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Golden Vanity

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Released
  
1976

Release date
  
1976

Genre
  
Folk music

Golden Vanity(1976)
  
Special Agent(1981)

Producer
  
Bill Leader


Artists
  
Nikki Sudden, Phil Shoenfelt, Martin Simpson

Label
  
Easy Action / Rookwood Productions

Folk music albums
  
Bound by the Beauty, Wichita Lineman, Dreamland, Doc Watson on Stage

Golden Vanity is a 1976 folk album by Martin Simpson. It was recorded and produced at Leader Sound by Bill Leader, and was originally issued by Trailer Records in the United Kingdom, catalogue number LER 2099. The sleeve includes notes by Martin Simpson and Barbara Dickson. Golden Vanity was Simpson's first album. It includes British and American songs and tunes, mostly traditional in origin. The title track is the traditional ballad "Golden Vanity".

Contents

Track listing

All tracks Traditional; arranged by Martin Simpson; except where indicated

  1. "Beaulampkin"
  2. "Snowdrop" (Kirk McGhee)
  3. "Bitter Withy"
  4. "Cindy"
  5. "Golden Vanity"
  6. "Soldier's Joy"
  7. "Pretty Polly"
  8. "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" (Bob Dylan)
  9. "George Campbell"
  10. "Gotta Little Home To Go To"
  11. "Louisiana 1927" (Randy Newman)

Personnel

  • Martin Simpson - Banjo, guitar, vocals

    • with

  • Al Schmidt - Harmonicas
  • Peter Thompson - Bass guitar

    • Songs

    1Hanoi Jane6:02
    2Cloak of Virtue4:53
    3Jack Ketch6:22

    References

    Golden Vanity Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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