Lady Eleanor (1973)

 

1.	Lady Eleanor	Alan Hull	4:15
2.	Roll On, River	Craddock/Gibson	5:13
3.	Moonshine	Tommy Duffy	4:49
4.	When the war is over	Alan Hull	4:51

 

1.	Alright on the night	Alan Hull	3:32
2.	Winter Song	Craddock/Gibson	5:13
3.	We can swing together	Tommy Duffy	5:47
4.	Fog on the Tyne	Alan Hull	3:24

Lady Eleanor ( 1973 ) another one in the long list of complation albums. Not very rare (in Germany), but with a bit strange combination of songs.

Album Cover Info

A whiff of Newcastle brown ale, a few strains of Fog On The Tyne, and Geordieland goes crazy, hailing five gentlemen collectively known as Lindisfarne. Rock without tears, rhythm 'n' booze, good-time boogie, call it what you will, the Geordie-orientated music of Lindisfarne conquered the British rock scene in the early seventies with an energy and humour unmatched before and since. Such is the legend they created they could re-form any time and people would be queuing the streets to see them - and if it was Newcastle they'd be fighting in the streets to see them.

Officially formed in 1970 out of various Geordie bands, chief songwriter Alan Hull, bass guitarist Rod Clements, lead guitarist Simon Cowe, drummer Ray Laidlaw and harmonica/mandolin player Ray Jackson exploded to the top with their carefree rock when their second album "Fog On The Tyne" topped the charts the following year. They had smash hit singles with Meet Me On The Corner and Lady Eleanor, and delighted their legion of followers with a whole string of stage hits like the classic We Can Swing Together. Lindisfarne are no more, but the sound of one of the great rock bands of the Seventies lives on.