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Appearances Albums Singles Links Various Refers
THOMPSON Richard
(g,voc)

Personal Data:

Born: 03.04.1949 (London, GB)
THOMPSON Richard (photo)

Appearances:

11/67-1/71 Fairport Convention
4/72 The Bunch
6/72 Morrison
1972 Albion Country Band
1974-82 Richard & Linda Thompson
8/81 Fairport Convention
1981-85 David Thomas & The Pedestrians
cca 1989 Fairport Convention
cca 1994 Everything But The Girl (g.a.)
cca 4/94 The Richard Thompson Band

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Morris On
& Ashley Hutchings & Dave Mattacks & John Kirkpatrick
1972 Island
2.Henry The Human Fly6/1972 Island
3.(guitar, vocal) A Collection Of Unreleased And Rare Material 1967-1976
(2LP)
5/1976 Island
4.Strict Tempo7/1981 Elixir
5.Hand Of Kindness6/1983 Hannibal28
6.Live At Crawley1983
7.Small Town Romance12/1984 Hannibal
8.Across A Crowded Room3/1985 Polydor80 102
9.Daring Adventures10/1986 Polydor92 142
10.The Marksman10/1987 BBC
11.Amnesia10/1988 Capitol89 182
12.Rumor And Sigh5/1991 Capitol32
13.Sweet Talker1992
14.Watching The Dark - The History Of Richard Thompson
(3CD)
6/1993 Ryko
15.Mirror Blue
produced by: Mitchell Froom
1/1994 Capitol23 109
16.you?me?us?
(2CD)
produced by: Mitchell Froom
22.04.1996Capitol32 97
17.Industry
& Danny Thompson
5/1997 Parlophone69
18.The Bones Of All Men
& Philip Pickett
1998 Hannibal
19.Small Town Romance / Live In N.Y. 821998 Hannibal
20.Mock Tudor23.08.199928
21.Action Packed: The Best of the Capitol Years27.03.2001Capitol
22.The Old Kit Bag2/2003 Cooking Vinyl52 121
23.Live from Austin, TX17.05.2005New West
24.Front Parlour Ballads09.08.2005Cooking Vinyl54 197
25.1,000 Years of Popular Music2005
26.Grizzly Man06.09.2005Cooking Vinyl
27.RT - The Life and Music of Richard Thompson
(5CD box set)
07.02.2006Free Reed
28.Sweet Warrior28.05.2007Shout! Factory39
29.Walking On A Wire: Richard Thompson (1968-2009)10.08.20094CD
30.Dream Attic27.08.2010Proper20 83
31.Live from Austin TX05.06.2012New West
32.Electric05.02.2013New West16 75
33.Acoustic Classics22.07.2014Beeswing16 103
34.Still23.06.2015Proper10 82
35.Acoustic Classics 28/2017 Beeswing24
36.Acoustic Rarities10/2017 Beeswing84
37.Live At Rockpalast
credited to: The Richard Thompson Band
11/2017
38.13 Rivers9/2018 Proper18

Singles Discography:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Meet On The Ledge / Throwaway Street Puzzle1968
2.The Wrong Heartbeat / Devonside22.07.1983Hannibal
3.You Don't Say / When The Spell Is Broken6/1985 Polydor
4.Turning Of The Tide / Pharoah11/1988 Capitol
5.Reckless Kind (live) / Turning Of The Tide (live)
12" + Pharoah (live) / Can't Win (live)
CD + Jerusalem On The Jukebox (live)
9/1989 Capitol
6.I Feel So Good / Harry's Theme
CD + Backlash Love Affair
6/1991 Capitol
7.Write About Love10/1991
8.I Misunderstood / 1952
CD + Vincent / Black Lightning
3/1992 Capitol

WWW Links:

http://www.richard-thompson.co.uk

Various:

appeared on the LP:

Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left (9/69, Island)
Nick Drake: Bryter Layter (6/70, Island)
John Martyn: Bless The Weather (11/71, Island)
John Martyn: Solid Air (2/73, Island)
Andy Roberts: Urban Cowboy (6/73, Elektra)
Sandy Denny: Like An Old Fashioned Waltz (31.5.74, Island)
Harvey Andrews & Graham Cooper: Fantasies From A Corner Seat (5/75, Transatlantic)
Albion Band: Rise Up Like The Sun (10.3.78, Harvest)
Murray Head: How Many Ways (6/81, Music Lovers)
Dave Swarbrick: Smiddyburn (7/81, Logo)
Pere Ubu: Song Of The Bailing Man (1/82, Rough Trade)
J.J. Cale: 8 (16.9.83, Mercury)
David Thomas: Variations On A Theme (12/83, Rough Trade)
T-Bone Burnett: Behind The Trap Door (9.11.84, Demon)
Loudon Wainwright III: I'm Alright (9/85, Rounder)
Bonnie Raitt: Luck Of The Draw (6/91, Capitol)
Robert Plant: Fate Of Nations (10.5.93, Es Paranza)
Tim Finn: Before And After (28.6.93, Capitol)
Norma Waterson: The Very Thought Of You (21.6.99, Hannibal)
Linda Thompson: Fashionably Late (30.7.02, Rounder)
Loudon Wainwright III: So Damn Happy (19.8.03, Sanctuary)
Blind Boys Of Alabama: Go Tell It on the Mountain (16.9.03, Real World)
Los Lobos: The Ride (4.5.04, Hollywood)
Rufus Wainwright: Release The Stars (5/07, Geffen)
Cat Stevens: Tell 'Em I'm Gone (27.10.14, Sony Legacy)
Derek Smalls: Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing) (13.4.18)

appeared on the SP:
John Kirkpatrick: Jogging Along With Me Reindeer (14.11.80, Dingles)
Rufus Wainwright: Tiergarten (29.10.07)

Compilation Appearances:
"Tear Stained Letter" on compilation "Twentieth Anniversary" (3.2.04, Rykodisc)
"Vincent Black Lightning 1952" on compilation "Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter 01" (3.7.06, Rough Trade)
"Mingulay Boat Song" on compilation "Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys" (22.8.06, Anti-)
"The Coo Coo Bird" on compilation "The Harry Smith Project: Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited" (24.10.06, Shout! Factory, & Eliza Carthy)
"General Taylor" on compilation "Son of Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys" (18.2.13, Anti-, feat. Jack Shit)

Press References:

Melody Maker
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19742415.06.197451interview
19751903.05.19759interview
19754615.11.197524interview
19762703.07.197622New Albumsalbum review
19783907.10.197813profile
19813101.08.198122Folk News
19813422.08.198115Albumsalbum review
19813529.08.19813Fast Forward
19814905.12.198129Caught In The Actgig review
19833023.07.19834Fast Forward - Record News
19932412.06.199331Albums - Retroactivealbum review
1994215.01.199429Albumsalbum review
New Musical Express
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1974011.05.197422Albumsalbum review
1975013.12.197533
1976005.06.197616Plattersalbum review
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
199610 24Co víme povímediscography
19992 106Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
199910 42Cropredy Festivalgig review
20004 108Recenze - Novinkyalbum review
20009 74Dranouter Festivalgig review
20034 74Recenze CDalbum review
20066 63Recenzealbum review