Martin Simpson CDs Volume 4

Martin Simpson Recordings Volume 4

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Vintage Reissues

A Cut Above 1989 #017

This collectible Topic Records CD is a reissue of an album made in the mid-'80s which documents Martin's long tenure as June Tabor's accompanist. The tracks are mostly Martin and the magnificent June, but also include tasteful traces of future Fairport Convention member Ric Saunders on violin, Dave Bristow on piano, and Jon Davie on bass.

Songs include: "Admiral Benbow"; "Davy Lowston"; "Flash Company"; "Number Two Top Seam"; "Strange Affair"; "Heather Down on the Moor"; "Joe Peel"; "Le Roi Renaud"; "Riding Down to Portsmouth"; and "Unicorns".

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The following CDs are currently Out of Print.
We list them here so that Martin Simpson fans can have a better idea of his history:

True Dare or Promise 1987 #0005

First released in 1987 by Topic Records this album represented a "first" in many senses: it was the first collaboration between Martin Simpson and his new wife Jessica and contains two of her original songs, "Young Man" and "Wholly in my Keeping". It also marked the first time Martin and Jessica worked with Irish singer Mary McLaughlin, later a member of the "Band of Angels" and now a solo artist with Windham Hill and Narada. This CD contains 2 bonus cuts not found on the original album, John B. Spencer's "Bluebird" and the traditional "Black is the Colour". Other tracks include "Doney Girl", "Not the Whiskey Talking", "Bedlam Boys" and "Past Caring".

Sad or High Kicking 1985 #0003

This recording was first released by Topic in 1985. Martin describes this and "Grinning in Your Face"as 'seminal', calling them his 'journeyman masterpieces' because they cover such a wide range of material, with solo performances and full band arrangements.

Tracks include "Jazzman", "Shawnee Town", "Moth", "Living Without You", "For Jessica, Sad or High Kicking/My Dearest Dear", "Icarus", "No Depression in Heaven", "Let It Be Me", "Stillness in Company", and a rocking version of "Lakes of Ponchartrain".

Grinning in Your Face 1983 #0002

First released by Topic Records in London in 1983, this LP has long been sought after by Simpson collectors. It is one of several recordings issued in the early '80s which cemented Martin's reputation as a brilliant, versatile guitarist and a jewel in the crown of the British folk scene.

Tracks include "It Doesn't Matter Anymore", "Little Birdie", "The First Cut is the Deepest", "Roving Gambler", "This War May Last You for Years", "Masters of War", "Reuben's Train", "Your Cheatin' Heart", "Handsome Molly", "Townships - Biko", "Moonshine", and "Green Linnet-Grinning in Your Face".

Special Agent 1995 #018

This is a digitally remastered reissue from Fledg'ling Records of tracks recorded in England in 1981. As Alan Murray says in his 1995 liner notes, "Sometimes re-releases of early CDs are embarrassing - but not this one...a rawer sound and a bit of youthful swagger is nothing to be ashamed of. This is a young Simpson - still the boy wonder of the UK guitar scene, having a blast with a few friends. This is not an 'emergent talent' - it's well and truly emerged, and it sounds like he's having a ball. Fellow guitarists can simply listen and despair." With, among others, Dave Bristow, piano; Jonathan Davie, bass; Ric Saunders, violin;; and Michael Gregory, percussion.