{"product_id":"fairport-convention-babbacombe-lee-180gm-vinyl-8pg-booklet","title":"Fairport Convention- Babbacombe Lee - 180gm Vinyl \u0026 8pg Booklet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis re-issue faithfully replicates the original 1971 Island Records UK release in gatefold sleeve, inner sleeve with lyrics, 8 page booklet, promotional poster and sticker; it is pressed onto high quality 180gm vinyl.'Babbacombe' Lee was Fairport Convention's foray into the concept album so loved by groups in the 70s. Instead of looking at something fantastical or progressive, the group went back to the tale of John 'Babbacombe' Lee, the man they couldn't hang: The gallows failed three times after he was convicted of the murder of Emma Keyse in Torquay in 1885. Dave Swarbrick found details of the trial in a junk shop, and the band worked up the story into an album. Released at the end of 1971 with ephemera from the day telling the story, 'Babbacombe' Lee had episodes listed rather than tracks. It contained the most original material of a Fairport album to date, and was seen as taking folk-rock a huge step forward. Within weeks of the album's release both Dave Mattacks and Simon Nicol left the group, leaving Swarbrick and bassist Dave Pegg to lead Fairport on through their next chapter. Today, 'Babbacombe' Lee is one of the group's most enduring albums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrack List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Little Did I Think\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Was Sixteen (Part 1)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e John My Son\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Was Sixteen (Part 2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e St Ninian's Isle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Trumpet Hornpipe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Sailors Alphabet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e John Lee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Newspaper Reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Breakfast In Mayfair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Trial Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Cell Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Time Is Near\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dream Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Wake Up John (Hanging Song)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"mysite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53091638542672,"sku":"8.0552E+11","price":7.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0933\/2762\/2480\/files\/4380290-3275355.jpg?v=1780306653","url":"https:\/\/noirrecordsuk.com\/products\/fairport-convention-babbacombe-lee-180gm-vinyl-8pg-booklet","provider":"Noir Records Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}