Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again

Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again

Infobox Album
Name = Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again
Type = Album
Artist = Steeleye Span


Released = 1971
Recorded = 1971
Genre = Electric folk
Length = 37:33
Label = Chrysalis
Producer =
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8q47gjyrj6ic link]
Last album = "Please to See the King"
(1971)
This album = "Ten Man Mop, or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again"
(1971)
Next album = "Below the Salt"
(1972)

"Ten Man Mop or Mr. Reservoir Butler Rides Again" is the third album by Steeleye Span, recorded in 1971. Of all their albums, it is the most acoustic and it also has considerable Irish influence, second only to "Horkstow Grange". Tracks like "Four Nights Drunk", "Marrowbones", and "Wee Weaver" are essentially pure folk. It was the last album to feature founding member Ashley Hutchings, who left the band in part because he felt that the album had moved too far toward Irish music and away from English music. The band was also considering touring America, and Hutchings was reluctant to make the trip.

The album begins with an adaptation of the Christmas carol "Gower Wassail". "When I was on Horseback" is one of the few folk songs to have an alternative existence as a blues song, sometimes known as "Six White Horses". It is also an Irish variant of a tune that inspired "Streets of Laredo" and "St James Infirmary". The last song, "Skewball" is one of the album's highlights, employing an effective counterpoint between a banjo and an electric guitar.

The album was notable for having a textured "gatefold" sleeve and inner pages on its original release. This was paid for by the band but cost more to print than the album generated in profits, meaning the band lost money on each album sold. None of the re-releases have included the original number of pages of liner notes.

The album's curious title and subtitle require some explanation. A 'mop' or 'mop-fair' is a late medieval term for a job fair, where laborers come looking for work. (The song "Copshawholme Fair", from the band's first album, is about such a fair.) The conceit was that the band was out of work and job-hunting. A 'ten man mop' would be a very poor show, since there would be few potential employees to choose from. The even more curious subtitle is a reference to Reservoir Butler, who had originally performed one of the songs covered on the album. The band was so struck by his unusual name that they decided it needed to be saved from obscurity.

Personnel

*Maddy Prior - vocals, spoons, tabor
*Tim Hart - vocals, dulcimer, guitars, organ, 5-string banjo, mandolin
*Peter Knight - fiddle, tenor banjo, mandolin, vocals, timpani
*Ashley Hutchings - bass
*Martin Carthy - vocals, guitar, organ

Produced by Sandy Roberton.

Track listing

#Gower Wassail
#Jigs: Paddy Clancey's Jig/ Willie Clancy's Fancy (instrumentals)
#Four Nights Drunk
#When I Was On Horseback
#Marrowbones
#Captain Coulston
#Reels: Dowd's Favourite/ £10 Float/ The Morning Dew (instrumentals)
#Wee Weaver
#Skewball

Bonus Tracks

When Castle Music re-released "Ten Man Mop...", they added a substantial number of bonus tracks. On the first disc, the bonus tracks included "General Taylor" and three versions of the Buddy Holly song "Rave On". A second disc was included that contained a recording from "Radio One in Concert with John Peel", dated 26/9/71 (following British dating conventions). The quality of the recording was quite variable, but the bonus tracks include a number of pieces not released on any album.

#False Knight on the Road
#Lark in the Morning
#Rave On
#Three Reels (Dowd's Favorite/The £10 Float/Musical Priest)
#Captain Coulston
#Handsome Polly-O
#Two Sea Shanties (Bring 'Em Down/Haul on the Bowline)
#Four Nights Drunk
#When I was On Horseback
#I Live Not Where I Love
#Three Reels (The Wind the Shakes the Barley/Pigeon on the Gate/Jenny's Chickens)
#The Female Drummer
#General Taylor
# Four Reels (College Grove/Silver Spear/Ballymurphy Rake/Maid Behind the Bar)


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Steeleye Span — Infobox musical artist Name = Steeleye Span Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = UK Instrument = Genre = Electric folk Occupation = Years active = 1970 ndash;present Label = Park …   Wikipedia

  • Seven Drunken Nights — is a humorous folk Irish song, most famously performed by The Dubliners and others. The Dubliners version reached number 7 in the UK charts in 1967, thanks to its diffusion on Radio Caroline, though it was banned from the national broadcasting… …   Wikipedia

  • Martin Carthy — Performing with The Imagined Village at Camp Bestival; 20 July 2008 Background information Birth name Martin Dominic Forbes Carthy Bo …   Wikipedia

  • Steeleye Span — Pays d’origine Londres, Angleterre Genre musical Folk rock Années d activité 1970–aujourd hui …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Seven Drunken Nights — «Seven Drunken Nights» (англ. Семь пьяных ночей)  шуточная ирландская народная песня, наиболее известная в исполнении группы The Dubliners. Версия The Dubliners достигла 7 й строчки британских чартов в 1967 году. В её основе старая… …   Википедия

  • Steeleye Span — Основная информация …   Википедия

  • Present--The Very Best of Steeleye Span — Infobox Album | Name = Present The Very Best of Steeleye Span Type = Album Artist = Steeleye Span Released = 2002 Recorded = 2002 Genre = Electric folk Length = ??:?? Label = Park Producer = Steeleye Span/Steve Watkins Reviews = Last album =… …   Wikipedia

  • Skewball — was the name of a British racehorse, most famous as the subject of a ballad. The horse was born in 1741, and originally owned by Francis, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and later sold. His name has been recorded as Squball , Sku ball , or Stewball . He… …   Wikipedia

  • Nigel Pegrum — (born 22 January 1949) was a drummer with The Small Faces and Steeleye Span before becoming a producer.[1] Biography Nigel Pegrum played drums with an early line up of The Small Faces, then played drums with Lee Grant And The Capitols before… …   Wikipedia

  • Now We Are Six (album) — This article is about the Steeleye Span Album. For other uses, see Now We Are Six (disambiguation). Now We Are Six Studio album by Steeleye Span …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”