Richard Thompson reissues (Guitar, Vocal) A Collection of Unreleased & Rare Material 1967-'76

Richard Thompson - ‘(Guitar, Vocal) A Collection Of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976’

45th anniversary double heavy-weight vinyl reissue of the original album Released 25 March

Richard Thompson’s 1976 album of (at the time) career spanning retrospective unreleased recordings - ‘(Guitar, Vocal) A Collection Of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976’ - is to be reissued on double 180g vinyl on March 25th through UMC. Available to pre-order now at here - it comes with a download card and features tracks from his time with the Fairport Convention, music recorded with his wife Linda Thompson and as a solo artist. ‘(Guitar, Vocal) A Collection Of Unreleased and Rare Material 1967-1976’ was originally released in 1976 after Richard and his wife Linda announced their retirement from the music business. As the album's title suggests, this is a collection of unreleased recordings made over an eight year period which spans Richard’s early years recording with the Fairport Convention as well as the time he spent performing and recording as a duo with wife Linda.

Thankfully, this did not transpire to be Richard’s final piece of recorded work, but did become an essential record to fans of Richard’s work giving an alternate perspective on his early career. Following an almost two year hiatus, Richard and Linda returned and released ‘First Light (Richard and Linda Thompson album)’ in 1978 and Richard has remained a prolific songwriter and one of the most respected British folk artists of all time releasing, to date, 22 studio albums and 14 live albums. 

Tracklisting

Side A

1. Time Will Show The Wiser – Fairport Convention

2. Throwaway Street Puzzle – Fairport Convention

3. Mr. Lacey – Fairport Convention

4. The Ballad of Easy Rider – Fairport Convention

5. Poor Will and The Jolly Hangman – Fairport Convention

Side B

1. Sweet Little Rock ‘n’ Roller – Fairport Convention

2. A Heart Needs A Home – Richard & Linda Thompson

3. The Dark End of The Street – Richard & Linda Thompson

4. It’ll Be Me – Richard & Linda Thompson

Side C

1. Flee As A Bird – Richard Thompson

2. Night Comes In – Richard & Linda Thompson

Side D

1. The Pitfall / The Excursion – Richard Thompson

2. Calvary Cross – Richard & Linda Thompson