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Less of the Morris dancing, a little less of the ancient instruments approach (though Phil Pickett is certainly not wasted on this album) and a deal more of the updated rock approach to things. This excellent reissue is well worth adding to a folk-rock collection, mind you, with selections that range from the gruffly rough ("Poor Old Horse") to the thoughtful ("Gresford Disaster") and sometimes all the way to the downright jolly — keeping in mind that outfits such as the Albion Band paved the way for the more worldly malarkey of bands such as 3 Mustaphas 3, Cordelia's Dad and Boiled in Lead.

Album produced by Joe Boyd and John Tams
Engineered by Vic Gamm
Recorded at Olympic No. 1 and Sound Techniques Studios
Mixed at CBS Studios
Cover Painting by Josh Partridge

Musicians
Pete Bullock, synthesiser, piano, clarinet, baritone saxophone, organ;
Michael Gregory, drums, nakers, tambourine;
Ashley Hutchings, electric bass;
Dave Mattacks, drums, tambourine;
Simon Nicol, vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitar;
Phil Pickett, shawms, bagpipes, curtals, trumpet;
Ric Sanders, violin, violectra;
John Tams, vocals, melodeon;
Graeme Taylor, electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Guests
Kate McGarrigle sings on Poor Old Horse, Lay Me Low, and House in the Country;
Julie Covington sings on Poor Old Horse and Lay Me Low;
Linda Thompson sings on Poor Old Horse, Lay Me Low, and Rainbow over the Hill;
Pat Donaldson sings on Poor Old Horse and Lay Me Low;
Richard Thompson sings on Poor Old Horse and Lay Me Low;
Martin Carthy sings on Ragged Heroes, Poor Old Horse, Time to Ring Some Changes, and Gresford Disaster;
Andy Fairweather-Low sings on Ragged Heroes, Poor Old Horse, and Time to Ring Some Changes;
Viola Wills sings on Pain and Paradise;
Dave Bristow plays syntesiser on Afro Blue;
Ric Sanders composed part 2 of Gresford Disaster