Richard Thompson: Hippies, Thugs And Heroes (2LP, indie exclusive, white & black splatter vinyl) [NEW WEST]

Why you'll love it

An indie exclusive 2LP set on white and black splatter vinyl of Richard Thompson's new album. Twelve songs from the Fairport Convention founder, from "Sorcerer's Apprentice" to "Siren".

This edition

• Indie exclusive
• White and black splatter vinyl
• 2LP set, twelve tracks across three sides

About the album

Richard Thompson co-founded Fairport Convention as a teenager, made a string of classic records with Linda Thompson, and has spent the decades since as one of the finest guitarists and sharpest songwriters in British music. Rolling Stone once put him among the greatest guitarists ever, and he's still writing songs that cut deep and play beautifully.

Hippies, Thugs And Heroes is full of characters: the cautionary "Sorcerer's Apprentice", the wry "Cocaine Walking, Booze Talking", "Pauper's Grave" and "Unsung Hero", with "Everybody's Stealing" and "The Big Smoke" showing off that unmistakable guitar. It's the work of a master who still finds new things to say. Most people slow down at his age; he seems to be picking up speed.

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Out October 16, 2026 on New West (cat# NW7099).