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| Welcome to Beggars' Hill | |
| The Group | |
| Planning and Rehearsals | |
| Recording the Album | |
| Producing the Records | |
| Songs | |
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| Reviews | |
| After Beggars' Hill | |
| Before Beggars' Hill: .......... Flyntlocke .......... King Bill Folk Club |
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| What's new on the website? | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| Contact us by email | |
| Interesting emails | |
| Wrong website? If you are looking for the other Beggars Hill group, which started in 2001 at Gdynia in Poland, click here. |
BEGGARS' HILL This is the story of the Beggars' Hill folk-rock album from 1976 which is now much sought-after by collectors of vinyl records. In 2010 it was professionally restored and officially released on CD for the first time by Talking Elephant Records. |
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Photos (click here for larger photos then maximise window) Rehearsals were held during the Summer of 1975 (Photos 1-7), and the recording sessions at Sun Recording Studios, Reading, took place on Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 September 1975 (Photos 8-14). |
 1. Dave Frohnsdorff (bass) & Neil Stanford (electric guitar) |
 2. JM Davis (dulcimer) rehearsing at home |
 3. Peter Sharp (electric guitar) |
 4. Neil Stanford (electric guitar) |
 5. Dave Frohnsdorff (acoustic guitar) & Marc Isherwood (bass) in rehearsals |
 6. JM Davis (bass) |
 7. Pete Roberts (drums) & Neil Stanford (standing) during a break in rehearsals |
 8. Rob Boughton (engineer) at the 8-track recording desk |
 9. Jo Battley (vocals) & Laura Dixon (flute) waiting for their turn in the recording studio |
 10. Dave Frohnsdorff (bass) & Pete Roberts (drums) in the recording studio |
 11. Chris Walker (acoustic guitar) |
 12. Pete Roberts (drums) - it took ages to adjust the sound balance for the drum kit |
 13. Robin Hamilton (electric mandolin) |
 14. Marc Isherwood taking refreshment during a break in the recording session |
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 Front cover and inner sleeve |
 12" vinyl record on the Moonshine label |
 Back cover of album |