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  | FAIRPORT CONVENTION ~ RISING FOR THE MOON (DELUXE EDITION)
ISLAND 602537492527 (Barcode: 602537492527) ~ UK ~ Folk-Rock
Recorded: 1974 - 1975 Released: 2013
This is the 10th studio album by British Folk-Rock legends Fairport ConventionFind albums by this artist, the band that basically established Folk-Rock as a genre on the British Isles. It is also one of the two albums (together with "Live ConventionFind albums with this title", which preceded it) to feature the diva of the genre Sandy DannyFind albums by this artist in her second stint with the group. Sandy left the group after recording three groundbreaking albums with them in 1969 (their second to fourth albums: "What We Did On Our HolidaysFind albums with this title", "UnhalfbrickingFind albums with this title" and "Liege & LiefFind albums with this title") to follow her solo career and rejoined them in 1974 after she married Trevor LucasFind albums by this artist, the band´s guitarist at the time. The band also included violinist Dave SwarbrickFind albums by this artist, guitarist Jerry DonahueFind albums by this artist, bassist Dave PeggFind albums by this artist and drummer Dave MattacksFind albums by this artist (who was replaced by Bruce RowlandsFind albums by this artist during the recording session). This was also the first album featuring only original material written by the band´s members and no arrangements of traditional tunes were used.
Danny was obviously quite dominant on this album, both as a writer, contributing seven of the eleven songs on the album, and of course as the lead singer, an area she had absolutely no competition in from any other female vocalist at the time. As a result this is one of the strongest albums Fairport Convention recorded during their illustrious career. This deluxe edition of the album includes some bonus tracks and a second CD with the legendary live concert recorded at the LA Troubadour in 1974 released here in its entirety for the first time.
In retrospect this is a classic album of the British Folk-Rock legacy and with the added value of Sandy Danny´s presence an extraordinary piece of music history, worthy of an honorable place in any serious record collection.
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