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COUNTY FOLK - SUPER RARE UK PRIVATE LP MINT EURO 250

(UK PRIVATE PRESSING '72) Extremely rare privately pressed UK Folk LP from 1972. The group consists of 2
males and 2 females. The record is in absolutely MINT condition, a lovely copy. The cover is in EXCELLENT condition but does have some slight staining to the bottom on the rear of the cover. One member of the band has also signed the LP on the back.



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CROFTERS w/ JANET JONES - RARE 1975 LIVE LP EURO 50


'The Crofters at the Watermill Inn' (Sweet Folk and Country SFA 029) is sought after because of the guest appearance at this live gig of the hugely-collectible JANET JONES, singing the lovely "Wild Mountain Thyme".
This album was recorded on March 21st, 1975 in Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire and was the Crofters' first
LP. The vinyl is in excellent condition; the sleeve (vg+) is signed "...with all our lust" by two of the band, Alan (guitar) and Ian (mandolin).

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CRYPTADIA - RARE PRIVATE PRESS 1974 ERON FOLK LABEL EURO 100

This is a very rare album "Cryptadia" (Eron 005) from 1974, on the extremely collectible micro-press label Eron (based in Deal, Kent). It features folk songs by Jenni Jubb and early music by the Anderson Singers and Musica Antiqua.
The instrumentation includes sackbut, krumhorn and psaltery, amongst others, so there should be something here to appeal to fans of Richard Harvey, Gryphon, etc.
There is an interesting 4-page leaflet insert with the LP which points out the influence of this music on Davy Graham, John Renbourn and even the Beatles!
The obscurity of this LP can hardly be overstated - I've recently seen a copy at auction for 140 pounds! But I'm starting this one off at a reasonable price and there is NO RESERVE.
Vinyl is in gleaming, near-mint condition, labels immaculate, the insert excellent, and the rather thin sleeve
a strong vg+.
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Drowsy Maggie Give Us Another LP Folk Cottage SIGNED EURO 30

long deleted and now hard to find album by folk group, Drowsy Maggie, a band made up of 2 Englishmen, 2 Irishmen and 1 Scot. Entitled Give Us Another, the back cover includes a brief biography of all 5 band members and is also signed by vocalist, Mick Hipkiss. The dedication reads: Best Wishes To Bob And Family, Mick Hipkiss. On the Cottage label, the catalogue number is Cot.331 and the date of issue is 1980.
This item is used but is still in very nice condition with no scratches, Record Collector grading EX. The cover is in very good condition with a bit of creasing mainly at the corners.
Track Listing
1. I'll Tell Me Ma
2. Farewell To Carlingford
3. Hasberry Howard / The Smith's A Gallant Fireman / Give Us Another
4. Kiltartans Army
5. The Water Is Wide
6. I'm A Rover
7. The Wife Of The Bold Tennant Farmer
8. Crooked Jack
9. Sliabh Gallon Braes
10. Chief O'Neill's Favourite / Susan Cooper / Paddy's Leather Breeches
11. Whiskey In The Jar
Drowsy Maggie Lark InThe Morning LP Folk Cottage SIGNED EURO 30
long deleted and now hard to find album by folk group, Drowsy Maggie, a band made up of 2 Englishmen, 2 Irishmen and 1 Scot. Entitled Lark In The Morning, the back cover includes details about each track and is also signed by guitarist / drummer, Pete Bispham and fiddle and bagpipe player, Bill Pegg. The dedication reads: Best Wishes, Pete Bill. On the Cottage label, the catalogue number is Cot.621 and the date of issue is 1978.
This item is used but is still in very nice condition with no scratches, Record Collector grading EX. The cover is also in excellent condition with only very minor wear.
Track Listing
1. The Boys Of Wexford
2. Lord Of The Dance
3. Whelan's Jig / Lark In The Morning / Musical Priest
4. The Creggan White Hare
5. Waters Of Tyne
6. Foggy Dew
7. The Lark In The Morning
8. Dancing Master / Wellington's Advance / High Reel
9. Bally Heigue
10. Flowers Of The Forest / Flower Of Scotland
11. The Holy Ground / De'il Amang The Tailors / Keel Row / Scotland The Brave / Minstrel Boy

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Faraway Folk: Time and Tide LP (RA 1972) RARE Euro 30

1972 RA Records RALP6012st stereo
Sleeve in VG+ condition (unsigned)
Disc in VG+ condition




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Finn MacCuill - Sink Ye Swim Ye REL 460 UK LP Near Mint EURO 200

Record Label REL
Cat. number REL 460 Mono/Stereo? S
Country UK
Sleeve If blank, no sleeve manufactured credits present
Released 1978

Matrix number Side 1 REL 460-A
Side 2 REL 460-B

Condition
Disc
Paper Scuffs Side 1 EX
Side 2 EX
Surface Marks Side 1 EX
Side 2 EX
Scratches Side 1 EX
Side 2 EX
Other Info.
Sound
Surface Noise Side 1 EX
Side 2 EX
Pops/Clicks Side 1 EX
Side 2 EX
Scratches Side 1 EX
Side 2 EX
Other Info.
Cover
Ring / Surface Wear Front EX
Back EX
Inner
Card Creases Front VG A light crease across the front of the sleeve
Back EX
Inner
Shelf Wear Edge EX
Spine EX
Corner EX
Inner Sleeve EX
Finn mac Cuill began at Stirling University in 1972 when Tony Ireland met Nick Keir and started playing gigs together. The first residencies were in Edinburgh, notably the St Clair and Doric Hotels. After a spell with Miriam Titteron as vocalist, Tony and Nick returned to playing as a duo, working with John Cairney and in a Folk and Poetry programme with Norman McCaig, as well as the usual round of pubs and clubs.

