New box set due Sept covering all the Richard and Linda output plus numerous bonus tracks.
This will be the first time in a while that both First Light and Sunnyvista will be available in the digital format.
Mastering is by Andrew Batt who has a  reputation for turning out good listenable releases.

While I have all their releases on good UK vinyl I'll be in for this.




Track List:



DISC 1

01 SWEET LITTLE ROCK N' ROLLER / THE BUNCH (ALTERNATE VERSION / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

02 THE LOCOMOTION / THE BUNCH

03 MY GIRL IN THE MONTH OF MAY / THE BUNCH

04 WHEN WILL I BE LOVED / THE BUNCH (DEMO)

05 AMAZON QUEEN / RICHARD THOMPSON (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

06 SHAKY NANCY / RICHARD THOMPSON

07 THE ANGLES TOOK MY RACEHORSE AWAY / RICHARD THOMPSON

08 EMBROIDERED BUTTERFLIES / BRIAN PATTEN

09 AFTER FROST / BRIAN PATTEN

10 SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS (DEMO)

11 RESTLESS BOY

12 THE WORLD IS A WONDERFUL PLACE

13 SHADY LIES (LIVE AT LONDON UNIVESITY COLLEGE 25.10.1972)

14 NAPOLEON'S DREAM (LIVE AT THE MEMPHIS FOLK CLUB, GUILDFORD HOTEL, LEEDS, JANUARY 1973)



DISC 2

01 WHEN I GET TO THE BORDER

02 THE CALVARY CROSS

03 WITHERED AND DIED

04 I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT

05 DOWN WHERE THE DRUNKARDS ROLL

06 WE SING HALLELUJAH

07 HAS HE GOT A FRIEND FOR ME

08 THE LITTLE BEGGAR GIRL

09 THE END OF THE RAINBOW

10 THE GREAT VALERIO

11 MOTHER & SON (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

12 DOWN WHERE THE DRUNKARDS ROLL (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

13 THE END OF THE RAINBOW (LINDA VOCAL VERSION / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

14 A HEART NEEDS A HOME (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

15 THE GREAT VALERIO (LIVE AT THE RAINBOW, UK, 16.03.1975)



DISC 3

01 HOKEY POKEY (THE ICE CREAM SONG)

02 I'LL REGRET IT ALL IN THE MORNING

03 SMIFFY'S GLASS EYE

04 THE EGYPT ROOM

05 NEVER AGAIN

06 GEORGIE ON A SPREE

07 OLD MAN INSIDE A YOUNG MAN

08 THE SUN NEVER SHINES ON THE POOR

09 A HEART NEEDS A HOME

10 MOLE IN A HOLE

11 HOKEY POKEY (LIVE ON MARC TIME, 1975 / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

12 A HEART NEEDS A HOME (ALTERNATE VERSION)



DISC 4

01 STREETS OF PARADISE

02 FOR SHAME OF DOING WRONG

03 THE POOR BOY IS TAKEN AWAY

04 NIGHT COMES IN

05 JET PLANE IN A ROCKING CHAIR

06 BEAT THE RETREAT

07 HARD LUCK STORIES

08 DIMMING OF THE DAY / DARGAI

09 WANTED MAN (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

10 LAST CHANCE (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

11 DIMMING OF THE DAY (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

12 THINGS YOU GAVE ME (LIVE AT OXFORD POLYTECHNIC, 27.11.1975)

13 IT'LL BE ME (LIVE AT OXFORD POLYTECHNIC, 27.11.1975)

14 CALVARY CROSS (LIVE AT OXFORD POLYTECHNIC, 27.11.1975)



DISC 5

01 DARGAI (LIVE AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, LONDON 25.04.1975)

02 NEVER AAGIN (LIVE AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, LONDON 25.04.1975)

03 DARK END OF THE STREET (LIVE AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, LONDON 25.04.1975)

04 BEAT THE RETREAT (LIVE AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, LONDON 25.04.1975)

05 THE SUN NEVER SHINES ON THE POOR (LIVE AT QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL, LONDON 25.04.1975)

06 IF I WERE A WOMAN AND YOU WERE A MAN (LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, LONDON 01.05.1977)

07 THE MADNESS OF LOVE (LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, LONDON 01.05.1977)

08 NIGHT COMES IN (LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, LONDON 01.05.1977)

09 A BIRD IN GODS GARDEN (LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, LONDON 01.05.1977)

10 THE KING OF LOVE (LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, LONDON 01.05.1977)

11 LAYLA (LIVE AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, LONDON 01.05.1977)



DISC 6

01 RESTLESS HIGHWAY

02 SWEET SURRENDER

03 DON'T LET A THIEF STEAL INTO YOUR HEART

04 THE CHOICE WIFE

05 DIED FOR LOVE

06 STRANGE AFFAIR

07 LAYLA

08 PAVANNE

09 HOUSE OF CARDS

10 FIRST LIGHT

11 STRANGE AFFAIR (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

12 DRUNK (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

13 THE DUST OF YOUR ROAD (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

14 LAYLA (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

15 DIED FOR LOVE (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

16 FIRST LIGHT (DEMO)



DISC 7

01 CIVILISATION

02 BORROWED TIME

03 SATURDAY ROLLING AROUND

04 YOU'RE GOING TO NEED SOMEBODY

05 WHY DO YOU TURN YOUR BACK?

06 SUNNYVISTA

07 LONELY HEARTS

08 SISTERS

09 JUSTICE IN THE STREETS

10 TRACES OF MY LOVE

11 GEORGIE ON A SPREE (B-SIDE TO 'CIVILISATION'7")

12 LUCKY IN LIFE (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

13 SPEECHLESS CHILD (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

14 TRACES OF MY LOVE (DEMO / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

15 FOR SHAME OF DOING WRONG (GERRY RAFFERTY VERSION)

16 THE WRONG HEARTBEAT (GERRY RAFFERTY VERSION)

17 BACK STREET SLIDE (GERRY RAFFERTY VERSION)



DISC 8

01 DON'T RENEGE ON OUR LOVE

02 WALKING ON A WIRE

03 A MAN IN NEED

04 IT'S JUST THE MOTION

05 SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS

06 THE BACKSTREET SLIDE

07 DID SHE JUMP OR WAS SHE PUSHED

08 THE WALL OF DEATH

09 LIVING IN LUXURY (B-SIDE TO 'DON'T RENEGE ON OUR LOVE'7")

10 THE WRONG HEARTBEAT (SHOOT OUT THE LIGHTS VERISON)

11 I'M A DREAMER (GERRY RAFFERTY SESSION / 1996 REMIX)

12 WALKING ON A WIRE (GERRY RAFFERTY SESSION / 1996 REMIX)

13 PAVANNE (LIVE AT SECOND STORY, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, 29.05.1982 / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

14 HIGH SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (LIVE AT SECOND STORY, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA,1982 / PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED)

The duo in 1975

1981, after Richard had left Linda and their children. They soldered on with a last tour and some final dates.
Must have been a hard row for Linda getting through this with her circumstances.

On it's way to me along with a modicum of trepidation. There have been numerous ordering issues for many in finding a source of supply and now it is reported that there are problems with the cds. It appears that quite a few buyers like to rip their physical copies onto portable devices or servers and there are multiple issues with that along with reports that the cds aren't reading in various cdps and computers.
My fingers are crossed. It is to be hoped that Universal will do a run of corrected replacement discs for those who need them.
I had decided to forgo any more vinyl purchases partly because of poor pressings and to have the same things happening in the digital realm is enough to look at other hobbies.