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Thompson did not rejoin Fairport, but he did contribute a song to the project and played guitar on another track on the album.

This album, particularly the acoustic guitar ballad " 1952 Vincent Black Lightning", was hailed by critics and fans alike and greatly advanced Thompson's reputation as a leading traditional-style guitarist. Overall this ranks with the best of Thompson's recordings and if you like Thompson then you'll love it. He is nervous about the future of the music industry, given the pandemic and Brexit, and the UK touring visa situation is a particular bugbear. In 2014, Thompson released Acoustic Classics, [54] an album featuring acoustic renditions of 14 songs from his back catalogue, on his Beeswing label.

He occasionally uses a chorus, which is supplied by an old Boss CE1 pedal, and also has a volume pedal and a Boss digital delay in the effects rack. The guys who said that is wasn't, either does not know that he is supposed to make sure that he has his receiver set to multi channel, a common mistake by peple who are new to the format, just because your dvd player says that it is playing in 5. After departing the group in 1971, Thompson released his debut solo album Henry the Human Fly in 1972. But Thompson left in early 1971, still shell-shocked by the crash, to pursue a solo career that flew well beyond British folk.

The 3-CD set Watching the Dark combines his better-known songs and previously unreleased live and studio tracks. Thompson noticed the van, travelling at 70mph, suddenly veering towards the motorway’s central reservation. About a year later, Joe Boyd signed the Thompsons to his small Hannibal label and a new album was recorded. What can one say that has already been said by others about the master of electric contemporary folk other than this is album is truly superb with the normal underpinning of RT's gravely voice and incredible mastery of the guitar in his laid back style. This was followed, in 2017, by a second acoustic album Acoustic Classics II which reached number 24 on the UK Albums Chart.Nevertheless, Rafferty kept his side of the bargain and presented the album to several record companies – none of which expressed interest in signing the Thompsons. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The Old Kit Bag is one of Richard Thompson's finest albums, and the surround mix only makes it better.