Steeleye Span All Things Are Quite Silent: Complete Recordings CD

A folk rock institution for the last five decades, Steeleye Span's lengthy and illustrious history is studded with significant achievements, hit records, industry awards and sell-out gigs. Nevertheless, it's generally acknowledged by critics and fans alike that, in artistic terms, their most enduring legacy lies with the triptych of early 1970s albums that they recorded prior to founder member and folk rock legend Ashley Hutchings opting to leave the band that he'd quit Fairport Convention to painstakingly put together. Charting the early development of one of British folk rock's most important and iconic acts, All Things Are Quite Silent brings together those three classic albums and adds several additional studio recordings from the same timeframe, including three versions of the group's witty a cappella revamp of rock'n'roll classic 'Rave On'.All three albums are presented in miniature facsimile sleeves, while the set is housed in a clamshell box that contains a 32-page booklet featuring rare photos, interview quotes and a lengthy essay on Steeleye's early days.

1. A Calling-On Song 2. The Blacksmith 3. Fisherman's Wife 4. Blackleg Miner 5. Dark-Eyed Sailor 6. Copshawholme Fair 7. All Things Are Quite Silent 8. The Hills of Greenmore 9. My Johnny Was a Shoemaker 10. Lowlands of Holland 11. Twa Corbies 12. One Night As I Lay in My Bed 13. The Blacksmith 14. Cold, Haily, Windy Night 15. Jigs: Bryan O'Lynn/The Hag with the Money 16. Prince Charlie Stuart 17. Boys of Bedlam 18. False Knight on the Road 19. The Lark in the Morning 20. Female Drummer 21. The King 22. Lovely on the Water 23. Gower Wassail 24. Jigs: Paddy Clancey's Jig/Willie Clancy's Fancy 25. Four Nights Drunk 26. When I Was on Horseback 27. Marrowbones 28. Captain Coulston 29. Reels: Dowd's Favourite/ú10 Float/The Morning Dew 30. Wee Weaver 31. Skewball 32. General Taylor 33. Rave on 34. ('Fake Scratch' Single) 35. Rave on 36. (Alternative Version #1) 37. Rave on 38. (Alternative Version #2)