''Heyday: the BBC Radio Sessions 1968–69'' is an album by
English folk rock band
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention are an English folk rock band, formed in 1967 by guitarists Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol, bassist Ashley Hutchings and drummer Shaun Frater (with Frater replaced by Martin Lamble after their first gig.) They started o ...
first released in 1987. As its title suggests, it consists of live versions of songs recorded for
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey (DJ) and radio presenter. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly fr ...
's ''
Top Gear'' radio programmes.
Track listing
Side one
#"Close the Door Lightly When You Go"
(Andersen) – 2:56
#"I Don't Know Where I Stand"
(Mitchell) – 3:40
#"Some Sweet Day"
(Bryant, Bryant) – 2:18
#"Reno, Nevada"
(Farina) – 2:18
#"Suzanne"
( Leonard Cohen) – 5:27
#"If It Feels Good, You Know It Can't Be Wrong"
(Hutchings, Thompson) – 3:12
Side two
#"
I Still Miss Someone"
(Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...
, Roy Cash jr) – 2:37
#"
Bird on a Wire"
(Cohen) – 2:36
#"Gone, Gone, Gone"
(Everly, Everly) – 2:10
#"Tried So Hard"
(Clark) – 2:48
#"Shattering Live Experience"
(Nicol) – 3:19
#"
Percy's Song"
( Bob Dylan) – 5:34
Bonus tracks on 2002 edition
#"You Never Wanted Me"
(Jackson C. Frank
Jackson Carey Frank (March 2, 1943 – March 3, 1999) was an American folk musician. He released his first and only album in 1965, produced by Paul Simon. After the release of the record, Frank was plagued by a series of personal issues, ...
) – 3:18
#"Nottamun Town"
(traditional) – 3:37
#"Fotheringay"
( Sandy Denny) – 3:01
#"Si tu dois partir"
(Bob Dylan) – 2:28
#"Cajun Woman"
( Richard Thompson) – 2:47
#"Autopsy"
(Sandy Denny) – 4:26
#"Reynardine"
(traditional) – 4:24
#"Tam Lin"
(traditional) – 7:49
Personnel
Musicians:
*
Ashley Hutchings
Ashley Stephen Hutchings, MBE, sometimes known in early years by his nickname, "Tyger" Hutchings (born 26 January 1945) is an English bassist, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, band leader, writer and record producer. He was a founding member of t ...
– bass
*
Martin Lamble – drums
*
Richard Thompson – guitar
*
Simon Nicol – guitar
*
Ian Matthews, Richard Thompson,
Sandy Denny – vocals
*
Ric Grech - Violin on Cajun Woman and Si Tu Dois Partir
*
Dave Swarbrick - Violin on Reynardine and Tam Lin
*
Dave Mattacks - Drums on Reynardine and Tam Lin
Additional personal:
* Joe Boyd – liner notes
*
Bernie Andrews – producer (tracks side 1: 1 to 3, 5, 6, side 2: 3, 6)
*
Johnny Beerling – producer (tracks side 2: 2)
* Keith Stewart – producer (tracks side 1: 4, side 2: 1, 4, 5)
* Ashley Hutchings, Frank Kornelussen, Joe Boyd – compilation
References
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Sandy Denny albums
Fairport Convention live albums
1987 live albums
Island Records live albums
Hannibal Records albums
Peel Sessions recordings