The vinyl is excellent with a few hairlines, but no skips or jumps – a lovely sound. The cover rates as VG+, but has some corner wear and a small split on the spine, but really good for an album of this age. Great notes on the back cover.

VINYL: Ex

LABEL: Ex

COVER: Ex

Side 1

1. A maiden came from London town
2. Morning stands on tiptoe
3. Female rambling sailor
4. Padstow drinking song
5. The guilty sea captain
6. The Eynsham poaching song
7. Green grass

Side 2

1. The barley grain for me
2. The jolly ploughboy
3. The Blackburn poachers
4. John Peel
5. Bold Robinson
6. Green broom
7. Bendigo champion of England

The Arthurs were an influential pair on the club scene, particularly admired for their powerful harmony singing. Mostly unaccompanied singing by the duo, but they do use concertina, melodeon and whistle on some tracks. The whole album is fantastic, and ‘The female rambling sailor’ is the stand out track and will most probably bring a tear to your eyes.