Fairport Convention Babbacombe Lee
1971 Vinyl
Folk Rock

Main image
Island Records
bass, mandolin Dave Pegg
composed by [all compositions by] Fairport Convention
design [album design] Roberta Nicol
design [album inner] CCS
drums, electric piano Dave Mattacks
engineer John Wood
fiddle, mandolin Dave Swarbrick
guitar, dulcimer Simon Nicol
tracks b lacquer cut by George Peckham
tracks a lacquer cut by Porky
producer John Wood
producer Simon Nicol
written-by [the sailor's alphabet] A. L. Lloyd
Printed By E.J. Day Group
Made By E.J. Day Group
Published By Warlock Music Ltd.
Recorded At Sound Techniques, London
Pressed By The Gramophone Co. Ltd.
Released on a pink rim palm Island label.
Issued in a gatefold cover with printed inner sleeve with lyrics, an 8-page booklet, a 'Lloyd's Weekly News' newspaper style insert, and a Don't Hang Babbacombe Lee circular sticker. The sleeve opens from the inside of the gatefold to hold the disc.
On the label the release is called John Babbacombe Lee.

[Sleeve]
Recorded at: Sound Techniques, Ltd.
All compositions by Fairport Convention except The Sailor's Alphabet', for which, thanks to Bert Lloyd. Thanks to Swarb from the rest of the group for his enthusiasm which kept the ship afloat. All copyrights Warlock Music Limited.

℗ 1971

Runouts: stamped, 'PORKY' and 'PECKO' etched.
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 A-1U PORKY A 1 (Side A runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 B-1U PECKO M 1 (Side B runout variant 1)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 A-1U PORKY H 1 (Side A runout variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 B-1U PECKO R 1 (Side B runout variant 2)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 A-1U T 1 PORKY (Side A runout variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 B-1U P PECKO 1 (Side B runout variant 3)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 A-1U T 1 PORKY (Side A runout variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 B-1U RD PECKO 1 (Side B runout variant 4)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 A-1U P 1 PORKY (Side A runout variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 B-1U R PECKO 1 (Side B runout variant 5)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 A-1U R:: PORKY (Side A runout variant 6)
Matrix / Runout: ILPS 9176 B-1U V:: PECKO 2 (Side B runout variant 6)



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