Linda Thompson

Given the length, breadth, and impact of his career as, arguably, the most revered figure in British folk-rock since he first joined Fairport Convention in 1967, it's no surprise that Richard Thompson has been honored with the multi-disc box set treatment not once, but twice…

Richard Thompson - Live At The BBC (2011) [3CD + DVD5 NTSC] {Universal Music}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 1.38 Gb | MP3 @320 -> 553 Mb
DVD5 -> 3.41 Gb | All Regions | NTSC 4:3 | Dolby AC3, 2 ch | ~ 80 min | ISO Image
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 169 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2011 Universal Music / BBC | 533 290-9
Rock / Folk Rock / Contemporary Folk / Singer Songwriter

This beautifully packaged 4 disc (3CD + DVD) box set comprises of the very best radio and TV performances by Richard and Linda Thompson and Richard Thompson solo recorded for the BBC between January 1974 and 2009. These are the first ever collection of BBC recordings sanctioned by Richard Thompson, the first career retrospective DVD ever released by Richard Thompson and the first ever to feature Linda.

A superb 68-minute collection of obscure and unreleased tracks from Thompson's career, covering late 1967 until April 1976…

There are few singer/songwriters who have garnered the kind of widespread critical acclaim for such a lengthy career as Richard Thompson. From his earliest days with the British folk/rock band Fairport Convention, it was clear that Thompson was not only a uniquely talented guitarist with a distinctive style that owed as much to the Uillean pipes playing of Billy Pigg as it did the rock and roll of Chuck Berry, but also a songwriter with a dark vision, a writer who John Mellencamp admits could say more in one line than Mellencamp could in a whole song.