Geordies’ brilliance shines on vinyl reissue of their breakthrough second LP.
hough the bedrock of Lindisfarne’s appeal lay in the distinctive, politicised songwriting of charismatic frontman Alan Hull, it was Top 5 single – penned by bassist Rod Clements, and sung by the band’s mandolin/harmonica player Ray Jackson – which made them stars. A window onto pointed Hull songs of northern pride and identity, …Corner’s skiffle-ish arrangement was arrived at after various permutations including a rocked-up Vanilla Fudge-style version. It also helped Fog On The Tyne become the biggest-selling UK album of 1972.
