> Sandy Denny > Records > Alex Campbell and His Friends
Alex Campbell and His Friends
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Alex Campbell and His Friends Saga EROS 8021 (LP, UK, 1967) |
This was the first album on which Sandy Denny participated. The sessions date from March 22, 1967. Sandy's three solo tracks were later reissued on the LP and CD The Original Sandy Denny.
Musicians
Alex Campbell, guitar, vocals;
Sandy Denny, guitar, vocals;
Johnny Silvo, guitar, vocals;
Roger Evans, guitar, bouzouki;
David Moses, double bass;
Cliff Aungier, guitar, vocals;
Paul McNeill, guitar, vocals
Tracks
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* = Sandy sings backing vocals
All tracks trad. arr. A. Johnson except
Track 1 Merle Travis;
Track 4 Elizabeth Cotton;
Track 6 Bob Dylan;
Track 10 Jackson C. Frank;
Track 11 Alex Campbell
See also other Alex Campbell records.
> Sandy Denny > Records > Sandy and Johnny
Sandy and Johnny
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Sandy and Johnny Saga EROS 8041 (LP, UK, 1967) |
More tracks from Saga Records, recorded on April 26, 1967. This record's version of Been on the Road So Long features a superb solo performance by Sandy. Sandy's solo tracks were later reissued on the LP and CD The Original Sandy Denny.
Musicians
Sandy Denny, guitar, vocals;
Johnny Silvo, guitar, vocals;
David Moses, double bass
Tracks:
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Track 1 Jackson C. Frank
Track 3 Tom Paxton
Track 5 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 7, 9 Trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 11 Alex Campbell
> Sandy Denny > Records > It's Sandy Denny
It's Sandy Denny
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It's Sandy Denny Saga EROS 8153 (LP, UK, 1970) |
While this album is called Sandy Danny on the record sleeve and spine, the name on the record label is It's Sandy Denny.
The album was supposed to be a compilation of the songs with Sandy Denny singing lead vocals from the sessions for Alex Campbell and His Friends and Sandy and Johnny. However, 3:10 to Yuma, Pretty Polly, Milk and Honey, The Last Thing on My Mind, and Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor are alternate versions published here for the first time (and later in 2005 on the CD Where the Time Goes).
Tracks:
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Tracks 1, 3, 7, 8 Trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 2 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 4, 5 Jackson C. Frank
Track 6 Tom Paxton
Track 9 Alex Campbell
> Sandy Denny > Records > Sandy Denny
Sandy Denny
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Sandy Denny Nova 6.22968 (LP, Germany, 1977) |
From the track list one might guess that this German compilation is the same as the Saga compilation from 1970, It's Sandy Denny. However, this one has the original recordings from Alex Campbell and His Friends and Sandy and Johnny.
Tracks:
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Tracks 1, 3, 7, 8 Trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 2 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 4, 5 Jackson C. Frank
Track 6 Tom Paxton
Track 9 Alex Campbell
> Sandy Denny > Records > The Original Sandy Denny
The Original Sandy Denny
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The Original Sandy Denny B&C/Mooncrest CREST 28 (LP, UK, 1978) |
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EMI International 5C 038-61884 (LP, Holland, 1978) |
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Heritage Disky SI 905319 (CD, Netherlands, 2003) Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor /
This Train Mooncrest MOON 54 (single, UK, 1978?) |
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Recorded in 1967 at Saga Studios, Hampstead by Marcel Rodd.
Again, this ia a reissue of Sandy's solo vocal tracks from Alex Campbell and His Friends and Sandy and Johnny, but unfortunately, differing from the previous two compilations, this one has replaced Sandy's version of Been on the Road So Long with Alex Campbell's where Sandy is singing backing vocals only. However, a new track is My Ramblin' Boy. The 1991 Mooncrest CD is a direct copy of the original LPs including pops and crackles.
The same album has been reissued one more time in 2003 with the title Heritage, though the tracks were not taken directly from the LPs but from (the master?) tapes.
Tracks:
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Tracks 1, 3, 8, 9 Trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 2 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 4, 5 Jackson C. Frank
Tracks 6, 7 Tom Paxton
Track 10 Alex Campbell
> Sandy Denny > Records > Where the Time Goes
Where the Time Goes
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Where the Time Goes Castle Music CMRCD1181 (CD, UK, October 2005) |
Recorded in 1967 at Saga Studios, Hampstead by Marcel Rodd (except tracks 1 and 12).
Finally, this CD is a comprehensive reissue of all of Saga's Sandy Denny album tracks including the alternative recordings on It's Sandy Denny. Thrown in for a good measure are two tracks from Sandy Denny's recordings with The Strawbs.
The most informative liner notes were written by Clinton Heylin. In fact, as I only got a copy of the Saga LP It's Sandy Denny after the release of this CD, I didn't know that the LP held alternate recordings to the ones published in 1967. So, thank you Clinton, for setting this straight!
Tracks:
- Who Knows Where the Time Goes (with The Strawbs) (4.05)
- This Train (2.07)
- 3:10 to Yuma (3.41)
- Pretty Polly (3.00)
- You Never Wanted Me (3.24)
- Milk and Honey (4.23)
- My Ramblin' Boy (3.42)
- The Last Thing on My Mind (3.34)
- Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (3.21)
- The False Bride (3.41)
- Been on the Road So Long (5.04)
- Two Weeks Last Summer (with The Strawbs) (2.04)
- 3:10 to Yuma (alternate take) (3.19)
- Pretty Polly (alternate take) (2.35)
- Milk and Honey (alternate take) (4.26)
- The Last Thing on My Mind (alternate take) (3.22)
- Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (alternate take) (3.08)
- Been on the Road So Long (Alex Campbell singing) (4.58)
Track 1 Sandy Denny;
Tracks 2, 4, 9, 10, 14, 17 trad. arr. A. Johnson;
Tracks 3, 13 George Dunning / Ned Washington;
Tracks 5, 6, 15 Jackson C. Frank;
Tracks 7, 8, 16 Tom Paxton;
Tracks 11, 18 Alex Campbell;
Track 12 Dave Cousins
#1 from Sandy Denny & The Strawbs: All Our Own Work;
#2, 5, 10, 18 from Alex Campbell and His Friends,
reissued on The Original Sandy Denny;
#3, 4, 6, 8, 9 from Sandy and Johnny,
reissued on The Original Sandy Denny;
#7 from The Original Sandy Denny;
#11 from Sandy and Johnny,
reissued on It's Sandy Denny (Saga compilation);
#12 from Sandy Denny and The Strawbs;
#13-17 from It's Sandy Denny (Saga compilation)