The Fairport Convention version is more famous, and I like it a lot, but Emitt Rhodes wrote it and it's hard to beat the original (available on this great Merry-Go-Round collection.) Paul McCartney never had a better or more satisfying emulator. Listen to that bass. Such a great recording.
Posted by Dr. Frank at October 13, 2011 10:52 PM | TrackBackThanks for the tip--that's added to my Amazon wish list now.
Posted by: Don at October 15, 2011 12:18 AMI like the live Fairport Convention version, especially the cool mid-60s psychedelic guitar lead, and the propulsive drumming, though the sound quality is not very good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTHgr19CaRk
Posted by: Lexington Green at October 15, 2011 11:29 PM