Name: Full House
Brand: Island Uk
SKU: 869370
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Full House

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Album: Full House
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Walk Awhile	More Info...	4:02
2)	Doctor Of Physick	More Info...	3:34
3)	Dirty Linen	More Info...	4:14
4)	Sloth	More Info...	9:15
5)	Sir Patrick Spens	More Info...	3:32
6)	Flatback Caper	More Info...	6:22
7)	Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman 1988 Version	More Info...	5:32
8)	Flowers Of The Forest	More Info...	4:02
9)	Now Be Thankful Mono Version	More Info...	2:26
10)	Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament For The 77Th Mounted Lancers Retreat From The Straits Of Loch Knombe,	More Info...	2:52
11)	Bonny Bunch Of Roses	More Info...	10:48
12)	Now Be Thankful New Stereo Mix	More Info...	2:26
2)	Doctor of Physick	More Info...	0:03
3)	Dirty Linen	More Info...	0:04
4)	Sloth	More Info...	0:09
5)	Sir Patrick Spens	More Info...	0:03
6)	Flatback Caper	More Info...	0:06
7)	Poor Will & the Jolly Hangman	More Info...	0:05
8)	Flowers of the Forest	More Info...	0:04
9)	Now Be Thankful	More Info...	0:02
10)	Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter Lament for the 77th Mounted Lancers	More Info...	0:03
11)	Bonny Bunch of Roses	More Info...	0:10
12)	Now Be Thankful	More Info...	0:02

Album: Full House
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Walk Awhile	More Info...	4:02
2)	Doctor Of Physick	More Info...	3:34
3)	Dirty Linen	More Info...	4:14
4)	Sloth	More Info...	9:15
5)	Sir Patrick Spens	More Info...	3:32
6)	Flatback Caper	More Info...	6:22
7)	Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman 1988 Version	More Info...	5:32
8)	Flowers Of The Forest	More Info...	4:02
9)	Now Be Thankful Mono Version	More Info...	2:26
10)	Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament For The 77Th Mounted Lancers Retreat From The Straits Of Loch Knombe,	More Info...	2:52
11)	Bonny Bunch Of Roses	More Info...	10:48
12)	Now Be Thankful New Stereo Mix	More Info...	2:26
2)	Doctor of Physick	More Info...	0:03
3)	Dirty Linen	More Info...	0:04
4)	Sloth	More Info...	0:09
5)	Sir Patrick Spens	More Info...	0:03
6)	Flatback Caper	More Info...	0:06
7)	Poor Will & the Jolly Hangman	More Info...	0:05
8)	Flowers of the Forest	More Info...	0:04
9)	Now Be Thankful	More Info...	0:02
10)	Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter Lament for the 77th Mounted Lancers	More Info...	0:03
11)	Bonny Bunch of Roses	More Info...	0:10
12)	Now Be Thankful	More Info...	0:02

Performer Notes

Fairport Convention: Simon Nicol, Richard Thompson (vocals, guitar); Dave Swarbrick (vocals, fiddle); Dave Pegg (bass); Dave Mattacks (drums).
Personnel: Richard Thompson (vocals, guitar); Simon Nicol (vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, bass guitar); Dave Swarbrick (vocals, fiddle, viola); Dave Pegg (vocals, bass guitar); Dave Mattacks (harmonium, drums).
Audio Mixer: Suha Gur.
Audio Remixers: Frank Kornelussen; Lee Hamblin.
Recording information: Golden Star Studios, Hollywood, CA (02/1970-05/1970); Sound techniques, London, England (02/1970-05/1970); Vanguard Studios, New York, NY (02/1970-05/1970).
Arrangers: Fairport Convention; Dave Swarbrick.
After the breathtaking LEIGE AND LEIF, Fairport Convention was dealt what seemed an insurmountable blow when singer Sandy Denny quit. However, the remaining four were seasoned veterans at wrestling disaster from the jaws of a tiger. FULL HOUSE may not have been what the group envisioned at the record's outset, or what fans expected, but the results reveal another creative high point for the acclaimed folk-rockers.
This incarnation of Fairport Convention was their first without a female voice (and, with the exception of Denny's brief return in the mid-seventies, they would remain that way henceforth). Still, barring the non-singing drummer Dave Mattacks, they possessed a quartet of sympathetically harmonic singers. The writing team of guitarist Richard Thompson and fiddler Dave Swarbrick came up with a trio of classics in "Walk Awhile, " "Sloth, " and "Doctor of Physick, " but it was a teaming that was to prove short-lived, as Thompson departed before the next studio album. They did however make one trip to the USA and are captured live on their follow-up release HOUSE FULL.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (11/12/70, p.34) - "...FULL HOUSE is a triumph....If you've ever been thrilled by British folk music...you'll love [this album]..."

Q (2/92, p.90) - "..From the Fairport line-up believed by many to be their best..."

Mojo (Publisher) (12/01, p.124) - "...An excellent retool job on an album originally hamstrung by Thompson's refusal to include 'Poor Will' and 'The Jolly Hangman'..."