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2023 Charity Shop Purchases #26 - Richard Thompson - Front Parlour Ballads
I'm quite chuffed with this one .Up until now the only solo stuff by Richard Thompson I had was the compilation album Action Packed -the Best of the Capitol Years and a burn of Mock Tudor
From 2005 and on the Cooking Vinyl label Front Parlour Ballads is his 12th studio album.Described accurately by Pitchfork thus Largely acoustic album mixes lush folk beauty and cruel knife- twisting lyrics and that there is much to love amidst Thompson's proverbial light and shade, gorgeous guitar work and gallows humour.
It was literally a homemade album with Thompson largely recording it in his home studio supposedly with a view to testing out some new recording gear.. He was not expecting to sell many copies but it was critically acclaimed and sold well in both the UK and the US.
The opening track Let it Blow is up there with some of the best solo songs that he has recorded. This one is going down as a find.
Good stuff CC. If you are looking to expand your collection I would recommend the 3-CD "Watching The Dark" compilation if you can find it. Includes some nice acoustic versions of some of his originals and old folk songs
ReplyDeleteThanks Ernie - one to look out for. I'm always looking to expand my collection!
DeleteDon't know this album, will look out for it. I was quite late on Richard Thompson myself. Rumour and Sigh was the first of his I bought. That's a tremendous album, You won't go wrong acquiring that but who would want to give it to charity in the first place?
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