SHIRLEY COLLINS & THE ALBION COUNTRY BAND - 'No Roses' CD (Castle Music)
Long overdue reissue of this much-vaunted classic Folk album from 1971 from one of the genre's pioneers. "On her first electric album, collaborating closely with then husband Ashley Hutchings, Shirley Collins pits her quintessentially English voice against an impeccable assembly of Brit-folk musicians. Members of Fairport, Steeleye, The Watersons, The Dransfields and Nic Jones head a distinguished cast playing and acting out epic English ballads... Collins is fearless, singing louder than ever required of her, but pitch perfect and drawing out every ounce of drama and emotion" (Uncut). Comes with a 12-page booklet.
