Robin Hall—vocals, guitar
Jimmie MacGregor—vocals, guitar
Cedric West—guitar
Brian Brocklehurst—bass
Bill Mcguffie—piano
Derek Grossmith—piccolo, clarinet and flutes
Bobby Orr—drums
Produced by Iain McFadyen
Excerpts from the sleeve notes (Fontana release):
Some of the songs on this record have been in our repertoire for several years, while
others are comparatively recent additions. They have one thing in
common, however; and that is that they have all been requested over
and over again, either by word of mouth, on scribbled notes handed
up in concert intervals, or in letters to the various radio and
television shows in which we have been involved. Until now, our
choice of songs for our recordings has always been completely
personal, but on this album, we are delighted to offer the items
which you have asked lor; and we're pleased to say that there isn't
one of which we disapprove. Our accompaniment normally consists
simply of my own guitar and mandolin, and Robin's guitar, but on
this occasion we have utilized the various talents of some of the
finest session musicians in the country, and by doing so, we feel
that we have achieved a very satisfying variety of sounds; from the
simplicity of my own guitar with double bass, on The Frog And The
Mouse to the all-out effort on Haunted Single End. The musicians
were; Cedric West on guitar, Brian Brocklehurst on bass, Bill
McGuffie on piano, Derek Grossmith on piccolo, clarinet and flutes,
and Bobby Orr on drums, with my own guitar filling in on all tracks.
The accompaniments were directed by Ian Sutherland, who took our own
basically simple chord sequences and harmonics and arranged around
them, most skillfully and sympathetically. lan Sutherland's skill,
and the talent of the musicians under his direction, made this
recording session one of the most interesting and exciting we have
undertaken. The record was produced by lain McFadyen.
Re-issued in 1966:
By Popular Demand—1966 Philips International 6382 124 LP
The "Phillips" release is dated 1964 on the record label, yet the sleeve notes
(see below excerpt) state "concert appearances, circa 1966". In addition,
in comparing catalog numbers with
The White Heather
releases, it's clear that the Phillips "1964" release is a misprint.
I believe Nigel Gatherer lists yet
another version of the album.
Excerpts from the sleeve notes (Phillips release):
This record represents a selection of the most requested songs performed by
Robin Hall and Jimmie MacGregor on the various radio and television
shows they were involved with, and at their concert appearances,
circa 1966.