Various Artists Topic Records - First 80 Years of Topic Records [CD]
First 80 Years of Topic Records
Various Artists Topic Records
CD Rel Date: 1989-05-31
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2019 marks the 80th birthday of Topic Records, the oldest independent record label in the world. As part of it's celebrations, on 31st May 2019, Topic Records will release a landmark album, Vision & Revision : The first 80 years of Topic Records - a deluxe double CD and vinyl of the cream of British folk artists interpreting a song of their choice from Topics vast back catalogue - the only stipulation being that the song was at some time released on Topic. Includes never-before-released tracks by Martin Simpson, Richard Thompson, Lankum, Peggy Seeger, John Smith, Sam Lee, Martin Carthy, Olivia Chaney, Lisa ONeill, Oysterband, Nancy Kerr, Chris Wood, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Lisa Knapp, Kitty Macfarlane, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Emily Portman & Rob Harbron, Rachael McShane & The Cartographers, Eliza Carthy & Olivia Chaney and The Oldham Tinkers.
Tracklist:
- Martin Simpson - Beaulampkin
- Peggy Seeger - Jack Frost
- John Smith - She Moves Through the Fair
- Josienne Clarke ; Ben Walker - the Banks of the Sweet Primroses
- Oysterband - Seven Gypsies
- Nancy Kerr - Searching for Lambs
- Sam Lee - the Deserter
- Kitty MacFarlane - Go Your Way
- Lisa O'Neill - As I Roved Out 1
- Chris Wood - Fable of the Wings 1
- The Oldham Tinkers - Dirty Old Town 1
- Rachael McShane ; the Cartographers - Workers' Song 1
- Richard Thompson - the Light Bob's Lassie 1
- Olivia Chaney - Polly Vaughan 1
- Martin Carthy - Napoleon's Dream 1
- Lisa Knapp - I Wish My Love Was a Cherry 1
- Sam Kelly ; the Lost Boys - Shawnee Town 1
- Emily Portman ; Rob Harbron - Bay of Biscay 1
- Eliza Carthy ; Olivia Chaney - Nancy of Yarmouth 2
- Lankum - the Sea Captain