View basket “Small Vessel” has been added to your basket. Anne Briggs Anne Briggs SKU: TTSLP003 Barcode: 0714822940030 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Folk Label: Topic Records Released Date: 5th March 2021 Buying Format: 180g 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info 180gm black vinyl re-issue of debut solo album by cult British folk legend, Anne Briggs/Original album artwork/Introduction by Anne Briggs /New sleeve notes from much-respected folk journalist and Anne Briggs authority Ken Hunt/Part of the Topic Treasures series This eponymous 1971 debut album by Anne Briggs, largely unavailable for 48 years, is widely regarded as a pillar of any folk collection. Re-issued here as part of the Topic Treasures series – the label’s classic and notable albums expanded in deluxe format – with rare images, new liner notes (by esteemed journalist and Briggs authority, Ken Hunt). This debut album contains some of Briggs’ most notable songs, including ‘Blackwater Slide,’ which she famously taught to Bert Jansch, (who recorded it on his ‘Jack Orion’ album) and ‘Go Your Way,’ co-written with Jansch. As with the 1971 original, the sleeve here contains song notes by the highly-regarded English folk singer and collector of folk songs, A.L. Lloyd. Anne Briggs began singing in local folk clubs in her teens. In 1962, she became part of the Centre 42 – a leftist group of artists, writers, actors and musicians whose aim was to make arts and culture accessible to the masses. Ewan MacColl first heard Briggs’ remarkable voice and persuaded her to join the group and tour. There Briggs met MacColl’s comrade, A.L. ‘Bert’ Lloyd who became her mentor, producing her debut EP, ‘The Hazards Of Love,’ and recording Briggs for Topic landmark albums, ‘The Iron Muse’ and ‘The Bird In The Bush.’ Briggs went on to record a follow-up album, ‘The Time Has Come,’ for CBS which, at the time, sold poorly and was rapidly deleted. Two years later, she recorded again but blocked the subsequent album’s release, disheartened as she was by her singing. She retired from the limelight, seemingly for good, although Topic’s 2019 re-issue of this debut heralded a huge resurgence of media and fan interest in this most reclusive of folk doyennes. “Listen closely and marvel. 9/10” – UNCUT “All-in-all, this is one of the most significant recordings of the period. This is music to pass on to the next generations.” – FOLKRADIO “Make room for it on your shelf and between your ears. 5/5” – SONGLINES “It sounds as fresh and lucid now as it did in 1971. 4/5” – RNR Artist Anne Briggs Genre Folk , Rock And Pop Label Topic Records Buying Options 180g 1LP Format 180g , 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1 Blackwater Side 2 The Snow It Melts the Soonest 3 Willie O’Winsbury 4 Go Your Way 5 Thorneymoor Woods 6 The Cuckoo 7 Reynardine 8 Young Tambling 9 Living By the Water 10 Maa Bonny Lad Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Anne Briggs View Product Quick View Anne Briggs The Time Has Come Folk | Earth Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 16th April 2021 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anne Briggs The Time Has Come £20.00 Genre: Folk Label: Earth Recordings SKU: EARTHLP019G Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 16th April 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anne Briggs Anne Briggs (Ltd Edition Gold Vinyl) Folk | Topic Records | 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 6th December 2019 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anne Briggs Anne Briggs (Ltd Edition Gold Vinyl) £17.00 Genre: Folk Label: Topic Records SKU: TTSLP002 Formats: 180g, 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 6th December 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anne Briggs The Time Has Come Folk | Earth Records | 1LP Released 16th February 2024 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anne Briggs The Time Has Come £23.00 Genre: Folk Label: Earth Records SKU: EARTHLP019 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anne Briggs Anne Briggs Folk | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 30th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anne Briggs Anne Briggs £27.00 Genre: Folk Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M164LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Anne Briggs The Time Has Come Folk | 4 Men With Beards | 180g, 1LP Released 30th August 2016 £27.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Anne Briggs The Time Has Come £27.00 Genre: Folk Label: 4 Men With Beards SKU: 4M165LP Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 30th August 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more from Anne Briggs Start again More from Folk View Product Quick View Incredible String Band Incredible String Band Folk | Sundazed | 180g, 1LP Released 14th July 2016 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Incredible String Band Incredible String Band £28.00 Genre: Folk Label: Sundazed SKU: SUNDAZEDLP5127 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 14th July 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Joanna Sternberg I’ve Got Me Folk | Fat Possum | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 30th June 2023 £21.00 - 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