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
8▼CD: Shoot Out the Lights
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1Don’t Renege on Our Love
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Pete Zorn
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recording of:
Don’t Renege on Our Love
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
4:17
2Walking on a Wire
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
acoustic guitar:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
bass:
Pete Zorn
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
background vocals:
Clive Gregson and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Walking on a Wire
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
5:26
3A Man in Need
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
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)
background vocals:
Martin Carthy, Lal Waterson (English folksinger), Mike Waterson (English folk singer) and Norma Waterson (English folk musician)
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Man in Need
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
3:34
4Just the Motion
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Pete Zorn
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recording of:
Just the Motion
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
6:17
5Shoot Out the Lights
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Pete Zorn
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recording of:
Shoot Out the Lights
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
55:22
6Back Street Slide
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recording of:
Back Street Slide
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
4:31
7Did She Jump or Was She Pushed?
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
drums (drum set):
Dave Mattacks
electric guitar:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Simon Nicol (singer, multi-instrumentalist and producer from England)
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recording of:
Did She Jump or Was She Pushed
writer:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
4:49
8Wall of Death
engineer:
Bill Gill
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records)
bass:
Dave Pegg
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)
background vocals:
Clive Gregson and Pete Zorn
vocals:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
recorded at:
Sound Techniques in Chelsea, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Wall of Death
lyricist and composer:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Beeswing Music (publisher; use Beeswing Records for release label)
53:43
9Living in Luxury [b-side to 'Don't Renege on Our Love' 7”]
2:32
10The Wrong Heartbeat [Shoot Out the Lights version]
3:20
11I’m a Dreamer [Gerry Rafferty session / 1996 remix]
cover recording of:
I’m a Dreamer (from 1980-09 until 1980-10)
writer:
Sandy Denny
4:09
12Walking on a Wire [Gerry Rafferty session / 1996 remix]
5:12
13Pavanne [live at Second Story, Bloomington, Indiana 29/05/1982 / previously unreleased]
recorded at:
Second Story in Bloomington, Indiana, United States (on 1982-05-29)
live recording of:
Pavanne (on 1982-05-29)
lyricist:
Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
composer:
Linda Thompson (UK folk vocalist, ex-wife of Richard Thompson) and Richard Thompson (UK folk rock singer/songwriter/guitarist)
publisher:
Songs of PolyGram International, Inc.
5:38
14High School Confidential [live at Second Story, Bloomington, Indiana 29/05/1982 / previously unreleased]
recorded at:
Second Story in Bloomington, Indiana, United States (on 1982-05-29)
live cover recording of:
High School Confidential (on 1982-05-29)
writer:
Ron Hargrave (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28) and Jerry Lee Lewis (rock & roll pianist, nicknamed “The Killer”) (from 1958-01 until 1958-01-28)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher), Penron Music and Penron Music Publishing
4:29