Good to be here? (Lindisfarne) (LP 179 - 181)

Lindisfarne Back and Fourth (Vinyl - Charisma, 1978) **
Lindisfarne The News (Vinyl - Phonogram, 1979) ***
Lindisfarne "Lindisfarntastic!" Live (Vinyl - LMP Records, 1983) **

Genre:  Folk

Places I remember: Vinyl Countdown (New Plymouth) 

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Run For Home (Back and Fourth)




Gear costume:  Call Of The Wild (The News)

Active compensatory factors: Back And Fourth is clearly the band's fourth studio album (I've covered the first three in an earlier post).

It's a disappointing record.

Unfortunately, it's a case of ever diminishing returns with Lindisfarne (the first two albums are immense, then from Dingly Dell to Back and Fourth it's a slide) until The News perks things up somewhat. However, they were never going to ever return to the joy and freshness of the first two albums.

The live one is Lindisfarne as a party band. May have been great to be a part of that experience but it doesn't make for a great listen stone cold sober alone at home.

Where do they all belong? That's it for Lindisfarne. If you are new to the band go directly to a best of compilation. Inevitably, it will focus on all the great early stuff. 

Steeleye Span is the next vinyl member of the Folk genre collection.