| "Babbacombe" Lee | ||||
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| Released | November 1971 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1971 | |||
| Studio | Sound Techniques, London | |||
| Genre | British folk rock | |||
| Length | 41:20 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Producer | John Wood & Simon Nicol | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
"Babbacombe" Lee is a 1971 album by British folk rock group Fairport Convention, which tells the life story of John Babbacombe Lee, a Victorian-era alleged murderer who was condemned to death but was reprieved after the gallows failed on three occasions to work properly. After the commercial and chart success of its predecessor, Angel Delight, the album sold disappointingly, though it was critically acclaimed, and is regarded by the authors of The Electric Muse (1975) as the first "folk rock opera".[2] It was the band's seventh album since their debut in 1968.
- ^ Bruce Eder. "Babbacombe" Lee at AllMusic
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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