On the Shore explained

On the Shore
Type:Album
Artist:Trees
Cover:On the shore (Trees album - cover art).jpg
Released:January 1971
Recorded:October 1970
Studio:Sound Techniques,Chelsea, London
Length:49:11
Label:CBS
Producer:Tony Cox
Prev Title:The Garden of Jane Delawney
Prev Year:1970

On the Shore is the second, and final, album by British folk rock band Trees. It was recorded in October 1970, and released in January 1971 on CBS Records (64168). It was later released on CD by the BGO label.

Sleeve design by Hipgnosis. The cover photographs were taken at The Hill Garden, part of Inverforth House, Hampstead Heath in North West London, designed by landscape architect Thomas Mawson. The model in the photo was Katie Meehan, daughter of Tony Meehan from The Shadows.

Track listing

  1. "Soldiers Three" (Traditional) – 1:51
  2. "Murdoch" (Bias Boshell) – 5:10
  3. "Streets of Derry" (Traditional) – 7:32
  4. "Sally Free and Easy" (Cyril Tawney) – 10:11
  5. "Fool" (Boshell, David Costa) – 5:21
  6. "Adam's Toon" (A. Della Halle) – 1:10
  7. "Geordie" (Traditional) – 5:06
  8. "While the Iron is Hot" (Boshell) – 3:21
  9. "Little Sadie" (Traditional) – 3:11
  10. "Polly on the Shore" (Traditional) – 6:08

2007 SONY/BMG release "disc 2"

  1. "Soldiers Three" (remix)
  2. "Murdoch" (remix)
  3. "Streets of Derry" (remix)
  4. "Fool" (remix)
  5. "Geordie" (remix)
  6. "Little Sadie" (remix)
  7. "Polly on the Shore" (remix)
  8. "Forest Fire" (1971 BBC session)
  9. "Little Black Cloud" (1970 demo)

Musicians and Production

Trees
Technical

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