Fairport Convention – What We Did On Our Holidays

Label:	Island Records – ILPS 9092
Format:	Vinyl , LP, Album, Reissue
Country:	UK
Released:
Genre:	Rock
Style:	Folk Rock

Tracklist

A1	Fotheringay Written-By – Denny*	3:03
A2	Mr. Lacey Written-By – Hutchings*	2:50
A3	Book Song Written-By – Thompson*	3:12
A4	"The Lord Is In This Place....How Dreadful Is This Place." Written-By – Denny*	1:50
A5	No Man's Land Written-By – Thompson*	2:23
A6	I'll Keep It With Mine Written-By – Bob Dylan	5:50
B1	Eastern Rain Written-By – Joni Mitchell	3:36
B2	Nottamun Town Arranged By – Fairport* Written-By – Trad.*	3:07
B3	Tale In Hard Time Written-By – Thompson*	3:24
B4	She Moves Through The Fair Arranged By – Fairport* Written-By – Trad.*	4:09
B5	Meet On The Ledge Written-By – Thompson*	2:49
B6	End Of A Holiday Written-By – Nicol*	1:06

Companies, etc.

Distributed By – EMI Records Ltd.
Manufactured By – EMI Records Ltd.
Recorded At – St Peters Westbourne Grove
Engineered At – Sound Techniques, London
Copyright © – Warlock Music Ltd.
Copyright © – Blossom Music
Copyright © – Essex Music

Credits

Cello – Clare Lowther (tracks: A3)
Design [Sleeve Design] – Diogenic Attempts Ltd.
Electronics – Prof. Bruce Lacey (tracks: A2)
Engineer – John Wood
Performer – Simon Nicol
Photography By – Richard Bennett Zeff
Photography By [Front] – Annie Brown
Producer – Joe Boyd

Notes

UK Island label of the 1980s with a 'Palm Tree' image and a rainbow rim.
Very similar to Fairport Convention - What We Did On Our Holidays but this has a slightly different runout and a barcode on top right of back cover.
Track B6 is titled "End Of A Holiday" on back cover; "End Of Our Holiday" on side 2 label.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix / Runout (side 1 runout stamped): ILPS 9092 A 1-1-
Matrix / Runout (side 2 runout stamped): ILPS 9092 B-1-1-
Barcode: 5 014474 909214

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	What We Did On Our Holidays (LP, Album, Stereo)	Island Records	ILPS 9092	UK	1968
New Submission	What We Did On Our Holidays (LP, Album, Test Pressing)	Island Records	ILPS 9092	UK	1968
Recently Edited	What We Did On Our Holidays (LP, Album, Stereo)	Island Records	ILPS 9092	UK	1968
New Submission	What We Did On Our Holidays (LP, Album, Stereo, No run-in between B5 + B6)	Island Records	ILPS 9092	UK	1968
Recently Edited	What We Did On Our Holidays (LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Pink/Black Block)	Island Records	ILPS 9092, ILPS-9092	UK	1969

Reviews

Beba_Records Apr 18, 2025
Fairport Convention – What We Did On Our Holidays (Island Records – ILPS 9092, UK Reissue, Palm Tree Label)
What We Did On Our Holidays finds Fairport Convention blending traditional folk with a fresh rock spirit, laying the foundations of the British folk rock movement. Songs like Meet on the Ledge and Fotheringay are full of youthful honesty, carried by Sandy Denny’s haunting vocals and Richard Thompson’s emerging songwriting. This palm tree label reissue sounds clean and natural, with excellent midrange detail that brings out the warmth of the acoustic instruments and vocal harmonies. There's good dynamic range here — quieter ages feel intimate, while electric moments still have impact. Paired with classic Island packaging and that iconic palm tree label, this pressing offers a faithful and highly listenable version of one of the band’s defining albums.