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Hard Luck Stories boxset: reviews are in!

September 13, 2020. No comments.

The Richard and Linda Thompson boxset is out now and wowing critics, we've picked some of the highlights below. ***** The Sun: A 113 track treasure trove.***** Financial Times: there is a lot more to these records than folk miserabilism. **** The Times: exquisitely personal, revelatory music. **** The Guardian: A tale worth retelling – and shelling out for. **** The Mirror: All the serious collector requires. **** Record Collector: Elegantly packaged set adds impressive unreleased material. **** MOJO: A realisation of the brilliance they created [read on]

Richard and Linda boxset coming in Sept 2020

July 19, 2020. No comments.

On September 11, UMC / Universal will release Richard & Linda Thompson Hard Luck Stories (1972 to 1982), an expansive 8 CD set featuring all 6 studio albums remastered from the original tapes, with 30 previously unreleased recordings including outtakes, demos and rarities along with live concerts from 1975 and 1977. This first ever comprehensive career retrospective was personally curated by Richard and Linda and compiled and mastered by Andrew Batt. Alongside the 3 classic Island Records releases, I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight, Hokey Pokey and Pour Down Like Silver, the box set also includes the long out [read on]

Linda’s Music Hall album coming Sept 2018

September 18, 2018. No comments.

“I suppose the genesis of this record is that music hall and variety (vaudeville, for my American friends), was always a big part of my life. I’m only a hop skip and a jump removed from it. My grandparents were born in the late 1800s. My parents were born near the beginning of the 20th Century. My paternal grandmother had seen Marie Lloyd and Vesta Tilley, and the like. My dad grew up on Max Miller, and The Crazy Gang. He took me to theatres, both in London and Glasgow, to see Shows. I missed Max Miller, but I knew [read on]

Thompson Family album coming Nov 2014

September 18, 2014. No comments.

Teddy Thompson, together with parents Richard and Linda, brother Jack, younger sister Kami, her husband James Walbourne, and nephew Zak Hobbs collectively dubbed 'Thompson' will release a collaborative album of all new original songs entitled Family (Fantasy Records/Concord Music Group) on November 18th, 2014. The album’s 2-Disc (1CD-DVD) Deluxe Edition, also available November 18th, 2014 features the beautifully rendered 15-minute film “Thompson: The Making of Family” on DVD (created by Contented Bros.). Utilizing interviews, studio footage and vintage family photos, the film captures the warmth, intelligence and humor of this supremely talented family as they record together for the very [read on]

The Rails Debut Single

January 14, 2014. No comments.

"It's with great pride that we see Kami and James releasing their debut single on Island this week. Seeing the 7" on the old Pink Label really takes me back..." - Linda. The Rails debut single, Bonnie Portmore, is available now from Rough Trade. The band play their first gig at London's Water Rats on February 4th. Tickets available here.

NPR top 100

December 17, 2013. No comments.

NPR picked "Love's For Babies and Fools" as one of its top 100 songs for 2013: "Nearly 40 years after her breakthrough with then-husband Richard, the English folksinger casts a jaundiced eye on love in a song that's as delicately beautiful as it is bracingly bitter."

Linda in Uncut

September 24, 2013. No comments.

Linda Thompson has revealed that collaborating with ex-husband Richard Thompson on her new album was just like working with any other session player. Speaking in the new issue of Uncut, dated September 2013 and out now, Thompson says that she finds it “easy” working with the guitarist, despite their difficult break-up in the early ’80s. Read more at http://www.uncut.co.uk/linda-thompson/linda-thompson-working-with-richard-thompson-is-just-like-having-another-session-play#ljlslSbG2RpjhgQq.99