The Guv'nor vol 4


The Guv'nor vol 4 is a compilation of recordings by Ashley Hutchings.
These recordings come from studio demos, live performances and some studio finished product. Almost all had never been released before and the quality is variable. They date from the period 1967 to 1996. Most of the songs and tunes are traditional. The album has the distinction of having the earliest recorded version of Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides Now", though the version by Judy Collins was the first to become commercially available. At the time Joe Boyd was a producer who was friends with both Joni Mitchell and Fairport Convention, and he brought their attention to some early work by her. Sandy Denny is the author of "Fotheringay", and Billy Bragg wrote "Love Gets Dangerous". Track 10 is one of the last that Richard Thomspon recorded before emigrating to the USA. The two tracks by Len Hutchings are biographical. Released on CD in 1996. Running time 55 minutes 17 seconds.

Track listing

  1. "Both Sides Now"
  2. "Fotheringay"
  3. "Mistress's Health/ Lumps of Plum Pudding/ Sherbourne Jig/ Spaniards Cry"
  4. "Quakers Wife/ Little Burnt Potato"
  5. "Here We Come A-Wassailing"
  6. "Holm's Fancy/ Cuckolds All Awry"
  7. "I'm Looking Through You"
  8. "A Simple Melody/ Faggot Dance"
  9. "The Electric Guitar Is King"
  10. "Cecil Sharp Show"
  11. "Personent Hodie"
  12. "Love Gets Dangerous"
  13. "Pa's Piano Stool"
  14. "Turnpike Reel"
  15. "The Willow"
  16. "It is Not For The Want of Will"
  17. "Swallow Your Gum"
  18. "Pa's Piano Stool"
  19. "Wings"

    Personnel

There are over 35 performers on this album. The most notable, in alphabetical order, are: