Live at the L.A. Troubadour

Live album by Fairport Convention

Released

January 1977

Recorded

4-6 September 1970

Fairport Convention chronology

Gottle O'Geer
(1976)

Live LA Troubador
(1977)

The Bonny Bunch of Roses
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

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 1986 and again in 2007, with modifications. Seven of the eight tracks are available on the House Full album with one ("Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman") being found only on this album.

Track listing

Side 1

"Toss the Feathers" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'49" (The Lark un the Morning Medley)
"Matty Groves" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 8'42"
"Bonnie Kate" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention / Dave Swarbrick) 4'52" (Actually a medley with "Sir B. McKenzies")
"Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman" (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 5'23"

Side 2

"Sloth" (Richard Thompson / Dave Swarbrick) 11'43"
"Banks of the Sweet Primroses" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 3'58"
"Mason's Apron" (Trad. Arr. Fairport Convention) 6'14" (actually a medley of "Jenny's Chickens / Mason's Apron" )
"Yellow Bird" (Marilyn Keith / Alan Bergman / Norman Luboff) 2'11"

Personnel

Richard Thompson Vocals, Electric Guitar
Dave Swarbrick Vocals, Fiddle, Mandolin
Simon Nicol Rhythm guitar, Mandolin
Dave Pegg Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
Dave Mattacks Drums

with

Linda Thompson Vocals (Side 1 Track 4)

Recording

All except Track 4 recorded 4-6 September 1970 at the L.A. Troubadour, Los Angeles.
Track 4 is actually an outtake from the " Full House" sessions with new vocals by Richard & Linda Thompson overdubbed in March 1975.

Release history

UK (LP) Island Records HELP 28 (January 1977)
AUSTRALIA (LP) Island Records L36090 (1977)
GERMANY (LP) Island Records 28208 (1977)
HOLLAND (LP) Island Records 28208 XAT (1977)
NEW ZEALAND (LP) Island Records L36090 (1977)
IRELAND (LP) Island Records HELP 28 (1977)

References

↑ Ruhlmann, William. Live at the L.A. Troubadour at AllMusic

External links

- Entry on "Beesweb" (Richard Thompson's Homepage)
- Entry from Expletive Delighted (Fairport Convention Fansite)

Fairport Convention

Simon Nicol Dave Pegg Ric Sanders Chris Leslie Gerry Conway Richard Thompson Ashley Hutchings Shaun Frater Martin Lamble Judy Dyble Iain Matthews Sandy Denny Dave Swarbrick Dave Mattacks Roger Hill Tom Farnall David Rea Trevor Lucas Jerry Donahue Paul Warren Bruce Rowland Dan Ar Braz Bob Brady Roger Burridge Maartin Allcock Discography

Studio albums	Fairport Convention (1968) What We Did on Our Holidays (1969) Unhalfbricking (1969) Liege & Lief (1969) Full House (1970) Angel Delight (1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (1971) Rosie (1973) Nine (1973) Rising for the Moon (1975) Gottle O'Geer (1976) The Bonny Bunch of Roses (1977) Tipplers Tales (1978) Gladys' Leap (1985) Expletive Delighted! (1986) In Real Time: Live '87 (1987) Red & Gold (1988) The Five Seasons (1990) Jewel in the Crown (1995) Old New Borrowed Blue (1996) Who Knows Where the Time Goes? (1997) The Wood and the Wire (2000) XXXV (2001) Over the Next Hill (2004) Sense of Occasion (2007) Festival Bell (2011) By Popular Request (2012) Myths and Heroes (2015)

Singles	"If I Had a Ribbon Bow" (1968) "Meet on the Ledge" (1968) "I'll Keep It with Mine" (1969) "Si Tu Dois Partir" (1969) "If (Stomp)" (1970) "Now Be Thankful" (1970)

Live albums	Fairport Live Convention (1974) Live at the L.A. Troubadour (1977) Farewell Farewell (1979) Moat on the Ledge - Live at Broughton Castle (1982) House Full (1986) Heyday (1987) 25th Anniversary Concert (1992) Cropredy 98 (1999) The Quiet Joys of Brotherhood (2004) Journeyman's Grace (2005) Live at the BBC (2007) Off the Desk (2008) Live at Cropredy 08 (2009) Babbacombe Lee - Live Again (2012)

Compilations	History of Fairport Convention (1972) Tour Sampler (1975) Fairport Chronicles (1976) The Woodworm Years (1991) A Chronicle of Sorts 1967 - 1969 Meet On the Ledge: The Classic Years 1967-1975 Some of Our Yesterdays Fairport Convention (2002 compilation) Then & Now 1982 - 1996: The Best of Fairport Convention Rhythm of the Times (2003) Across the Decades (2003)

Box sets	The Cropredy Box (1998)

Related articles	Fairport's Cropredy Convention (Cropredy Festival) Fairport's Cropredy Convention Line-ups (Cropredy Festival) Electric folk Jethro Tull

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