On the Shore
Encyclopedia
On the Shore is the second (and last) album by British
folk rock
band Trees
. It was released in 1970 on CBS Records
(64168) later released on CD by the BGO label.
Sleeve design by Hipgnosis. The cover photographs were taken in Golders Hill Park
in North London
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
folk rock
Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band Trees
Trees (folk band)
Trees was an English folk rock band that existed between 1969 and 1972. Although the group met with little commercial success in their time, the reputation of the band has grown over the years. Like other folk contemporaries, Trees' music was influenced by Fairport Convention, but with a heavier...
. It was released in 1970 on CBS Records
CBS Records
CBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
(64168) later released on CD by the BGO label.
Sleeve design by Hipgnosis. The cover photographs were taken in Golders Hill Park
Golders Hill Park
Golders Hill Park is a formal park in Golders Green, London. It is managed by the City of London Corporation as part of the parkland and commons in and near Hampstead Heath, and is part of the Hampstead Heath Local Nature Reserve...
in North London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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Track listing
- "Soldiers Three" (traditional) – 1:51
- "Murdoch" (Bias BoshellBias BoshellTobias "Bias" Boshell is an English singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known as the founder of folk rock band Trees.He was born in Wye, Kent, was educated at Bedales and the Royal College of Music...
) – 5:10 - "Streets of Derry" (traditional) – 7:32
- "Sally Free and Easy" (Cyril TawneyCyril TawneyCyril Tawney was an English singer-songwriter, proponent of the traditional songs of the West of England and traditional and modern maritime songs.- Biography :...
) – 10:11 - "Fool" (Boshell, David Costa) – 5:21
- "Adam's Toon" (A. Della Halle) – 1:10
- "GeordieGeordie (ballad)-Synopsis:The "Geordie" of the title is taken for a crime, to hang; it may be rebellion, murder, horse-stealing, or poaching deer. His wife goes to appeal for his life, sometimes refusing offers to marry her, once widowed, along the way....
" (traditional) – 5:06 - "While the Iron is Hot" (Boshell) – 3:21
- "Little SadieLittle Sadie"Little Sadie" is a 20th Century American folk ballad in D Dorian mode. It is also known variously as "Bad Lee Brown", "Cocaine Blues", "Transfusion Blues", "East St. Louis Blues", "Late One Night", "Penitentiary Blues" and other titles. It tells the story of a man who is apprehended after shooting...
" (traditional) – 3:11 - "Polly on the Shore" (traditional) – 6:08
2007 SONY/BMG release "disc 2"
- "Soldiers Three" (remix)
- "Murdoch" (remix)
- "Streets of Derry" (remix)
- "Fool" (remix)
- "Geordie" (remix)
- "Little Sadie" (remix)
- "Polly on the Shore" (remix)
- "Forest Fire" (1971 BBC session)
- "Little Black Cloud" (1970 demo)
Musicians and Production
- Bias Boshell - guitars, piano, acoustic 12-string, vocals
- Celia Humphris - vocals
- Barry Clarke - lead guitar
- Unwin Brown - drums, percussion, vocals
- David Costa - acoustic guitar, electric 12-string, dulcimer
- Produced by Tony Cox
- Engineered by Vic Gramm
- Originally Recorded October 1970 at Sound Techniques, London
- on CD 1;
- Tony Cox - bass (track 04), arrangement (track 08)
- Michael Jefferies - harp (track 08)
- Partly Recorded at Island Studios, London. Engineer : Roger Quested.
- Remastered : January 2007 by Paschal Byrne, Audio Archive, London
- on CD 2;
- Pre-production and restoration by Bias Boshell
- Additional keyboards arranged and played by Bias Boshell
- Acoustic guitar intro to track 02 recorded by Raf Costa
- Tracks 01-07 remixed January 2007 by Adrian Hardy, Bias Boshell and David Costa at Panic, London
- Track 08 was produced by John Muir and recorded for the Bob Harris Show, BBC Radio 1 , date of first transmission 8 February 1971. Remastered by Adrian Hardy at Panic, London