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Julian H. Cope

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I've been listening to Chuck Berry for the last couple of days. It's a best-of compilation of his Chess Records stuff from May 1955 - January 1965. It's called The Great Twenty-Eight. The booklet gives all the details about recording dates and recording personnel.

 

Wonderful!

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Been listening to the most recent Richard Thompson album, Dream Attic. It's a live album - all-new material recorded with a band. I wasn't bowled over by it. Some good songs. But not a stand-out for him. But maybe I get so familiar with an artist, sometimes, that I get a bit jaded.

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Been listening to the most recent Richard Thompson album, Dream Attic. It's a live album - all-new material recorded with a band. I wasn't bowled over by it. Some good songs. But not a stand-out for him. But maybe I get so familiar with an artist, sometimes, that I get a bit jaded.

I think that he is a magnificent song writer going right back to his Fairport days, I have never been a great lover of his live performances.

 

Lovely version of one of his songs by June Tabor (not the Emily Smith version - couldn`t find that! :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINA96zwmk4

 

Found it! http://www.myspace.com/emilysmithband/music/songs/waltzings-for-dreamers-78323674

 

Her album "Traivellers Joy" is a thing of real beauty :- http://www.myspace.com/emilysmithband/music/songs/lord-donald-78323677 Beautiful!

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I think that he is a magnificent song writer going right back to his Fairport days, I have never been a great lover of his live performances.

 

Lovely version of one of his songs by June Tabor (not the Emily Smith version - couldn`t find that! :- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINA96zwmk4

 

Found it! http://www.myspace.com/emilysmithband/music/songs/waltzings-for-dreamers-78323674

 

Her album "Traivellers Joy" is a thing of real beauty :- http://www.myspace.com/emilysmithband/music/songs/lord-donald-78323677 Beautiful!

 

 

Have to disagree about his live performances. Whether solo acoustic, or full band performances, they're always great. I saw him do a solo acoustic show in Toronto a few years ago that was simply superb. His guitar-playing is just jaw-droppingly great!

 

I'm a huge fan of June Tabor, too! She is equally superb doing versions of traditional folk material, as she is doing covers of contemporary stuff. One of my favorite albums of hers is A Quiet Eye - and it features two RT songs (Waltzing's For Dreamers and Pharoah). One of the UK's great song-interpreters.

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Have to disagree about his live performances. Whether solo acoustic, or full band performances, they're always great. I saw him do a solo acoustic show in Toronto a few years ago that was simply superb. His guitar-playing is just jaw-droppingly great!

 

I'm a huge fan of June Tabor, too! She is equally superb doing versions of traditional folk material, as she is doing covers of contemporary stuff. One of my favorite albums of hers is A Quiet Eye - and it features two RT songs (Waltzing's For Dreamers and Pharoah). One of the UK's great song-interpreters.

She is currently putting the finishing touches to a new album that she is recording with Oysterband, who she has a long association with

Her new album "Ashore" is well worth a listen. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ashore-June-Tabor/dp/B004H0MI5O/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1301583276&sr=1-1

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She is currently putting the finishing touches to a new album that she is recording with Oysterband, who she has a long association with

Her new album "Ashore" is well worth a listen. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ashore-June-Tabor/dp/B004H0MI5O/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1301583276&sr=1-1

 

Thanks for that; I'll definitely seek it out.

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On first listen, not as strong as some of his older stuff, but pretty typical WC sounds. It'll grow on me.

 

Hey mate - thanks again for the cd you did for me a few months ago! :)

 

My pleasure mate.

Hope life is treating you well.

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