House Full: Live at the L.A. Troubadour not to be confused with its earlier counterpart Live at the L.A. Troubadour

Live at the L.A. Troubadour

Live at the L.A. Troubadour along with its reissued counterpart House Full are the only live Fairport Convention albums to feature Richard Thompson. It was recorded in 1970 on the Full House tour and was reissued in 2007. Some of the material is available on House Full but a number of tracks can...

is the only currently available live Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention are an English folk rock and later electric folk band, formed in 1967 who are still recording and touring today. They are widely regarded as the most important single group in the English folk rock movement...

 album to feature Richard Thompson.

Track listing

Side 1

1. "Sir Patrick Spens" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'06"
2. "Banks of the Sweet Primroses" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 4'28"
3. "The Lark in the Morning Medley" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'46"
4. "Sloth" (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 11'56"

Side 2

1. "Staines Morris" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'42"
2. "Matty Groves
   Matty Groves
   "Matty Groves" is an English folk ballad that describes an adulterous tryst between a man and a woman that is ended when the woman's husband discovers and kills them. It dates to at least the 17th century, and is one of the Child Ballads collected by 19th-century American scholar Francis James Child...
   
   " (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 8'42"
3. "Jenny's Chickens / The Mason's Apron" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 4'36"
4. "Battle of the Somme" (Pipe Major Robertson) 5'02"

Notes:-
This LP contains some tracks recorded at the same time as those issued on " Live at the L.A. Troubadour" and some that were actually released on that LP.

• Track 2 is re-edited and remixed and is longer than the original version
• Tracks 3 is re-mastered and listed wrongly as " Toss the Feathers"
• Track 4 is a different take from that released on the earlier LP
• Track 6 is re-mastered
• Track 7 is re-edited and remixed and is shorter than the original version and is just listed as " Mason's Apron"

2001 reissue

1. "Sir Patrick Spens" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'28"
2. "Banks of the Sweet Primroses" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 4'37"
3. "The Lark in the Morning Medley" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'53"
4. "Sloth" (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 12'18"
5. "Staines Morris" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'44"
6. "Matty Groves" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 8'43"
7. "Jenny's Chickens / The Mason's Apron" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 4'41"
8. "Battle of the Somme" (Pipe Major Robertson) 5'01"
9. "Bonnie Kate / Sir B. McKenzies" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention / Dave Swarbrick) 4'56"
10. "Yellow Bird" (Marilyn Keith / Alan Bergman / Norman Luboff) 2'17"

• Tracks, 1-8 are from " House Full" (Hannibal Records HNBL 1319)
• Tracks 9-10 are from " Live at the L.A. Troubadour" (Island Records HELP 28)

Personnel

• Richard Thompson Vocals, Electric Guitar
• Dave Swarbrick
  Dave Swarbrick
  Dave Swarbrick is an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. He has been described by Ashley Hutchings as 'the most influential [British] fiddle player bar none' and his style has been copied or developed by almost every British, and many World folk violin players that have followed him...
  
   Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin
• Simon Nicol
  Simon Nicol
  Simon John Breckenridge Nicol is a guitarist, singer, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He was a founder member of British folk rock, or electric folk group Fairport Convention and is the only founding member still in the band...
  
   Rhythm guitar, Mandolin
• Dave Pegg
  Dave Pegg
  Dave Pegg is an English multi-instrumentalist and record producer, arguably most visible as a bass guitarist. He is the longest-serving member of the pre-eminent electric folk band Fairport Convention and has been bassist with a number of important folk and rock groups including The Ian Campbell...
  
   Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
• Dave Mattacks
  Dave Mattacks
  Dave Mattacks is a rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician, and as a performance artist...
  
  Drums

Release history

• UK (LP) Hannibal Records HNBL 1319 (June 1986)
• UK (CD) Hannibal Records HNCD 1319 (March 1990)
• UK (CD) Island Records IMCD 289/586376-2 (8 October 2001) Remastered reissue with bonus tracks
• USA (CD) Hannibal Records HNCD 1319 (July 1990)
• AUSTRALIA (CD) Hannibal Records D41251 (1992) (imported CD with sticker on back containing Australian catalogue number
• JAPAN (CD) MIDI MDC6-1110 (August 1990)

External links

• http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fcfansite/album-housefull.htm - LP Entry from Expletive Delighted (Fairport Convention Fansite)
• http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/fcfansite/cd-housefull.htm - CD Entry from Expletive Delighted