Liege & Lief

Simply Vinyl are extremely proud to present on 180 gram vinyl the classic fourth album by Fairport Convention Liege & Leif' - an album that stands as one of the finest and most influential British Folk-Rock albums of all time - an Award rightly bestowed on the album in 2006.This line-up of Fairport Convention - Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, Dave Swarbrick, Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol and Dave Mattacks - had come together after the tragic death in a tour bus crash of their drummer Martin Lamble (along with Richard Thompson's girlfriend Jeannie Franklyn).The creation of Liege & Lief saw the band's grief focused in an outstanding album. Liege & Lief introduced a large new audience to the beauty of British folk and still stands today as the definitive British folk-rock album. An essential addition to any collection of the best albums ever in any genre.