally released in 1974, this album continues Shirley Collins' exploration not only of traditional English folk songs, but also English tradition itself, whether on "Coronation Jig," written for the return of King Charles II in 1660, or "Portsmouth," taken from Playford's ancient book, The Dancing Master. While her focus, given her own history there, is on the music and songs of southern England, she does venture further north for a stirring "Horkstow Grange," a song reported to have been written by the name who gave Steeleye Span their name. Some of the arrangements, by sister Dolly Collins, evoke the medieval origins of these songs, while others bring to life the rural past of tales like "Chiner's Song." But Collins is far more than a dry scholar. She loves this music. It's in her blood, and she understands it innately, which is why her performances are so memorable. Her voice might be untrained, and often artless, but she stirs on a rendition of "The Ram of Derbish Town" in a way no "real" singer could. From Morris Men and Mummer's plays, this is a celebration of the real old England, the laborers who preserved the songs of the past, handed down in their families, and who commemorated festivals like Harvest Home, long since lost to urban societies. So, in part, this is a history lesson, but it's also pure pleasure of the past, brought fully alive in the modern days. And to round it all off, a 1972 track -- with electric guitar -- brings old folk into modern folk-rock quite perfectly...(AllMusic)
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