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« Reply #80 on: November 24, 2012, 12:32:30 PM » |
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I have been hesitating to buy this or even put it on my Christmas wants list. £40 is £40.
With a biography/autobiography of a band/singer etc it's the emotional stuff I want, and not a superficial approach. Of course I appreciate that some of these will be very painful recollections. In Fairports case, the effect of Martin's death, Sandy and Ashley leaving the band so quickly in a yr,Swarbs influence, Peggys influence, the arguments, drink , drugs, arguments, why they chose Ric, why didn't Swarb rejoin, why did Maart leave, why choose Chris over a lead guitarist, tales from the road etc etc etc etc etc and I know that there are , often superficial,answers to these in interviews and Fairport Unconventional, which, having read yrs ago, I still browse on a reg basis.
What I don't need to know is that a track on 'The Other Other Boot 'has 13.5 seconds of a track on the Other Boot which has never been heard south of East Penge.' (I do know that there are completists amongst us who will want to know this stuff.)
So I'm playing it safe til people on this site, whose opinions I respect, and value give me a crit. If that's copping out, soz.
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« Reply #81 on: November 24, 2012, 12:42:28 PM » |
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The problem potentially is that Nigel Schofield is not that kind of writer. Personally I think he is far too respectful or perhaps in awe of his subject so I don't anticipate great insight. Still looking forward to the book though as it will represent the only full history of the band's career currently available and will no doubt have many great pictures. I expect it to be Fairport's equivalent of The Beatles Anthology book, which was lavish and lovely but also glossed over some of the more difficult stuff by sticking to the band's own first person testimonies.
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« Reply #82 on: November 24, 2012, 01:13:58 PM » |
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Al, you are one of the people whose opinion I will want to glean.  |
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Kurt
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« Reply #83 on: November 26, 2012, 07:12:11 PM » |
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According to Rocket 88's facebook page, These will start shipping sometime next week.
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« Reply #84 on: November 27, 2012, 08:52:10 AM » |
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According to Rocket 88's facebook page, These will start shipping sometime next week.
That's good news - before Xmas, then. |
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« Reply #85 on: November 27, 2012, 08:57:10 AM » |
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They have put up an 'outtake' from the book - the story of why Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman didn't get onto Full House - here: http://rocket88books.com/2012/10/30/fairport-convention-outtake-1/ |
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Alan2
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« Reply #86 on: November 27, 2012, 09:01:08 AM » |
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That's funny, I always thought they did it just to annoy people like me, who rate the song so much. |
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« Reply #87 on: November 27, 2012, 09:54:44 AM » |
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Wow! I´m a happy owner of one of the first 1000!  "SIMON Is the track list on your copy of Full House in a heavy black square with gold writing? You are the proud owner of one of the first thousand!"Glad that a copy found its way across the North Sea..... If I go from this little outtake, my Christmas reading this year will be a real treat! |
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« Reply #88 on: November 27, 2012, 10:31:31 AM » |
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That's great! The book's looking better by the minute. Jules |
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Kurt
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« Reply #89 on: November 27, 2012, 04:58:06 PM » |
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Wow! I´m a happy owner of one of the first 1000! "SIMON Is the track list on your copy of Full House in a heavy black square with gold writing? You are the proud owner of one of the first thousand!"Glad that a copy found its way across the North Sea..... If I go from this little outtake, my Christmas reading this year will be a real treat! Very Cool! I have a copy with Poor Will listed on the cover and the record label. It can be viewed on Rocket 88's website if you scroll down a bit. I see Record Collector Magazine gave the book a 5 star rating. That's promising. |
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« Reply #90 on: November 27, 2012, 05:04:54 PM » |
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Just had an email - shipping next week. Huzzah!!
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Kurt
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« Reply #91 on: November 27, 2012, 05:14:11 PM » |
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Got mine also, If you click on the link in the email, you can read the reviews in there entirety.
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« Reply #92 on: November 27, 2012, 06:30:20 PM » |
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Just had an email - shipping next week. Huzzah!!
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« Reply #93 on: November 27, 2012, 09:45:26 PM » |
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I was getting to the stage where my current read, Hermann Hesse - Hymn to Old Age was to become fitting before the Fairport book arrived. The email came just in time.
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« Reply #94 on: November 28, 2012, 08:46:06 AM » |
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Just had an email - shipping next week. Huzzah!!
i can confirm the veracity of Paul's statement as i got the same email today Ditto.  |
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« Reply #95 on: November 28, 2012, 11:59:31 AM » |
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Just had an email - shipping next week. Huzzah!!
i can confirm the veracity of Paul's statement as i got the same email today Ditto. Ditto, although I confess to being a little concerned that the email said that they've not finished printing yet... |
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Collstoke (Ian)
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« Reply #96 on: November 28, 2012, 03:59:45 PM » |
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« Reply #97 on: December 03, 2012, 04:32:59 PM » |
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The relevant pages were signed in August before Cropredy Ian and then sent to Italy to be included in the book. Or so I'm told. They definitely signed 2000 somethings!
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« Reply #98 on: December 04, 2012, 01:03:51 PM » |
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The relevant pages were signed in August before Cropredy Ian and then sent to Italy to be included in the book. Or so I'm told. They definitely signed 2000 somethings!
Oooh - clever. And The Fairport Facebook and Twitter feeds have said the book is now being dispatched |
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Kurt
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« Reply #99 on: December 06, 2012, 06:28:47 PM » |
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Yup, Just got an email saying my book has now been dispatched. Can't wait!
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