Meet on the Ledge: An Island Records Folk-Rock Anthology

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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1Hangéd I Shall Be
recording of:
The Prentice Boy (aka Hanged I Shall Be / The Oxford Tragedy / The Oxford/Wexford Girl / Ekefield/Ickfield/Wexford Town / The Butcher Boy / The Prentice Boy)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 263)
The Albion Band6:24
2Eibhli Ghail Chiuin ni Chearbhail
arranger:
John Martyn (British singer‐songwriter and guitarist)
recording of:
Eilí Gheal Chiúin Ní Chearbhaill
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
cover recording of:
Eilí Gheal Chiúin Ní Chearbhaill
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
John Martyn3:09
3Withered & Died
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
Anglo concertina:
John Kirkpatrick (English folk musician)
bass:
Pat Donaldson
drums (drum set):
Timi Donald
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques Studio in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Withered and Died
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
Richard & Linda Thompson43:27
4Spencer the Rover
cover recording of:
Spencer the Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1115)
recording of:
Spencer the Rover
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1115)
John Martyn4:11
5Darlin' Cory
Bryn Haworth3:29
6The Sun Never Shines on the Poor
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1974-09 until 1974-10)
recording of:
The Sun Never Shines on the Poor (from 1974-09 until 1974-10)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
Richard & Linda Thompson3:43
7Stone
Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance4:09
8Dimming of the Day / Dargai
engineer:
John Wood (UK producer)
producer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) and John Wood (UK producer)
Anglo concertina and button accordion:
John Kirkpatrick (English folk musician)
bass guitar [bass]:
Pat Donaldson
concert flute and shakuhachi:
Ian Whiteman
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Timi Donald
fiddle:
Aly Bain and Nic Jones
trumpet:
Henry Lowther
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1962‐05‐08 to 1999‐03‐29, and since 2014‐06‐25)
engineered at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
medley including a cover recording of:
Dargai
composer:
James Scott Skinner
medley including a recording of:
Dimming of the Day
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (in 1976, in 1993)
Richard & Linda Thompson7:19
9Upton-Upon-Severn Stick Dance
Ashley Hutchings3:14
10Calvary Cross (live)
recording engineer:
John Wood (UK producer) (on 1975-11-27)
bass guitar [bass]:
Dave Pegg (on 1975-11-27)
button accordion:
John Kirkpatrick (English folk musician) (on 1975-11-27)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Dave Mattacks (on 1975-11-27)
electric guitar [Fender Stratocaster]:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) (on 1975-11-27)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) (on 1975-11-27)
vocals:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist) (on 1975-11-27)
remixer:
John Wood (UK producer) (in 1976-02)
recorded at:
Oxford Polytechnic in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (on 1975-11-27)
remixed at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976-02)
live recording of:
The Calvary Cross (on 1975-11-27)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
Richard Thompson13:27
11I'm a Dreamer
producer:
Trevor Lucas
bass:
Pat Donaldson
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
guitar:
Jerry Donahue
piano and lead vocals:
Sandy Denny
strings arranger:
Harry Robinson (UK composer/arranger/bandleader)
recorded at:
Basing Street Studios (fka Island Studios till 1975, became Sarm West Studios in 1982) in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1976-04-25) and Island Studios (aka the Fallout Shelter, located in Hammersmith, London) in Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1976-06-17 until 1976-06-18)
recording of:
I’m a Dreamer (from 1976-04-25 until 1976-06-18)
writer:
Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny4:49
12May You Never
engineer:
Mike Robinson (engineer)
producer:
Tony Wilson (BBC engineer and producer)
recording of:
May You Never (on 1977-01-18)
lyricist and composer:
Iain David McGeachy (British singer‐songwriter and guitarist)
publisher:
Intersong Music Ltd. and Intersong U.S.A. (publisher)
John Martyn3:59
13Meet on the Ledge
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Island Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company known by this name from 1999-03-29 to 2014-06-25) (in 2003)
recorded at and engineered at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1968)
recording of:
Meet on the Ledge (in 1968)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Help, I’m a Publisher and Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention4:11