![]() UK |
![]() USA | THE BOOT
(2-Cassette Only Issue in Library Case) Being the Official Bootleg (totally unexpurgated) of the 1983 Fairport Reunion at Home Farm, Cropredy, Nr Banbury, Oxon. | May 1984 |
| TRACKS: | |
| TAPE A - SIDE ONE: | |
| Adieu Adieu (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 2'30" |
| The Hen's March Through The Midden / The Four Poster Bed (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 3'30" |
| John Barleycorn (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 4'50" |
| Flowers Of The Forest (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 4'05" |
| The Eynsham Poacher (Trad. Arr. Dave Pegg) | 2'48" |
| Jack O'Rion (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 12'24" |
| The Widow Of Westmorland's Daughter (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) / Random Jig (James Hill) | 5'39" |
| The Poor Ditching Boy (Richard Thompson) | 3'50" |
| Bottom Of The Punch
Bowl / East Nuke Of Fyfe / Ye Mariners All (Trad. Arr. Fairport
Convention) | 4'35" |
| TAPE A - SIDE TWO: | |
| Royal Seleccion No. 13 (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention / Lčon Jessel) | 4'20" |
| Come All Ye (Sandy Denny / Ashley Hutchings) | 5'00" |
| Reynardine (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 4'47" |
| Crazy Man Michael (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) | 4'53" |
| Farewell, Farewell (Richard Thompson) | 3'03" |
| The Lark In The Morning Medley (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 5'10" |
| Genesis Hall (Richard Thompson) | 3'48" |
| Learning The Game (Buddy Holly) | 2'24" |
| Tam Lin
(Trad. Arr. Dave Swarbrick) | 9'25" |
| TAPE B - SIDE ONE: | |
| Who Knows Where The Time Goes (Sandy Denny) | 5'42" |
| Walk Awhile (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) | 4'12" |
| Dirty Linen (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 4'16" |
| Sloth (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) | 19'06" |
| Rosie (Dave Swarbrick) | 4'44" |
| Sir B.
McKenzie's (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention / Dave Swarbrick)
| 6'21" |
| TAPE B - SIDE TWO: | |
| Rising For The Moon (Sandy Denny) | 3'56" |
| Percy's Song (Bob Dylan) | 7'45" |
| Nadine (Chuck Berry) | 4'05" |
| Million Dollar Bash (Ashley Hutchings) | 4'05" |
| Matty Groves (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) | 7'57" |
| Si Tu Dois Partir (Bob Dylan) | 3'37" |
| Meet On The
Ledge (Richard Thompson) | 5'09" |
| ISSUES | |
| UK | Woodworm Records. No
Number. (May 1984) The two tapes are packaged in a black library case resembling a video case. Inserted cover is printed yellow on brown |
| USA | Dirty Linen. No Number
(1990) Reissue on two tapes in white library case with inserted cover this time printed green on white background |
| Also see CD issue: AT2 / The Boot (Woodworm Records WR4CD 034) |
| Musicians | |
| Simon Nicol | Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Dulcimer |
| Dave Swarbrick | Vocals, Fiddle |
| Richard Thompson | Vocals, Electric Guitar |
| Dave Pegg | Bass Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals |
| Ashley Hutchings | Bass Guitar, Vocals |
| Bruce Rowland | Drums |
| Dave Mattacks | Drums |
| with | |
| Cathy Le Surf | Vocals (Tracks 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 25, 26, 28, 30, 31) |
| Andy Donaldson | Backing Vocals (Track 28) |
| Alistair Anderson | Northumbrian Pipes (Track 7) |
| Paul Mitchell | Harmonica (Track 27) |
| Dave Whetstone
| Melodeon (Track 30) |
| Recorded Live: | 13th August 1983 at Home Park, Cropredy |
| Mixed At: | Woodworm Studios by Mark Powell |
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