Beat the Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson

           As the older readers of this blog probably remember, the 90s produced a whole lot of tribute albums resulting in a bit of snarky backlash by the end of the 90s.  And to be sure, there were a lot of middling ones, though most of them could boast at least a couple of solid or unconventional cuts.   One of the very best tribute albums from that period, Beat the Retreat: Songs By Richard Thompson, is out of print.  I've included several of the cuts on other compilations I've put together, but there's a lot of other gems as well.  Enjoy!

P.s.  If you also want to hear Richard Thompson  sing his own songs, I put together a two disc compilation. 

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Shoot Out The Lights	X
Wall Of Death	R.E.M.
When The Spell Is Broken	Bonnie Raitt
Turning Of The Tide	Bob Mould
For Shame Of Doing Wrong	Syd Straw & Evan Dando
Down Where The Drunkards Roll	Los Lobos
Beat The Retreat	June Tabor
Genesis Hall	June Tabor
I Misunderstood	Dinosaur Jr
The Madness Of Love	Graham Parker
Just The Motion	David Byrne
Valerie	BeauSoleil
A Heart Needs A Home	Shawn Colvin & Loudon Wainwright III
Dimming Of The Day	The Five Blind Boys Of Alabama
Farewell, Farewell	Martin Carthy & Maddy Prior
The Great Valerio	Martin Carthy & Maddy Prior