SANDY DENNY – LIKE AN OLD FASHIONED WALTZ LP – Nr MINT A1/B2 UK ORIG FAIRPORT CONVENTION

Sandy Denny – Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
(Island Records  1974  ILPS9258)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing

Embossed Gatefold Sleeve in Excellent condition
– some wear to edges and some foxing/discolouration on the back

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

Alexandra Elene MacLean Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978), better known as Sandy Denny, was an English singer-songwriter who was lead singer of the British folk rock band Fairport Convention. She has been described as “the pre-eminent British folk rock singer”.

Like an Old Fashioned Waltz is the third solo album by English folk rock singer Sandy Denny, released in June 1974.

Track listing

All tracks credited to Sandy Denny unless otherwise stated

Side one

1. “Solo”
2. “Like an Old Fashioned Waltz”
3. “Whispering Grass” (Doris Fisher, Fred Fisher)
4. “Friends”
5. “Carnival”

Side two

1. “Dark the Night”
2. “At the End of the Day”
3. “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman)
4. “No End”

Personnel

• Sandy Denny – lead vocals, piano (1/2/4), acoustic guitar (5/6), electric piano (9)
• Richard Thompson – electric guitar (1/9)
• Trevor Lucas – acoustic guitar (1/7)
• Diz Disley – acoustic guitar (3/8)
• Jerry Donahue – electric guitar (4/7), acoustic guitar (5)
• Jean Roussel – organ (1)
• Ian Armit – piano (3/8)
• John (Rabbit) Bundrick – piano (5/9), electric piano (6), clavinet (6)
• Dave Pegg – bass (1-2/4-5/9)
• Danny Thompson – double bass (3/8)
• Pat Donaldson – bass (6/7)
• Dave Mattacks – drums (1-5/8-9)
• Gerry Conway – drums (6/7)
• Alan Skidmore – saxophone (8)
• Harry Robinson – string arrangements (1/2/4-7/9)
• Bob Leaper – brass arrangements (3/8)