Singer: The Watersons Title: For Pence And Spicy Ale Released: 1994 Country: UK Style: Folk Genre: World Folk Country Rating: 4.8 Votes: 713 Formats: RA MP1 XM DXD TTA AHX MP2 MP3 size: 1714 mb
Tracklist
1
Country Life
1:58
2
Swarthfell Rocks
5:24
3
Barney
2:59
4
Chickens In The Garden
2:29
5
Adieu, Adieu
3:22
6
Apple Tree Wassail
2:39
7
King Pharim
3:41
8
The Good Old Way
3:26
9
Grace Darling
4:42
10
Three Day Millionaire
1:35
11
Swinton May Song
2:17
12
T Stands For Thomas
3:42
13
Welcome Sailor
3:15
14
Malpas Wassail
4:11
15
The Bonny Lighthorseman
3:03
16
Tamlyn
10:54
17
Sheepshearing
2:20
18
Seven Yellow Gypsies
4:12
19
Beggar Man
3:29
20
Swansea Town
4:22
21
Bellman
3:55
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p)
–
Shanachie Entertainment Corporation
Credits
Guitar
–
Martin Carthy
Vocals
–
Lal Waterson,
Martin Carthy,
Mike Waterson,
Norma Waterson
Notes
This is a US Release of the TOPIC 1993 CD but with different track order.
Also note subtle changes in the Producer's notes (see below)
Producer's note by Tony Engle
In the early summer of 1975 Topic "for pence and spicy ale" was released by The Watersons. At the recording the group was at the top of their form. It had been several years since they had recorded and this new record marked their return to the British Folk Scene. Mike, Lal and Norma Waterson were three-quarters of the original group and Martin Carthy was the new member - he had replaced the original fourth member, John Harrison. The record was greeted with considerable acclaim from critics and audiences alike and is considered by many to have been the group's finest recording. Two years later the Watersons were back in the studio, but this time it was not as a group. The Watersons have always been fine individual voices in their own right so the plan was to make two records - one featuring Mike solo and a second, featuring the solo and duet talents of Lal and Norma. This didn't stop them helping out on each others' records, however. In addition Lal's daughter, Maria, also lends her voice to these recordings and the occasional accompaniments are by Jim Eldon (flute & whistle), Peta Webb (fiddle), Rod Stradling (melodeon) and Tony Engle (Anglo concertina). With this reissue the extra playing time available on CD has allowed me to mix in some of the best tracks from the solo projects with the original album. I hope that you, the listener, enjoy these recordings as much as I did making them and subsequently compiling them for this record.
— Tony Engle
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 16351 79882 4
Matrix / Runout: SH79088 16123A
Label Code: LC 5762
Other versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
12TS265
The Watersons
For Pence And Spicy Ale (LP, Album)
Topic Records
12TS265
UK
1975
79056
The Watersons
For Pence And Spicy Ale (LP, RE)
Shanachie
79056
US
1986
TSCD462
The Watersons
For Pence And Spicy Ale (CD, RE)
Topic Records
TSCD462
UK
1993
12TS 265
The Watersons
For Pence And Spicy Ale (LP, Album, RP)
Topic Records
12TS 265
UK
1977
TSCD574
The Watersons
For Pence And Spicy Ale (CD, Album, RE, RM)
Topic Records
TSCD574
UK
2008
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