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Fairport Convention - "Babbacome" Lee

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Number of Discs
1

Release Date
24/01/2025

Artist
Fairport Convention

format
Vinyl / 12" Album

Label / Studio
UMC

Studio
UMC

Description

''Babbacombe' Lee' was Fairport Convention's foray into the concept album, so loved by groups in the 1970s. Instead of looking at something fantastical or progressive, the group went back to the tale of John 'Babbacombe' Lee, the man they couldn't hang: The gallows failed three times after he was convicted of the murder of Emma Keyse in Torquay in 1885. Dave Swarbrick found details of the trial in a junk shop, and the band worked up the story into an album. Released at the end of 1971 with ephemera from the day telling the story, ''Babbacombe' Lee' had episodes listed rather than tracks. It contained the most original material of a Fairport album to date, and was seen as taking folk-rock a huge step forward. Within weeks of the album's release both Dave Mattacks and Simon Nicol left the group, leaving Swarbrick and bassist Dave Pegg to lead Fairport on through their next chapter. Today, ''Babbacombe' Lee' is one of the group's most enduring albums.

1) The Verdict ()
2) Little Did I Think ()
3) I Was Sixteen (Part 1) ()
4) John My Son ()
5) I Was Sixteen (Part 2) ()
6) St. Ninians Isle/Trumpet Hornpipe ()
7) Sailor's Alphabet ()
8) John Lee ()
9) Newspaper Reading ()
10) Breakfast in Mayfair ()
11) Trial Song ()
12) Cell Song ()
13) The Time Is Near ()
14) Dream Song ()
15) Wake Up John (Hanging Song) ()

Album
"Babbacome" Lee

Publisher
Proper Music Distribution

Main Format
Vinyl

Explicit Lyrics
No

Keyword Index
"Babbacome" Lee | Fairport Convention

Catalogue Number
UMCLP103

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