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Track List
01) Gethsemane
02) Jealous Words
03) I'll Tag Along
04) A Love You Can't Survive
05) One Door Opens
06) First Breath
07) She Said It Was Destiny
08) I've Got No Right To Have It All
09) Pearly Jim
10) Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen
11) Outside Of The Inside
12) Happy Days And Auld Lang Syne
01) Gethsemane
02) Jealous Words
03) I'll Tag Along
04) A Love You Can't Survive
05) One Door Opens
06) First Breath
07) She Said It Was Destiny
08) I've Got No Right To Have It All
09) Pearly Jim
10) Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen
11) Outside Of The Inside
12) Happy Days And Auld Lang Syne
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First Released
2003
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Folk
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"The Old Kit Bag" is the tenth studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, released in 2003. The title refers to the World War I marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag". When asked if the album had a theme, Thompson had no immediate answer, then said "I suppose the title is a theme of sorts. It's a reference to the old World War I song, 'Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,' which is about smiling and whistling a happy tune as the Germans rain shells down on you."
After years of being a prestigious but small-selling signing with a big label, Thompson signed with the small, independent and independently-minded Cooking Vinyl label in 2002. The first fruits of this new partnership was The Old Kit Bag.Thompson had financed the recording himself, and relied on his new label for marketing and distribution .
The album is markedly different from its predecessors, with unobtrusive production by John Chelew and a smaller set of backing musicians. Thompson's electric guitar playing is more prominent than it had been for some time on a studio album. Despite the stripped down arrangements and sound, the album is stylistically diverse with Thompson even making a rare excursion into the blues on "I've Got No Right To Have It All".
Ironically the move to a much smaller record label bought a bigger marketing push and healthier sales. The Old Kit Bag did better on release than any other Thompson album since Rumor And Sigh, entering the Billboard Top 200 and entering Billboard's "Indie" chart at number 5.
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"The Old Kit Bag" is the tenth studio album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, released in 2003. The title refers to the World War I marching song "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag". When asked if the album had a theme, Thompson had no immediate answer, then said "I suppose the title is a theme of sorts. It's a reference to the old World War I song, 'Pack up your troubles in your old kit bag,' which is about smiling and whistling a happy tune as the Germans rain shells down on you."
After years of being a prestigious but small-selling signing with a big label, Thompson signed with the small, independent and independently-minded Cooking Vinyl label in 2002. The first fruits of this new partnership was The Old Kit Bag.Thompson had financed the recording himself, and relied on his new label for marketing and distribution .
The album is markedly different from its predecessors, with unobtrusive production by John Chelew and a smaller set of backing musicians. Thompson's electric guitar playing is more prominent than it had been for some time on a studio album. Despite the stripped down arrangements and sound, the album is stylistically diverse with Thompson even making a rare excursion into the blues on "I've Got No Right To Have It All".
Ironically the move to a much smaller record label bought a bigger marketing push and healthier sales. The Old Kit Bag did better on release than any other Thompson album since Rumor And Sigh, entering the Billboard Top 200 and entering Billboard's "Indie" chart at number 5.
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