1. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
2. Back Street Slide
3. Strange Affair
4. The Wrong Heartbeat
5. Borrowed Time
6. From Galway To Graceland
7. Tear Stained Letter
8. Keep Your Distance
9. Bogie's Bonnie Belle
10. Poor Wee Jockey Clark
11. Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair
12. Dimming Of The Day
13. Old Man Inside A Young Man
14. Never Again
15. Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)
16. A Heart Needs A Home
17. Beat the Retreat
The History Of Richard Thompson.
Retrospective 3 CD set.,
CD, HNCD-5303
Disc B
For Shame of Doing Wrong (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric & acoustic guitars, second vocal
L. Thompson: vocals
J. Kirkpatrick: accordion
P. Pickett: hurdy gurdy
B. Cook: wurlitzer piano, mini moog, & backing vocals
S. Nicol: acoustic guitar
P. Zorn: bass
L. Genockey: drums
G. Rafferty: backing vocals
Strings arranged by W. Malone
G. Wright: String Leader
Rec @ Chipping Norton Studios, 9&10/1980
Eng: B. Hammond
Mixed @ Systems 2, Brooklyn, NY 2/6/1993
Mix engineer: J. Marciano
Mix prod by E. Haber & I. Pelzig Cellum
Prod by H. Murphy & G. Rafferty
recording prev. unreleased, song orig. released on Pour Down Like Silver, 1975
Back Street Slide (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar, vocals
L. Thompson: backing vocals
J. Kirkpatrick: accordion
P. Pickett: shawm
B. Cook: piano
S. Nicol: electric guitar
P. Zorn: bass
DM: drums
Strings arranged by W. Malone
G. Wright: String Leader
Rec @ Chipping Norton Studios, 9&10/1980
Eng: B. Hammond
Mixed @ Trident Studios, Dec. 1980
Mix engineer: S. Short
Prod by H. Murphy & G. Rafferty
performance prev. unreleased, song orig. released on Shoot Out The Lights, 1982
Strange Affair (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: vocals, acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin
L. Thompson:vocals
N. Larson: keyboards
S. Nicol: acoustic guitar
W. Weeks: bass
A. Newmark: drums
Strings transcribed & conducted by R. Kirby
Prod by J. Wood & R. Thompson from First Light, 1978
The Wrong Heartbeat (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar
L. Thompson: vocals
B. Cook: keyboards & backing vocals
S. Nicol: electric guitar
P. Zorn: bass
L. Genockey: drums
F. Ricotti: percussion
Rec @ Chipping Norton Studios, 9&10/1980
Eng: B. Hammond
Mixed @ Trident Studios, 12/1980
Mix engineer: S. Short
Prod by H. Murphy & G. Rafferty, performance prev. unreleased song orig. released on Hand Of Kindness, 1984
Borrowed Time (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar, hammered dulcimer, vocals
L. Thompson: vocals
P. Wingfield: keyboards
S. Nicol: electric guitar
D. Pegg: bass
M. Spencer-Arscott: drums
G. Tilbrook: backing vocals
J. Littman: backing vocals
M. Ellington: backing vocals
Prod by J. Wood & R. Thompson from Sunnyvista, 1979
From Galway to Graceland (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar, vocals
Recorded live @ The Iron Horse, Northampton, Mass., 10/3/1990
soundboard cassette thanks to M. Fleischmann
prev. unreleased
Tear Stained Letter (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: vocals, electric guitar
P. Zorn: saxophone, backing vocals
J. Sherman: piano accordion
S. Colvin: backing vocals, acoustic guitar
P. Donaldson: bass, backing vocals
D. Derge: drums
Rec live @ Pier 6 Pavilion, Baltimore, MD, 8/9/1991
Live mix: S. Tassano
soundboard d.a.t. courtesy S. Johnson
performance prev. unreleased, song orig. released on Hand Of Kindness, 1983
Keep Your Distance (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitars, mandolin, hurdy gurdy, vocals
M. Froom: Hammond organ
S. Nicol: 12-string guitar
J. Scheff: bass
M. Curry: drums
C. Gregson: backing vocals
C. Collister: backing vocals
Prod by M. Froom from Rumor & Sigh, 1991
Bogie's Bonnie Belle (trad., arranged R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar, vocals
Rec live @ The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA, 10/4/1990
soundboard cassette thanks to M. Fleischmann
prev. unreleased
Poor Wee Jockey Clarke (trad., arranged R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson hurdy gurdy, vocals
Recorded @ Towie Barclay Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 8/26/1992
Prod & engineered by M. Ellington & H. Kaiser
Prev. unreleased
Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric 6 & 12-string guitars, vocals
L. Thompson: vocals
N. Jones: fiddle
A. Bain: fiddle
C. Lowther: 'cello
H. Lowther: trumpet
I. Whiteman: concert flute
J. Kirkpatrick: button accordion
P. Donaldson: bass
T. Donald: drums
Prod by J. Wood & R. Thompson from Pour Down Like Silver, 1975
Dimming of the Day (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar, banjo, Fender Rhodes, harmonium, vocals
L. Thompson vocals
J. Brymer: clarinet
P. Donaldson: bass
Prod by J. Wood & R. Thompson from Pour Down Like Silver, 1975
Old Man Inside a Young Man (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: electric guitar, piano, lead & backing vocals
L. Thompson: backing vocals
S. Nicol: acoustic guitar, electric 12-string guitar, backing vocals
P. Donaldson: bass
T Donald: drums
Prod by J. Wood & S. Nicol from Hokey Pokey, 1974
Never Again (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitars, electric dulcimer
L. Thompson: vocals
S. Nicol: acoustic guitars, autoharp
Prod by J. Wood & S. Nicol from Hokey Pokey, 1974
Hokey Pokey (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic & electric guitars, vocals
L. Thompson: vocals
A. Bain: fiddle
S. Nicol electric 12-string & 6-string guitars, piano
P. Donaldson: bass
T. Donald: drums, percussion
Prod by J. Wood & S. Nicol from Hokey Pokey, 1974
A Heart Needs a Home (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar, vocals
L. Thompson: vocals
Rec live by Virgin Mobile @ The Rainbow Theatre, London, 3/16/1975
Eng: C. Holebone
NoNoise restoration by S. Levitin @ Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA 2/1993
Mixed @ Livingston Studios, London 10/13/1992
Mix engineer: J. Boys
Asst. mix engineer: B. Davies
Mix prod. by E. Haber
Prod by L. Lyons
performance prev. unreleased, orig. released on Hokey Pokey, 1974
Beat the Retreat (written by R. Thompson) publ. by Beeswing Music
R. Thompson: acoustic guitar, oud, dulcimer, vocals
I. Whiteman: shakuhachi
P. Donaldson: bass
T. Donald: drums
Rec @ Sound Techniques, London
Eng: J. Wood
Remixed @ Livingston Studios, London 10/13/1992
Remix engineer: J. Boys
Remix asst. engineer: B. Davies
Remix prod by E. Haber
Prod by J. Wood & R. Thompson