Vision & Revision : The First 80 Years Of Topic Records

Landmark release on Topic Records, the oldest independent record label in the world, celebrating its 80th anniversary this year. Vision & Revision a veritable whos who of British folk interpreting a song of their choice from Topics vast back catalogue. 2019 marks the 80th birthday of Topic Records, the oldest independent record label in the world. As part of its celebrations, on 31st May 2019, Topic Records will release a landmark album, Vision & Revision : The First 80 Years Of Topic Records - a deluxe double CD and vinyl of the cream of British folk artists interpreting a song of their choice from Topics vast back catalogue - the only stipulation being that the song was at some time released on Topic. Includes never-before-released tracks by Martin Simpson, Richard Thompson, Lankum, Peggy Seeger, John Smith, Sam Lee, Martin Carthy, Olivia Chaney, Lisa ONeill, Oysterband, Nancy Kerr, Chris Wood, Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker, Lisa Knapp, Kitty Macfarlane, Sam Kelly & The Lost Boys, Emily Portman & Rob Harbron, Rachael McShane & The Cartographers, Eliza Carthy & Olivia Chaney and The Oldham Tinkers. With its origins in the Workers Music Association, through the mid-20th century folk revival to the present day, Topic Records has established itself as not only the pre-eminent British folk music label but one widely respected throughout the world. This 20 track double album comes in CD and vinyl formats, both housed in a special deluxe, debossed, silver foil-blocked gatefold

Tracks

1~1~Beaulampkin
1~2~Jack Frost
1~3~She Moves Through The Fair
1~4~The Banks Of The Sweet Primroses
1~5~Seven Gypsies
1~6~Searching For Lambs
1~7~The Deserter
1~8~Go Your Way
1~9~As I Roved Out
1~10~Fable Of The Wings
1~11~Dirty Old Town
1~12~Workers' Song
1~13~The Light Bob's Lassie
1~14~Polly Vaughan
1~15~Napoleon's Dream
1~16~I Wish My Love Was A Cherry
1~17~Shawnee Town
1~18~Bay Of Biscay
1~19~Nancy Of Yarmouth
1~20~The Sea Captain

Details

Format: Vinyl LP
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 31 May 2019
Genre: Folk
Label: Proper/Topic
Distributor: MGM Music