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Release · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Album
- Artist
- Fairport Convention
- First released
- 1968-06
folkfolk rockrock
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Fairport Convention is often credited with being one of the first English folk rock bands. Formed in 1967, Fairport rapidly developed from playing cover versions of American 'west coast' music to an individual style which melded rock music with traditional English folk tunes and songs. Like their peers The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and Jefferson Airplane they were blessed with several considerable individual talents and produced music that -at least initially- was eclectic, as well as explora
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- folk rock
- Followed by
- What We Did on Our Holidays
- Producer
- Joe Boyd
- Duration
- 2266
- Performer
- Fairport Convention
- Record label
- Polydor
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- publication date
- 1968-01-01
- language of work or name
- English language
- form of creative work
- studio album
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