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Across the Line

Across the Line (Greenwich Village GVR 232)

Across the Line
Martyn Wyndham-Read

Greenwich Village GVR 232 (LP, UK, 1986)

An album of Australian Songs.

Recorded at Foel Studios, Llanfair Caereinion, Powys between September 1985 and March 1986
Engineered by Brian Snelling
Produced by Joe Stead and Martyn Wyndham-Read
Mastered by George Peckham at Portland Studios
Front cover illustration by Dan Wyndham-Read
Sleeve design by Chris Groom

Musicians

Martyn Wyndham-Read, vocals, acoustic guitar [1, 3, 5, 7, 10];
John Kirkpatrick, accordion [2, 8], concertina [4], vocals [8];
Phil Beer, fiddle [2, 5, 8], electric guitar [2];
Maggie Goodall, vocals [3, 6, 10];
Martin Carthy, acoustic guitar [6, 9], vocals [8];
Sue Harris, vocals [10]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. You and I (3.53)
  2. Across the Line (3.35)
  3. Silence and Tears (3.13)
  4. Old Man of the Sea (5.00)
  5. The Tent Poles Are Rotten (5.17)
  1. The Banks of the Condamine (4.07)
  2. Moreton Bay (4.03)
  3. The Old Keg of Rum (5.00)
  4. The Way the Wind Blows (2.26)
  5. My El Dorado (7.13)

All tracks trad. arr. Martyn Wyndham-Read except
Track 1 Ewan MacColl arr. Martyn Wyndham-Read;
Tracks 4, 10 Graeme Miles;
Track 9 trad. arr. Margaret Walters