''Action Packed'' is a compilation album by
Richard Thompson released in 2001.
The album is a retrospective look at Thompson's time with
Capitol Records
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and brings together songs from each of the albums that he recorded for that label.
Also included are a previously unreleased version of "Persuasion" with son
Teddy
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People Nickname
* Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator
* Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer
* Tedd ...
featured on vocals, and two tracks, "Mr. Rebound" and "Fully Qualified to Be Your Man", that were available on the
vinyl
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* Polyvinyl chloride (PVC), a particular vinyl polymer
* Vinyl cation, a type of carbocation
* Vinyl group, a broad class of organic molecules in chemistry
* Vinyl polymer, a group of polymers derived from vinyl m ...
issue of ''
Mock Tudor
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'' but were excluded from the
CD release.
Track listing
All songs written by Richard Thompson except "Persuasion" by
Richard Thompson, Peter Filleul and
Tim Finn
Brian Timothy Finn (born 25 June 1952) is a New Zealand singer and musician. His musical career includes forming 1970s and 1980s New Zealand rock group Split Enz, a number of solo albums, temporary membership in his brother Neil's band Crowde ...
.
#"Turning of the Tide"
#"Waltzing's for Dreamers"
#"
1952 Vincent Black Lightning
"1952 Vincent Black Lightning" is a song by guitarist Richard Thompson from his 1991 album '' Rumour and Sigh''. It tells the story of a thief named James and the girl Red Molly whom he charms with a ride on his 1952 Vincent Black Lightning motor ...
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#"I Misunderstood"
#"I Feel So Good"
#"Keep Your Distance"
#"King of Bohemia"
#"I Can't Wake Up to Save My Life"
#"Beeswing"
#"The Ghost of You Walks"
#"Razor Dance"
#"Cold Kisses"
#"Bathsheba Smiles"
#"Cooksferry Queen"
#"Uninhabited Man"
#"Walking the Long Miles Home"
#"Persuasion"
#"Mr. Rebound"
#"Fully Qualified to Be Your Man"
References
2001 albums
Richard Thompson (musician) albums
Capitol Records albums
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