Fairport Convention – Fairport Convention – CD

Originally released one year after forming the band, ‘Fairport Convention’ is their debut album and widely recognized as a piece of history of Fairport Convention’s origin sound. Before Sandy Denny joined, their style focused on a psychedelic infected Westcoast rock combined with some jazz inspired passages. Creating acid-jazz-rock classics with breathtaking guitar work (“It’s Alright Ma, It’s Only Witchcraft”) from Richard Thompson and stunning pure vocals (“Portfolio”) from Judy Dyble. They set a wonderfully fetching melancholic mood that many feel they didn’t get enough credit for and gives an interesting contrast to their post transformation sound.

1 Time Will Show The Wiser
2 I Don’t Know Where I Stand
3 If (Stomp)
4 Decameron
5 Jack O’Diamonds
6 Portfolio
7 Chelsea Morning
8 Sun Shade
9 The Lobster
10 It’s Alright, Ma, It’s Only Witchcraft
11 One Sure Thing
12 M.1 Breakdown
13 Suzanne
14 If I Had A Ribbon Bow
15 Morning Glory
16 Reno, Nevada