Fairport Chatter

[peascod]

Setlist from Barnard Castle concert.

[David V B]

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Just seen attached gig listing from The Hardrock in Manchester in 1972. Apart from the amazing lineup, what struck me most was the pairing of Lou Reed and Fairport. Can anyone throw any light on this? Matty taking a Walk on the Wild Side?

[davidmjs]

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Just seen attached gig listing from The Hardrock in Manchester in 1972. Apart from the amazing lineup, what struck me most was the pairing of Lou Reed and Fairport. Can anyone throw any light on this? Matty taking a Walk on the Wild Side?

I've got vague memories of asking the same question either here or on Fairporters a few years back, and not getting anything very useful in return.  But it has certainly always fascinated me since I first heard about it, so I hope somebody who was there comes out of the woodwork.

[Pat Helms]

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Just seen attached gig listing from The Hardrock in Manchester in 1972. Apart from the amazing lineup, what struck me most was the pairing of Lou Reed and Fairport. Can anyone throw any light on this? Matty taking a Walk on the Wild Side?

I've got vague memories of asking the same question either here or on Fairporters a few years back, and not getting anything very useful in return.  But it has certainly always fascinated me since I first heard about it, so I hope somebody who was there comes out of the woodwork.

I'm sure Swarb killed on Venus in Furs!

[Tasha]

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Just seen attached gig listing from The Hardrock in Manchester in 1972. Apart from the amazing lineup, what struck me most was the pairing of Lou Reed and Fairport. Can anyone throw any light on this? Matty taking a Walk on the Wild Side?

From what i remember reading somewhere, Fairport were the support act for Lou along with Phillip Goodhand-Tait. They both did a short set in support

[davidmjs]

Autumn tour merch?  Do I need to bring my wallet (apart from for Peggy's birthday present, of course)?  

(I have a nagging feeling I may already have asked this but I'm damned if I can remember where or what the reply was)

[Shane (Skirky)]

I wonder how they'll be celebrating fifty years of Gottle O' Gear next year..?  

[davidmjs]

I wonder how they'll be celebrating fifty years of Gottle O' Gear next year..?  

Ha!  There are many far far worse Fairport albums than Gottle.  How about a box set with that, Swarbrick and Swarbrick 2 and a bit of live stuff on it?  Sell about 8 copies of course, but hey...

ps Geer

[Shane (Skirky)]

ps 'Walk Awhile'  

[davidmjs]

ps 'Walk Awhile'  

Ha ha.  As stated, lifted from Peascod's post of a few days ago, so on this single occasion NOT GUILTY (although I actually corrected one mistake in the list so am annoyed about that one - there's a couple more too)...

[PaulT]

I had a dream last night that someone, using - I assume - AI technology, had managed to meld Sandy's vocal from the original FC version of WKWTTG with the current line-up's twin fiddle arrangement - and it sounded  quite simply beautiful.

(I hadn't been drinking, or partaking of anything stronger than Cheddar cheese).

[davidmjs]

I had a dream last night that someone, using - I assume - AI technology, had managed to meld Sandy's vocal from the original FC version of WKWTTG with the current line-up's twin fiddle arrangement - and it sounded  quite simply beautiful.

(I hadn't been drinking, or partaking of anything stronger than Cheddar cheese).

Go on, then...

[Andy]

A ProTools expert could do that.*

*I'm no ProTools expert.

[Jim]

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Just seen attached gig listing from The Hardrock in Manchester in 1972. Apart from the amazing lineup, what struck me most was the pairing of Lou Reed and Fairport. Can anyone throw any light on this? Matty taking a Walk on the Wild Side?

I've got vague memories of asking the same question either here or on Fairporters a few years back, and not getting anything very useful in return.  But it has certainly always fascinated me since I first heard about it, so I hope somebody who was there comes out of the woodwork.

i was there, i was expecting the Farnell/Hill line up so imagine my surprise when DM came out to set his kit up! along with Trevor and JD, a nice surprise.
Lou Reed was ok too, I'd seen him before close up  not long before  at Manchester poly
much more than this i might need to go under a spot of mesmerism as it was over 50 years ago and i used to like a drink in those daze

[Shane (Skirky)]

i was there, i was expecting the Farnell/Hill line up so imagine my surprise when DM came out to set his kit up! along with Trevor and JD, a nice surprise.
Lou Reed was ok too, I'd seen him before close up  not long before  at Manchester poly
much more than this i might need to go under a spot of mesmerism as it was over 50 years ago and i used to like a drink in those daze

Crikey Jim! That’s an amazing addition to the canon! In the absence of a Mesmer, do you remember any of the set list?  

[Shane (Skirky)]

I’m torn between hoping this is true and considering Jim’s sense of humour. Mind you, in doing the research, Setlist.fm has thrown up the remarkable Fairport/Ian Hunter encore jam earlier in ‘72. It could have all been so different - “No, thanks David, we’ve decided to go with ‘Breakfast in Mayfair’ as the comeback single…”