STEELEYE SPAN – HARK! THE VILLAGE WAIT LP – Nr MINT UK 1970 ORIG FOLK

Steeleye Span – Hark! The Village Wait
(RCA Records  1970   SF8113)
UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent condition
– sleeve in great condition but has message written on from, bottom left
No Insert

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some light surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)

Steeleye Span are a British folk rock band formed in 1969 in England by Fairport Convention bass player Ashley Hutchings and established London folk club duo Tim Hart and Maddy Prior. The band were part of the 1970s British folk revival, and were commercially successful in that period, with four Top 40 albums and two hit singles: “Gaudete” and “All Around My Hat”.

Hark! The Village Wait is the debut album by the electric folk band Steeleye Span, first released in 1970. It is the only album to feature the original lineup of the band, for they broke up and reformed with an altered membership immediately after its release, without having ever performed live.

Track listing

1. “A Calling-on Song” (Hutchings, based on the tune of the Earsdon Sword Dance Song (Roud 610)) (1:13)
   • Maddy Prior – vocals
   • Tim Hart – vocals
   • Gay Woods – vocals
   • Terry Woods – vocals
2. “The Blacksmith” (Traditional) (3:41)
   • Maddy Prior – lead vocals
   • Gay Woods – backing vocals
   • Terry Woods – mandola
   • Tim Hart – electric guitar
   • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
   • Gerry Conway – drums
   • uncredited – harmonium
3. “Fisherman’s Wife” (MacColl) (3:12)
   • Gay Woods – lead vocals, autoharp
   • Maddy Prior – backing vocals
   • Terry Woods – mandola
   • Tim Hart – 5-string banjo
   • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
   • Gerry Conway – drums
4. “Blackleg Miner” (Traditional) (2:46)
   • Tim Hart – lead vocals, electric guitar
   • Maddy Prior – backing vocals
   • Terry Woods – 5-string banjo, backing vocals, guitar
   • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
   • Dave Mattacks – drums
5. “Dark-Eyed Sailor” (Traditional) (5:59)
   • Gay Woods – lead vocals, concertina
   • Maddy Prior – backing vocals
   • Terry Woods – electric guitar
   • Tim Hart – electric dulcimer
   • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
   • Gerry Conway – drums
6. “Copshawholme Fair” (Traditional) (2:35)
   • Maddy Prior – lead vocals
   • Tim Hart – electric dulcimer
   • Terry Woods – concertina, mandolin
   • Gay Woods – bodhran
   • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
   • Gerry Conway – drums
   • Gay and Maddy – step dancing
7. “All Things Are Quite Silent” (Traditional) (2:38)
   • Maddy Prior – lead vocals
   • Gay Woods – backing vocals
   • Terry Woods – electric guitar
   • Tim Hart – electric guitar
   • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
   • Gerry Conway – drums
8. “The Hills of Greenmore” (Traditional) (4:02)
   • Terry Woods – electric guitar, lead vocals
   • Gay Woods – concertina
   • Tim Hart – electric guitar
   • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
   • Gerry Conway – drums
9. “My Johnny Was A Shoemaker” (Traditional) (1:11)
   • Gay Woods – vocals
   • Maddy Prior – vocals
10. “Lowlands of Holland” (Traditional) (6:00)
    • Gay Woods – lead vocals
    • Terry Woods – electric guitar
    • Tim Hart – fiddle
    • Maddy Prior – 5-string banjo
    • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
    • Dave Mattacks – drums
11. “Twa Corbies” (Traditional) (2:06)
    • Maddy Prior – vocals
    • Gay Woods – vocals
    • Tim Hart – vocals, harmonium
    • Terry Woods – electric guitar
    • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
    • Dave Mattacks – drums
12. “One Night as I Lay on My Bed” (Traditional) (3:30)
    • Maddy Prior – lead vocals
    • Gay Woods – backing vocals
    • Terry Woods – 5-string banjo
    • Tim Hart – electric dulcimer
    • Ashley Hutchings – electric bass
    • Dave Mattacks – drums

Personnel

• Maddy Prior – vocals, 5-string banjo
• Tim Hart – vocals, electric guitar, electric dulcimer, fiddle, 5-string banjo, harmonium
• Ashley Hutchings – bass
• Terry Woods – vocals, electric guitar, concertina, mandola, 5-string banjo, mandolin
• Gay Woods – vocals, concertina, autoharp, bodhran

Guest musicians

• Gerry Conway – drums (tracks 2-3, 5-8)
• Dave Mattacks – drums (tracks 4, 10-12)