{"product_id":"fairport-convention-babbacombe-lee-372085","title":"Fairport Convention – \"Babbacombe\" Lee (VG\/VG) – LP, UK","description":"\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition: \u003c\/strong\u003e Second Hand\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedia: \u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCover: \u003c\/strong\u003e Very Good (VG)\u003c\/div\u003e\n  \n\n\n\n\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eRelease details\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTracklist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Description tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003e\"Babbacombe\" Lee is an LP by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fairport-convention\"\u003eFairport Convention\u003c\/a\u003e released on the Island Records label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n    \u003ch2 class=\"product-about-heading\"\u003eAbout this album\u003c\/h2\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eBabbacombe Lee is one of Fairport Convention’s boldest statements, a 1971 folk-rock concept album built around the true story of John “Babbacombe” Lee. Rather than simply drawing on traditional British folk, the group turns the case into a dramatic narrative about class, fate and public obsession. Coming after the band’s pivotal early-70s lineup changes, the album showed Fairport Convention expanding their sound while keeping their roots in English balladry and storytelling. Its theatrical structure and historical focus helped cement the record as a distinctive entry in British folk rock, and a key example of the band’s willingness to turn local history into serious, album-length drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \u003c!-- Genres --\u003e\n    \n      \u003cp\u003eGenre: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folk-vinyl-records\"\u003eFolk\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n    \n\n    \n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Release tab content --\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cdiv\u003e\n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fairport-convention\"\u003eFairport Convention\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/island-records-record-label\"\u003eIsland Records\u003c\/a\u003e – ILPS.9176\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n          \n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003e LP, Album, Reissue\u003c\/div\u003e\n          \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnits: \u003c\/strong\u003e 1\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/vinyl-records-store-australia\/country_uk\"\u003eUK\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folk-vinyl-records\"\u003eFolk\u003c\/a\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle: \u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \n            \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/folk-rock\"\u003eFolk Rock\u003c\/a\u003e\n          \n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \n        \n    \u003c\/div\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003c!-- Tracklist tab content --\u003e\n  \n  \u003cli\u003e\n    \u003cp\u003eA1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Fairport+Convention+John's+Reflections+On+His+Boyhood,+His+Introduction+To+Miss+Keynes+And+The+Glen,+His+Restlessness,+And+His+Struggles+With+His+Family,+Finally+Successful,+To+Join+The+Navy.\"\u003eJohn'S Reflections On His Boyhood, His Introduction To Miss Keynes And The Glen, His Restlessness, And His Struggles With His Family, Finally Successful, To Join The Navy.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Fairport+Convention+This+Was+The+Happiest+Period+Of+His+Life.+All+Looked+Set+Fair+For+A+Career+Until+He+Was+Stricken+With+Sickness+And+Invalided+Out+Of+His+Chosen+Niche+In+Life.+Reluctantly+And+Unhappily+He+Turned+To+A+Number+Of+Mental+Occupations+And+Finally+Returned+To+The+Service+Of+Miss+Keynes.\"\u003eThis Was The Happiest Period Of His Life. All Looked Set Fair For A Career Until He Was Stricken With Sickness And Invalided Out Of His Chosen Niche In Life. Reluctantly And Unhappily He Turned To A Number Of Mental Occupations And Finally Returned To The Service Of Miss Keynes.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA3 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Fairport+Convention+Tragedy+Now+Strikes+Hard.+The+World's+Imagination+Is+Caught+By+The+Brutal+Senselessness+Of+The+Apparent+Criminal+Who+Slays+His+Kind+Old+Mistress\"\u003eTragedy Now Strikes Hard. The World'S Imagination Is Caught By The Brutal Senselessness Of The Apparent Criminal Who Slays His Kind Old Mistress\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB1 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Fairport+Convention+John+Was+Hardly+More+Than+A+Bewildered+Observer+At+His+Own+Trial,+Not+Being+Allowed+To+Say+More+Than+A+Few+Words.+The+Tides+Of+Fate+Wash+Him+To+The+Condemned+Cell+Where+He+Waits+Three+Sad+Weeks+For+His+Last+Night+On+Earth.\"\u003eJohn Was Hardly More Than A Bewildered Observer At His Own Trial, Not Being Allowed To Say More Than A Few Words. The Tides Of Fate Wash Him To The Condemned Cell Where He Waits Three Sad Weeks For His Last Night On Earth.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eB2 \u003ca rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=Fairport+Convention+When+It+Comes,+He+Cannot+Sleep,+But+When+He+Does,+A+Strange,+Prophetic+Dream+Comes+To+Him,+And+Helps+Him+To+Bear+The+Strain+Of+His+Next+Day's+Ordeal+As+Scaffold+And+It's+Crew+Try+In+Vain+Three+Times+To+Take+His+Life\"\u003eWhen It Comes, He Cannot Sleep, But When He Does, A Strange, Prophetic Dream Comes To Him, And Helps Him To Bear The Strain Of His Next Day'S Ordeal As Scaffold And It'S Crew Try In Vain Three Times To Take His Life\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003c\/li\u003e\n  \n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"Island Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44095178637377,"sku":"8141858","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1474\/5258\/files\/NzktOTQ2Ny5qcGVn.jpg?v=1782718822","url":"https:\/\/www.dutchvinyl.com.au\/products\/fairport-convention-babbacombe-lee-372085","provider":"Dutch Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}