Good Times of Old England: Steeleye Span 1972-1983

~ Release by Steeleye Span (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Track durations are not printed on the release.

The Copyright In This Compilation Is Owned By Chrysalis Records Limited.
℗ 2022 Chrysalis Records Limited. © 2022 Chrysalis Records Limited.

Clamshell box with 56 page booklet and all discs packaged in individual cardboard sleeve. Discs are numbered from 1 to 12.

Annotation last modified on 2023-11-10 20:00 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Below the Salt
2▶CD: Parcel of Rogues
3▶CD: Now We Are Six
4▶CD: Commoners Crown
5▼CD: All Around My Hat
#TitleRatingLength
1Black Jack Davy
recording of:
The Raggle Taggle Gypsy (aka The Raggle Taggle Gypsies O / The Gypsy Laddie / Black Jack Davy / Seven Yellow Gypsies)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Mews Music
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1) and Child Ballads (number: 200)
4:20
2Hard Times of Old England
recording of:
Hard Times of Old England
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1206)
55:16
3Cadgwith Anthem
recording of:
The Robbers' Retreat
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3314)
52:48
4Sum Waves (Tunes)
recording of:
Sum Waves
4:05
5The Wife of Usher's Well
recording of:
The Wife of Usher’s Well (no specific arrangement)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 79) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 196)
4:36
6Gamble Gold (Robin Hood)
recording of:
Robin Hood and the Pedlar
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Child Ballads (number: 132) and Roud Folk Song Index (number: 333)
53:44
7All Around My Hat
producer:
Mike Batt
bass:
Rick Kemp
drums (drum set):
Nigel Pegrum
fiddle and mandolin:
Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler)
guitar:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist) and Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member)
background vocals:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member) and Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler)
vocals:
Maddy Prior
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records Ltd. (not for release label use! company behind the Chrysalis imprint) (in 1975)
recording of:
All Around My Hat (in 1975)
writer:
Tim Hart (UK folk singer and multi-instrumentalist), Bob Johnson (British guitarist and Steeleye Span member), Rick Kemp, Peter Knight (Steeleye Span fiddler) and Maddy Prior
publisher:
Chrysalis Music Ltd. (music publisher, affiliated with PRS), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Steeleye Span Music Ltd.
is based on:
Farewell He (Farewell She / Fare Thee Well, Cold Winter / All Smiles Tonight)
is based on:
The Nobleman’s Wedding
54:12
8Dance With Me
recording of:
Dance With Me (English version of the Danish ballad Elveskud)
is based on:
Elveskud ("Elf-shot")
3:56
9Batchelor's Hall
recording of:
Bachelor's Hall
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 385)
5:47
10Sum Waves / Devil's Dream
5:37
11Batchelor's Hall (instrumental)
recording of:
Bachelor's Hall
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 385)
6:47
6▶CD: Rocket Cottage
7▶CD: Storm Force Ten
8▶CD: Live at Last
9▶CD: Sails of Silver
10▶CD: On Tour (Australian Only Release)
11▶CD: Live at the Rainbow Theatre 1974
12▶CD: Live at the Berklee Performance Centre, Boston 1976