Fairport Convention – It All Came Round Again: On Stage & On Air 1982-90 11CD+DVD Box Set

Fairport Convention – It All Came Round Again: On Stage & On Air 1982-90

LIMITED EDITION 11CD+DVD SET – LIVE AT CROPEDY FESTIVAL PLUS BBC CONCERT SESSIONS AND MORE

For the first time ever, fans can experience the timeless magic of Fairport Convention’s ‘Golden Years’ all in one place with this meticulously crafted & comprehensive 11CD & DVD deluxe boxset ‘It All Came Round Again: Onstage & On Air 1982–90’. The set includes over 160 tracks, 57 of which are previously unreleased recordings. Also included in this limited-edition set is a replica festival programme signed by Simon Nichol, Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks & Richard Thompson.

With access to hours of live performances both on stage at Cropredy & in over 100 minutes in session for the BBC, this bespoke Madfish offering, curated by Bert Jansch/John McLaughlin biographer Colin Harper, is the definitive tribute to the legendary British folk-rock band’s enduring legacy.

The Fairport Convention legend was forged between 1967 & 1979 – 12 years, 16 albums, umpteen line-ups & four exhausted people at the end of it. In August 1980, the last line-up – Simon Nicol, Dave Swarbrick, Dave Pegg & Bruce Rowland – reunited for a day in a farmer’s field in Cropredy, Oxfordshire, establishing the iconic 'Fairport's Cropredy Convention' festival in the process. Five relatively quiet years passed by before, in 1985 & by popular demand, a new recording & touring Fairport Convention assembled around Peggy & Simon. Everything moved up a gear. There would be four new albums by 1990 & BBC Radio welcomed the reborn folk-rockers with remarkable regularity.

Included inside:
* Limited edition 11CD + DVD set with 60-page book & slipcase
* Reproduction memorabilia signed by four members of the legendary 1970 Full House line-up: Richard Thompson, Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks
* Live at Cropredy Festival 1982–84 & 1986–87 plus BBC concerts & studio sessions
* Guest performances from Ralph McTell, June Tabor, Ian Anderson & Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)
* Over 160 tracks – 57 previously unreleased
* Over 100 minutes of BBC DVD content including three bonus sessions from 1972–76

Mastering is by the mighty Eroc & the 60-page booklet features an extensive new essay by Kate Bush/John Martyn biographer Graeme Thomson, new appreciations by Fairport biographers Patrick Humphries & Nigel Schofield, vintage interview features by Colin Irwin & Mat Snow & superb photography from Dave Peabody

Tracklist:
CD1. 1982 – Live at Cropedy Festival
CD2. 1983 (part 1) – Live at Cropedy Festival 
CD3. 1983 (part 2) – Live at Cropedy Festival
CD4. 1983 (part 3) – Live at Cropedy Festival
CD5. 1984-85 – Live at the BBC
CD6. 1986 (part 1) – Live at Cropedy Festival
CD7. 1986 (part 2) – Live at Cropedy Festival 
CD8. 1987 – Live at Cropedy Festival
CD9. 1987 – Live at the BBC 
CD10. 1989-90 – Live at the BBC 
CD11. 1988-89 – Live at the BBC 
12. DVD – Live BBC Performances (FSK 0)

Label: Madfish
Released: 2024