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Linda Thompson
Dreams Fly Away (A History Of Linda Thompson)

Compil. US 1996 on Hannibal Records label
Rock (Folk Rock)

Mastered at Metropolis Mastering, London, February 1996 Track 1 - Recorded at Sound Techniques, London. From Sunnyvista 1979. ℗ 1979 Richard and Linda Thompson. Track 2 - Recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, September/October 1980. Mixed at Livingston Studios, London, February 9, 1996. Song originally released on Shoot Out The Lights 1982. This performance previously unreleased. ℗ 1982 Firesign Music Ltd./Icon Music Ltd. Track 3 - From Before Your Time... 1987. Previously unreleased in the US. ℗ 1987 Woodworm Records Ltd. Track 4 - Previously unreleased recording remastered from acetate courtesy Martin Carthy. Recorded at The Crypt, St John The Baptist Church, Holland Park, London, 1972. NoNoise™ restoration at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California January 1996. ℗ 1996 Mike Steyn. A later version with music by Neil Innes appears on Vanishing Trick 1976. Track 5 - Recorded at Sound Techniques, London. From Pour Down Like Silver 1975. ℗ 1975 Island Records Ltd. Track 6 - Recorded at Jive Cottage, Buckinghamshire 1984. Drums and piano recorded at Livingstone studios, London, February 7, 1996. Original mix released as a One Clear Moment single b-side, 1985. ℗ 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Track 7 - From Sunnyvista, 1979. ℗ 1979 Richard and Linda Thompson. Track 8 - From The Mysteries - Music From The National Theatre Production Of The Nativity - The Passion - Doomsday, 1984. Previously unreleased in the U.S. ℗ 1984 Coda Records, courstesy of Art Of Landscape Ltd. Track 9 - Recorded at Jive Cottage, Buckinghamshire, 1984. Drums recorded at Livingston Studios, London, February 7, 1996. Remixed at Livingston Studios, London, February 8, 1996. Original mix released on One Clear Moment, 1985. ℗ 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Track 10 - Demo recorded December 1977; courtesy Joe Boyd archives. Audio restoration at Cedar Audio Ltd., Cambridge, England, January 1996. Song originally released on First Light, 1978. This performance previously available on the limited edition cassette Doom And Gloom From The Tomb Vol. 1, 1985. ℗ 1996 Richard and Linda Thompson. Track 11 - Recorded live by WDR for Rockpalast at Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany, January 10, 1980. Song originally released on First Light, 1978. This performance previously unreleased. ℗ 1996 Richard and Linda Thompson, courtesy of WDR International. Track 12 - Previously unreleased demo. Recorded at Gateway Studios, London, November 1986. Audio restoration at Cedar Audio Ltd., Cambridge, England, January 1996. ℗ 1996 Linda Kenis. Track 13 - Recorded at Sound Techniques, London. From I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight, 1973. ℗ 1973 Island Records Ltd. Track 14 - Recorded live by the Virgin Mobile at the Rainbow Theatre, London, March 16, 1975 [Note : this performance is from the same show as the one recorded on Over The Rainbow (The Last Concert, Live!)]. Audio restoration by Cedar Audio Ltd., Cambridge, England, January 1996. . Song originally released on I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight, 1973. This performance previously unreleased. ℗ 1996 Richard and Linda Thompson. Track 15 - Recorded at Jive Cottage, Buckinghamshire, 1984. Previously unreleased demo. ℗ 1996 Firesign Music Ltd. Track 16 - Recorded at Sound Techniques, London. From Pour Down Like Silver, 1975. ℗ 1975 Island Records Ltd. Track 17 - Recorded in the Lake District by Granada TV for Music On The Move, July 20, 1983. Audio restoration by Cedar Audio Ltd., Cambridge, England, January 1996. Previously unreleased. ℗ 1996 Linda Kenis, courtesy of Granada Television Ltd. Track 18 - Recorded at Jive Cottage, Buckinghamshire, 1984. From One Clear Moment, 1985. ℗ 1985 Warner Bros. Records Inc. Track 19 - Recorded at Chipping Norton Studios, September/October 1980. Mixed at Livingston Studios, London, February 9, 1996. Previously unreleased. ℗ 1982 Firesign Music Ltd./Icon Music Ltd. Track 20 - Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California, December 1987. Mixed at Record Plant, Hollywood, California, October 1988. Song originally released on Pour Down Like Silver, 1975. This performance previously unreleased. ℗ 1996 Sony Music Entertainment Inc. ℗ & © 1996 Rykodisc

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	Linda Thompson voc, *1947 GB album by, vocals, lead vocals, backing vocals, written by, arranged by
	Joe Tarantino , US engineer, nonoise™ restoration
	Linda Kenis , liner notes, song notes
	John Kirkpatrick acc, voc, *1947 GB accordion, button accordion, concertina, anglo, accordion, button
	Simon Nicol voc, g, *1950 GB acoustic guitar, electric guitar, arranged by, backing vocals, instruments, all except bass guitar
	Dave Pegg b, eb, man, *1947 GB bass, bass guitar
	Michael Spencer-Arscott dr, perc, h, bvoc, drums
	Richard Thompson voc, g, *1949 GB electric guitar, written by, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, 2nd vocals, vocals, electric guitar, electric 6 and 12-string guitars, acoustic guitar, bass, vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, vocals
	Pete Zorn , *1950 US bass
	Dave Mattacks dr, *1948 GB drums, drums, piano
	Betsy Cook voc, GB piano, backing vocals, synthesizer, polymoog, music director, backing vocals, keyboards, bass, keyboards bass, written by, backing vocals, electric piano, wurlitzer
	Linda Peters , vocals
	Brian Patten voc, *1946 GB words by
	Pat Donaldson bvoc, b, eb, *1943 GB bass
	Clare Lowther , cello
	Timi Donald voc, perc, *1946 GB drums
	Aly Bain vn, *1946 GB fiddle
	Nic Jones g, voc, vn, *1947 GB fiddle
	Henry Lowther tr, fh, *1941 GB trumpet
	Pete Wingfield p, syn, *1948 GB keyboards
	Home Service , *1980 GB arranged by
	Steve King , keyboards
	Jerry Donahue g, acg, *1946 US lead guitar, rhythm guitar
	Chris Baylis g, rhythm guitar
	CWS Band , featuring
	Gary Twigg b, bass
	Liam Genockey dr, perc, *1948 IE drums
	Graeme Taylor g, *1954 GB arranged by, guitar
	Herb Pedersen voc, bj, *1944 US acoustic guitar, backing vocals
	Trey Thompson b, US bass
	Steve Duncan dr, perc, *1953 US drums
	David Grisman man, voc, *1945 US mandolin
	Bruce Hornsby voc, p, *1954 US piano
	David Lindley g, voc, *1944 US slide guitar, weissenborn slide guitar
	Jay Dee Maness stg, *1945 US steel guitar

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