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| In Concert November 1975 | 
 enlarge | Artist: Richard Thompson Linda Thompson
Label: Commercial Marketing
Category: Music
List Price: £8.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 16746
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 78 minutes
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 9848243
UPC: 602498482438
EAN: 0602498482438
ASIN: B000S6LT4W
Release Date: August 6, 2007
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| Tracks:
| • | I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight | | • | Hard Luck Stories | | • | Night Comes In | | • | Morris Medley | | • | A Heart Needs A Home | | • | Why Don't You Love Me | | • | Now Be Thankful | | • | Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair | | • | Streets Of Paradise | | • | For Shame Of Doing Wrong | | • | Calvary Cross | | • | Hokey Pokey | | • | Things You Gave Me | | • | It'll Be Me | | • | Together Again |
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 A fine folk-rock peiod piece February 15, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Folk-rock with greater emphasis on the rock than the folk, In Concert November 1975 was finally released in 2007 and is a fine live recording and period piece. It features a complete live show recorded at three venues and finds Richard and Linda Thompson in excellent form. Linda's powerful vocals contrast superbly with her then husband's lower harmonies. RT is also on excellent form on electric guitar turning even a relatively minor piece such as the Thompsons' cover of Hank Williams' Why Don't You Love Me into a necessary download with his spiky six-string work.
Highlights of the album range from the strident folk pop of Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair to A Heart Needs A Home which is simply one of the most beautiful love songs ever written. The decadence of the early 70s is also apparent in the words of the excellent Streets Of Paradise as well, to a lesser extent, in Richard and Linda's signature tune I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight. Another pre-punk period piece is the inclusion of the long song with three tracks running at over eight minutes.
The Thompsons are backed on In Concert by the heavily-in-demand Fairport Convention rhythm section of Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks as well as John Kirkpatrick on anglo concertina and accordion. Like most Fairport-related live albums, the whole LP is too much to take in on one sitting but, with such catchy choruses and excellent playing, is well worth persisting with. All in all, a very good addition and souvenir of the golden period of the English folk-rock genre.
 I was there January 8, 2008
Just to fill in the blanks ... us lucky folk living in London back
then were treated to Sandy Denny joining them on stage at The Queen Elizabeth Hall leg of the tour .... and it was wonderfull !!
Why no tape of this gig ??
Was that magic night really that long ago? November 27, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Ah, it only seems like a few years since I was in the audience in Norwich, marvelling at Richard Thompson's magic fretwork and Linda's peerless singing. My cassette recording of the concert has long since passed to dust, but now it's available on a CD at last. Richard and Linda were in their pomp, backed by John Kirkpatrick (the best, or maybe only squeezebox artiste of the time), and old Fairport chums Dave Pegg and Dave Mattacks. Where was Danny Thompson? In the bar, probably.
If you weren't there, but have heard your dear old dad, or maybe grandad, say how great the Thompsons were, then have a listen to this. In those days, Richard and Linda were still speaking to one another, and Teddy Thompson was still waiting to be born. I thought Richard was the greatest guitarist in the world (and still do).
The recording quality is fantastic, and sounds better than my fading memory of actually being there. How do they do that? For me, the highlights are Linda's pure, clear voice on "A Heart needs a Home", and the Fairport standard "Now be Thankful". From Richard, the guitar playing on "Calvary Cross" is worth the price of the CD on its own.
This live compilation is truly stunning, and if you remember them, buy it now. If you don't remember them, buy it anyway. You'll love it.
 Good, but no surprises September 19, 2007
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have to agree with the previous reviewers: this is an excellent recording of what was almost certainly a memorable night. However.....my first introduction to this concert was the take of 'Calvary Cross' heard on Richard's Guitar/Vocal compilation: it blew me away, so I was expecting the rest of the performance to be on the same exalted level. It isn't, but that probably sounds more negative than I mean it to: this is thoroughly enjoyable performance by the Thompsons, backed by Fairport's best rhythm section and with a distinctive, if not to all tastes, contribution from John Kirkpatrick.
What's lacking here is a real sense of atmosphere....there's very little of Richard's (by now) well known between song repartee and we don't hear a (spoken) word out of Linda all evening! I know it's all about the music ultimately, but a bit of interaction with your audience can really enhance a live recording (check out the Who's Live at Leeds for what I mean).
That apart, listeners will enjoy hearing Linda's vocal on the old Fairport number 'Now Be Thankful' and terrific versions of 'Night Comes In' and 'For Shame Of Doing Wrong'. There's even a Morris medley to keep thing jolly (ish)!
If you're a Thompson fan, this will be a mandatory purchase....if you're a Thompson novice, I'd advise you to start elsewhere, preferably with the excellent 'End Of The Rainbow' compilation (which includes the amazing version of 'Calvary Cross' featured here).
A GIG WITH RICHARD AND LINDA......brilliant August 28, 2007
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
I'll begin with saying I'm a huge RT fan,he is in my opinion not only one
of the greatest guitarists ever from the UK,but one of the best singer/songwriters we've ever had as well.I'm no folk fan but his music
transcends the limits of so-called folk music,much in the way artists like
Show Of Hands and Martyn Joseph.RT earlier this year alone produced a new album that must be rated as among the best half dozen releases of the year
(Sweet Warrior).
Anyway to this release taken from his and his then wifes 1975 tour,it's been worth the wait because among the release are many gems such as the always beautiful'Now Be Thankful','Calvary Cross', along side almost rock n roll classics like ,Why Don't You Love Me' and 'It'll Be Me'( this gives us classic great guitar work by RT).77 plus minutes of a great tour with a great band that includes accordionist John Kirkpatrick,which has never been among sounds I've enjoyed but here adds yet another dimension to the band.A really worthwhile releases with some great songs ,great musicians
and one all RT fans will enjoy,but if your just getting into or are interested get Sweet Warrior first then try this release..what a talent !
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