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The Best Of: The Island Record Years | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1972-1975 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 77:36 | |||
Label | Island | |||
Producer | Bill Levenson | |||
Richard and Linda Thompson chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Island Records issued this compilation in 2000 as the first step in a program to re-master and re-issue the albums that Richard and Linda Thompson had cut for them.
The tracks are drawn mostly from the duo's three albums for Island: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight , Hokey Pokey and Pour Down Like Silver , though two tracks are taken from Richard Thompson's first solo album Henry The Human Fly ; there is also an alternate recording of "A Heart Needs A Home" and a live version of "The Calvary Cross" with an extended guitar solo, both of which originally appeared on the mid-seventies compilation album (guitar, vocal) .
This compilation was released in the UK under the name The End Of The Rainbow: an introduction to Richard & Linda Thompson with an identical track listing and similar art work.
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