Hard Luck Stories 1972 - 1982

~ Release by Richard & Linda Thompson (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Sometimes It Happens (1972 - 1973)
2▶CD: I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
3▶CD: Hokey Pokey
4▶CD: Pour Down Like Silver
5▶CD: The Madness of Love (live 1975 & 1977)
6▶CD: First Light
7▼CD: Sunnyvista
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1Civilisation
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Michael Spencer-Arscott
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Civilisation
5:01
2Borrowed Time
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Michael Spencer-Arscott
electric guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
hammered dulcimer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Marc Ellington (American-born Scottish folk singer), Julian Littman and Glenn Tilbrook
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Borrowed Time
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
5:34
3Saturday Rolling Around
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Timi Donald
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Saturday Rolling Around
3:24
4You’re Going to Need Somebody
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Michael Spencer-Arscott
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
recording of:
You’re Going to Need Somebody
3:47
5Why Do You Turn Your Back?
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Timi Donald
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Why Do You Turn Your Back?
5:09
6Sunnyvista
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Michael Spencer-Arscott
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sunnyvista
4:24
7Lonely Hearts
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Michael Spencer-Arscott
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Lonely Hearts
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
5:05
8Sisters
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Michael Spencer-Arscott
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Sisters
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
4:47
9Justice in the Streets
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Michael Spencer-Arscott
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Justice in the Streets
4:00
10Traces of My Love
assistant engineer:
Andy Lunn (engineer)
engineer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer)
producer:
John Wood (US sound engineer and producer) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Timi Donald
keyboard:
Pete Wingfield (keyboardist, singer, producer, songwriter)
background vocals:
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
recorded at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Traces of My Love
4:05
11Georgie on a Spree [b-side to 'Civilisation' 7”]
3:28
12Lucky in Life [demo / previously unreleased]
2:42
13Speechless Child [demo / previously unreleased]
4:17
14Traces of My Love [demo / previously unreleased]
4:13
15For Shame of Doing Wrong [Gerry Rafferty version]
recording of:
For Shame of Doing Wrong (from 1980-09 until 1980-10)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
4:16
16The Wrong Heartbeat [Gerry Rafferty version]
3:09
17Back Street Slide [Gerry Rafferty version]
producer:
Hugh Murphy (UK producer, engineer) and Gerry Rafferty
accordion:
John Kirkpatrick (English folk musician)
bass:
Pete Zorn
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
piano:
Betsy Cook
shawm:
Phil Pickett (songwriter, producer, keyboard player)
strings [string leader]:
Gavyn Wright (UK violinist, conductor)
background vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson)
vocals:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
strings arranger:
Wil Malone
recorded at:
Chipping Norton Recording Studios in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1980-09 until 1980-10)
recording of:
Back Street Slide (from 1980-09 until 1980-10)
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
4:27
8▶CD: Shoot Out the Lights