{"product_id":"martin-carthy-martin-carthy-repress","title":"MARTIN CARTHY - Martin Carthy (Repress)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\" mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Limited Edition Black Vinyl Repress. Only 1,000 copies being re-pressed.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRe-pressing of \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Carthy\u003c\/strong\u003e's debut album, originally released on \u003cstrong\u003eFontana\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1965 and re-issued by \u003cstrong\u003eTopic\u003c\/strong\u003e in 1977. In the early 1960s, the approach Martin Carthy took to folk music was nothing short of revolutionary, albeit a relatively quiet revolution befitting of his humble nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou wouldn't find Carthy's music clambering up the singles charts; his was not a face adorning the teen magazines. Instead, his influence was felt at a grass-roots level. He plied his trade in the folk clubs, which is where the likes of Bob Dylan and Paul Simon sought him out, enamoured of his traditional repertoire and keen to learn songs like '\u003cem\u003eScarborough Fair\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eLord Franklin\u003c\/em\u003e' directly from him before adapting them for their own purposes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis debut eponymous album, re-released here, on vinyl by Topic Records as part of their ongoing \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTopic Treasures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e series, is a snapshot of the work he was doing at the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally finding its way into the world in 1965, courtesy of Fontana Records, Martin Carthy pulled together 14 songs from his burgeoning repertoire. Produced by \u003cstrong\u003eTerry\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong\u003ePhilips Recording Studios\u003c\/strong\u003e in Marble Arch, the album was a must-learn checklist for budding guitarists and folk club orgas, and, to this day, remains an essential listen for anyone attempting to find their way into traditional English folk music. Most people turn up for '\u003cem\u003eScarborough Fair\u003c\/em\u003e', very few leave without getting hooked on '\u003cem\u003eHigh Germany\u003c\/em\u003e', '\u003cem\u003eSovay\u003c\/em\u003e' and '\u003cem\u003eYe Mariners All\u003c\/em\u003e'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe album also introduces Carthy's earliest collaborations with \u003cstrong\u003eDave Swarbrick\u003c\/strong\u003e, an enduring and much-copied partnership that lasted, off and on, until Swarbs death in 2016, and became a blueprint for how guitar and fiddle duos ought to sound. While Carthy had been building up his solo repertoire over the previous five or six years, several of the duo arrangements on this album ('\u003cem\u003eLovely Joan\u003c\/em\u003e', '\u003cem\u003eA Begging I Will Go\u003c\/em\u003e', '\u003cem\u003eBroomfield Hill\u003c\/em\u003e') were thrown together in the studio, adding a fizz and freshness to the recordings. This became the pair's standard way of working. \"We used to rehearse on stage, in front of the audience,\" he explains today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Topic","offers":[{"title":"LP - Vinyl","offer_id":47533930479961,"sku":"SDZ-22858","price":26.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Martin_Carthy_-_Martin_Carthy_-_2024_Reissue.jpg?v=1702296460","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/martin-carthy-martin-carthy-repress","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}