RICHARD THOMPSON SUMMARY
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First of all, I want to thank everyone for their replies -they were
numerous and quite informative. A summary of recommendations follows along
with the reply by Cliff Munson (he gave me a complete discography and
background info on Richard Thompson).
It must be noted that most people said that you _cannot_ go wrong with
any Richard Thompson (or Richard and Linda Thompson) album, but people did
have their favorites.
If you're interested (like me) in a solo acoustic album, _Small Town Romance_
is what you want. He also does an instrumental album (no vocals) that's called
_Strict Tempo_.
In order of the number of people who recommended the following albums (most to
least)
Shoot Out the Lights (Richard and Linda Thompson)
I want to see Bright Lights Tonight (Richard and Linda)
Amnesia
Hokey Pokey (Richard and Linda)
Across a Crowded Room
Hand of Kindness
Daring Adventures
Pour Down Like Silver (Richard and Linda)
First Light (Richard & Linda)
Sunny Vista (Richard & Linda)
Once again, thanks for all of the replies. Cliff Munson's reply follows:
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Hi,
i've been a Richard Thompson fan for quite awhile - here is some background
and suggestions.
Richard Thompson started out in a group called Fairport Convention in the
late 60's. Other members of the group included Sandy Denny, Simon Nicol,
and Ashley Hutchings. Their albums included
Fairport Convention (also referred to as "1st")
What We Did On Our Holidays
Unhalfbricking
Liege and Lief
All of the above are highly recommended.
After one more album with Fairport ("Full House" not vey good IMHO) Richard
began a solo career with the album "Henry The Human Fly". After marrying
Linda Peters who appears with Sandy Denny on "Henry .." Richard and Linda
began recording together. Their albums are
I Want To see The Bright Lights Tonight
Hokey Pokey
Pour Down Like Silver
Richard Thompson (Guitar, Vocal)
First Light
Sunnyvista
Shoot Out The Lights
These are among my favorite records. The first "I Want To ..." and last
"Shoot Out.." are perhaps the best but each of the others are also
essential.
After a bitter divorce RT again began his solo career.
Strict Tempo
Hand Of Kindness
Small Town Romance
Across A Crowded Room
Daring Adventures
Amnesia
Rumor and Sigh
"Strict Tempo" came out before "Shoot Out The Lights" but it belongs in his
solo category. Among these recordings, "Hand Of Kindness" is my favorite.
"Small Town ..." is a live solo album (acoustic guitar only). From "Across
... to "Rumor and Sigh" RT has turned out some great music (but I do miss
Linda's vocals). The great thing about RT is that you can't really go wrong
with any of his recordings. RT comes up quite frequently in rec.music.folk.
cliff