1. A Man In Need
2. Can't Win
3. Waltzing's For Dreamers
4. Crash The Party
5. I Still Dream
6. Bird In God's Garden/Lost and Found
7. Now Be Thankful
8. A Sailor's Life
9. Genesis Hall
10. The Knife-Edge
11. Walking On A Wire
12. Small Town Romance
13. The Shepherd's March/Maggie Cameron
14. Wall Of Death
The History Of Richard Thompson.
Retrospective 3 CD set.,
CD, HNCD-5303
Disc A:
A Man in Need (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: vocals, electric guitar
S. Nicol: electric guitar
D. Pegg: bass
D. Mattacks: drums
The Watersons (N., M., L. and M. Carthy): backing vocals
Produced by J. Boyd from Shoot Out the Lights, 1982
Can't Win (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar, vocals
J. Kirkpatrick: button accordion, backing vocals
C. Gregson: acoustic guitar, organ, backing vocals
P. Donaldson: bass
K. Aronoff: drums
C. Collister: backing vocals
Recorded live by Big Mo Recording at The Bayou, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1988
Engineer: M. Greenhouse
Assistant engineers: R. Freeland, E. Eastridge
Originally recorded for broadcast on WHFS, Annapolis
Remixed at Systems 2, Brooklyn, New York February 7, 1993
Remix engineer: J. Marciano
Remix produced by E. Haber and I. Pelzig Cellum
An earlier mix was released in the U.K. as one of two live tracks on the Capitol 12-inch three song single of Reckless Kind, song originally released on Amnesia, 1988
Waltzing's for Dreamers (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar, vocals
A. Bain: fiddle
M. Froom: harmonium
D. Thompson: double bass
Produced by M. Froom from Amnesia, 1988
Crash the Party (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar (1st solo), vocals
J. Kirkpatrick: button accordion, backing vocals
C. Gregson: electric guitar (2nd solo), backing vocals
P. Donaldson: bass
K. Aronoff: drums
C. Collister: backing vocals
Recorded live by Big Mo Recording at The Bayou, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1988
Engineer: M. Greenhouse
Assistant engineers: R. Freeland, E. Eastridge
Originally recorded for broadcast on WHFS, Annapolis
Mixed at Systems 2, Brooklyn, New York February 7, 1993
Mix engineer: J. Marciano
Mix produced by E. Haber and I. Pelzig Cellum
Previously unreleased
I Still Dream (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar, mandolin, vocals
J. Kirkpatrick: concertina
F. Kelly: Baroque harp
M. Froom: keyboards
J. Scheff: bass
J. Keltner: drums
C. Gregson: backing vocals
C. Collister: backing vocals, courtesy of Fairey Engineering Band:
B. Taylor: cornet
T. Goddard: cornet
D. Horn:tenor horn
I. Peters: euphonium
Produced by M. Froom from Amnesia, 1988
Bird In God's Garden/Lost and Found (written by Hakim Conrad Archuletta/Fred Frith)
French, Frith, Kaiser, Thompson:
R. Thompson: electric guitar, vocals
H. Kaiser: electric guitar
F. Frith: bass, violin
J. French: drums, vocals
Produced by H. Kaiser from Live, Love, Larf & Loaf, 1987
Now Be Thankful (written by Dave Swarbrick, Richard Thompson) published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention:
D. Swarbrick: lead and backing vocals
R. Thompson: electric guitar, backing vocals
S. Nicol: electric guitar, dulcimer
D. Pegg: bass, backing vocals
D. Mattacks: drums
Produced by J. Boyd
Recorded at Sound Techniques, London
Engineer: by J. Wood
Remixed at Betrayal and China Brilliance Studios, New York, December 17, 1992
Remix produced and engineered by E. Haber and I. Pelzig Cellum
Originally a 1970 Fairport Convention single
A Sailor's Life (traditional, arranged Denny, Thompson, Nicol, Hutchings, Lamble) published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention:
S. Denny: vocals
R. Thompson: electric guitar
S. Nicol: electric guitar
A. Hutchings: bass
M. Lamble: drums
Recorded at Olympic Studios, London, 1969
Engineer: J. Wood
NoNoise restoration by Scott Levitin at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California February 1993
Previously unreleased recording remastered from acetate courtesy A. Dawson, with thanks to F. Kornelussen
Produced by J. Boyd
song originally released on Unhalfbricking, 1969
Genesis Hall (written by Richard Thompson) published by Warlock Music Ltd.
Fairport Convention:
S. Denny: vocals
R. Thompson: electric guitar, backing vocals
S. Nicol: acoustic guitar, dulcimer
A. Hutchings: bass
M. Lamble: drums
Produced by J. Boyd, Simon & Fairport Convention from Unhalfbricking, 1969
The Knife-Edge (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, mandocello, bass
D. Mattacks: drums
Produced by R. Thompson from Strict Tempo!, 1981
Walking on a Wire (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar, backing vocals
L. Thompson: vocals
S. Nicol: acoustic guitar
P. Zorn: bass
D. Mattacks: drums
C. Gregson: backing vocals
Produced by J. Boyd from Shoot Out the Lights, 1982
Small Town Romance (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar, vocals
Recorded live at Folk City, New York City, September 30, 1982
Produced by E. Haber from Small Town Romance, 1984
Shepherd's March/Maggie Cameron (traditional, arranged Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar
Recorded live at Folk City, New York City, September 30, 1982
Engineers: I. Pelzig Cellum, E. Haber
Produced by E. Haber
previously unreleased
Wall of Death (written by Richard Thompson) published by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar, vocals
L. Thompson: vocals
S. Nicol: electric guitar
D. Pegg: bass
D. Mattacks: drums
P. Zorn: backing vocals
C. Gregson: backing vocals
Producd by J. Boyd from Shoot Out the Lights, 1982