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group

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. It is their ninth album since their debut in 1968, and the second to include

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and

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. No original members of Fairport Convention were involved in making the album. According to

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, it is the band's most uneven album. "Polly on the Shore" was re-recorded by the 21st-century lineup of Fairport Convention (using only

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from the Nine-era lineup) for their album ''

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on lead vocals. The same lineup later re-recorded "The Hexhamshire Lass" in a new arrangement for 2012's ''

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''. This version featured

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on lead vocals.

Track listing

Side one #"The Hexhamshire Lass" (Traditional; arranged by Fairport Convention) – 2:31 #"Polly on the Shore" (Music: Pegg, Words: Traditional; arranged by Swarbrick, Lucas) – 4:56 #"The Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle" (Traditional) – 3:56 #"

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" (Words: Richard Lovelace; Music: Dave Swarbrick) – 5:10 #"Tokyo" (Donahue) – 2:52 Side two #

"Bring 'Em Down" (Lucas) – 5:59 #"Big William" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 3:25 #"Pleasure and Pain" (Lucas, Swarbrick) – 5:03 #"Possibly Parsons Green" (Lucas, Roche) – 4:42 Bonus tracks on CD reissue #

"The Devil in the Kitchen" (Fiddlestix) – 2:49 #"George Jackson" (Live) – 2:49 #"Pleasure and Pain" (Live) – 4:59 #"Six Days on the Road" (Live) – 3:44 Bonus tracks recorded live at The Howff, London on April 23, 1973.

Personnel

;Fairport Convention *

- acoustic guitar, lead vocals (2, 6, 9), chorus (8), backing vocals *

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- violin, lead vocals (1, 4, 7), verse (8) and backing vocals, viola, mandolin (7) *

- acoustic and electric guitars *

- bass, backing vocals, mandolin (3) *

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- drums, percussion, bass (3), harmonium (4), clavinet (5)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nine (Fairport Convention album) Fairport Convention albums 1973 albums Albums produced by John Wood (record producer) Island Records albums A&M Records albums