Soon they formed the Finn mac Cuill Folkshow with actors Colin Brown, and (latterly) Megg Nicol and Avril Stewart. This theatre group toured quite extensively in Scotland, and although the scripts were, with hindsight, crap, they were often quite well received. The logistical problems and personality conflicts in the Folkshow became too much, and after the infamous "Battle of Carrubbers Close" Keir and Ireland decided to return to a purely music- based act.
To this end they were joined by John Wilson.... a fine singer... on vocals, guitar and bass This line up produced the flawed LP "Finn mac Cuill".but toured reasonably successfully in the UK, Germany and Holland. It was not until Madelaine Taylor joined the group that the band really took off. The picture above shows that line-up at Blackford Hill Pond circa 1976...left to right: Ireland, Keir, Taylor, Wilson.
Together they produced the much better "Sink Ye Swim Ye" album. Before it could be released the band was involved in a nasty van accident and, although no one was seriously hurt, the bands finances and morale never recovered. Keir and Taylor played some gigs as a duo, but soon even that ceased. A hiatus of about a year followed until Keir and Ireland met again and , lured by the prospect of a tour of Germany persuaded Wilson back on the road and the last throes of the band began.

The tour of Germany, marked as it was by vile hotels, food poisoning, eccentric management and unsuitable venues proved nearly as devastating as the van accident, but a lifeline was thrown by 7:84 Theatre Scotland and the band joined them for tours of "Joe's Drum" and "Swings and Roundabouts", a happier experience altogether. With Ireland deciding to leave the UK and live in Germany the group was joined by Richard Cherns (later of RunRig and Theatre Alba). Cherns' undoubted instrumental skills failed to gel with the other members' music and when Keir left to pursue a solo career the band came to a halt.
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FOLK NOTTINGHAM STYLE V/A UK Vinyl LP Acid psych Euro 150


*****RARE*******1970s PRIVATE PRESSING
UK STEREO vinyl LP.
Released in 1973.
Catalogue # FEST 001.
This is a UK PRIVATE Pressing, # 695/1000.
Cover is VG-ish - creasing in laminate & ringwear.
Back is grubby- closed 1/2 inch tear on opening edge.
Tracks & artists as per photo.
Vinyl visibly EX - a few light marks (usual for this LP) - looks
to have been played a couple of times at most.

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FOLKWAYS NO OTHER NAME FOLK HERITAGE EURO 500


FEM VOX FOLK LP
ANOTHER SUPER RARE LP ON THE COLLECTABLE FOLK HERITAGE LABEL FROM 1972, 2 GIRLS AND 1 GUY, WONDERFUL HARMONIES AND VOCALS TO DIE FOR, BEAUTIFUL ALBUM ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER UK FOLK LP'S)
COVER - M- VINYL - M- LABELS - M- LABEL FHR 029



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FOLLY'S POOL - SAME - FOLK / PROG / COUNTRY / ROCK EURO 25


CD MINT, INSERT MINT, MADE IN UK
Track Listing
1. Folly’s Pool
2. Fallen Pony
3. Just A Memory
4. Jig In A
5. Before The Gates Of Elessaar
6. Kathleen
7. West Of The Skies
Here’s another little musical gem, this time featuring the indisputable talents of guitarist and singer/songwriter Steve Ono and his chums in Folly’s Pool. Folly’s Pool is another of the literally hundreds of private pressings which appeared in 1977 on the specialist label, Century Records (Century 44675), although it must be said that there can’t be many other bands on the label that attain this level of recording quality and impressive musicianship. Under the stewardship of Fresno-born Ono, the band takes us on a tour de force of acoustic-based rural rock with folk, prog and country influences often to the background. At times Folly’s Pool sounds like they’re trying to be The Eagles or Loggins & Messina, but in many ways this does the band a disservice as they have successfully created an individual approach to their music which often turns the ordinary into the exceptional (the cunning transformation from folk to prog of Jig In A is worth the price of admission alone) and the high standard of everything the band plays (the stunning electric guitar solos are particularly fine) makes this album one to play and savour. Unfortunately this was Folly’s Pool’s only album (although an EP entitled Bathing Caps Required was released in 1987) , but Steve Ono did go on to enjoy a career as a writer, producer and performer, working with the likes of War’s harmonica player, Lee Oskar, the harmonica master Eddie Gordon and Stevie Wonder’s former musical director, Larry Gittens. FollY’s Pool is an unusual album which could have achieved some commercial success had it been released
and promoted by a major label. Highly recommended
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CHRIS FOSTER- Layers EURO 30

In the late '70's I released two widely acclaimed solo albums. 'Layers' (with guest performances by Nic Jones on fiddle) was voted best newcomer of the year for 1977 in the Guardian newspaper. 'All Things In Common' (with guest performances by Graham and Eileen Pratt) was released two years later.
Copies of the original vinyl albums have been virtually impossible to get hold of for many years
TOPIC 12TS 329- UK-77 M-/ vg++


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