The Best of Richard & Linda Thompson: The Island Records Years

by Richard & Linda Thompson

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  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1 August 2000
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:16:52
  • Community rating: 4.08/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Jack Brymer, Dave Mattacks, Simon Nicol, Sue Draheim, Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Royston Wood, Aly Bain, Trevor Lucas, John Kirkpatrick, Nic Jones, Ian Whiteman, Dave Pegg, Bill Levenson, John Wood, Suha Gur, Vartan, Smay Vision, Pat Donaldson, Timi Donald, Andy Roberts

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A compilation of Richard and Linda Thompson's Island recordings of 1974 to 1978, from 'I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight' to 'First Light'. It gathers the duo's complete Island arc, Richard Thompson's guitar and the pair's austere, folk-rooted songwriting at their most concentrated.

Genres

Descriptors: guitars, harmonies, folk, dual-vocals, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Roll Over Vaughn Williams (4:11)
  2. The Poor Ditching Boy (3:02)
  3. When I Get To The Border (3:24)
  4. Withered And Died (3:24)
  5. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (3:07)
  6. Down Where The Drunkards Roll (4:05)
  7. The End Of The Rainbow (3:55)
  8. The Great Valerio (5:22)
  9. Hokey Pokey (3:20)
  10. Never Again (3:07)
  11. A Heart Needs A Home (4:05)
  12. For Shame Of Doing Wrong (4:42)
  13. Night Comes In (8:06)
  14. Beat The Retreat (5:47)
  15. Dimming Of The Day (3:48)
  16. Calvary Cross (Live) (13:27)

Credits

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