This is a strange affair
Richard & Linda Thompson - First Light
This album was the Thompsons’ return from a three year sabbatical spent in Sufi communes, about which Linda was later quite scathing. The songs are along broadly spiritual themes, but you wouldn’t know it, because they’re so well-hidden. However, Richard’s songwriting style is always right there, front and centre.
It’s a good album, albeit a slow-burning one.
Linda's voice is great.
It has an interesting cast of players, including 70’s show-tune queen, Julie Covington, Andy Fairweather-Low from the Amen Corner and Maddy Prior from Steeleye Span, as well as the top session musicians of the day.
Today I learned: Richard Thompson was once in a band with Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers.
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