On the Shore

On the Shore
Studio album by Trees
Released	October 1970
Recorded	October 1970 at Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London
Genre	Folk rock
Length	49:11
Label	CBS
Producer	Tony Cox
Trees chronology
The Garden of Jane Delawney (1970) On the Shore (1970)

On the Shore is the second (and last) album by British folk rock band Trees. It was released in 1970 on CBS Records (64168) later released on CD by the BGO label.

Sleeve design by Hipgnosis. The cover photographs were taken in Golders Hill Park in North London.

Track listing

1. "Soldiers Three" (traditional) – 1:51
2. "Murdoch" (Bias Boshell) – 5:10
3. "Streets of Derry" (traditional) – 7:32
4. "Sally Free and Easy" (Cyril Tawney) – 10:11
5. "Fool" (Boshell, David Costa) – 5:21
6. "Adam's Toon" (A. Della Halle) – 1:10
7. "Geordie" (traditional) – 5:06
8. "While the Iron is Hot" (Boshell) – 3:21
9. "Little Sadie" (traditional) – 3:11
10. "Polly on the Shore" (traditional) – 6:08

2007 SONY/BMG release "disc 2"

1. "Soldiers Three" (remix)
2. "Murdoch" (remix)
3. "Streets of Derry" (remix)
4. "Fool" (remix)
5. "Geordie" (remix)
6. "Little Sadie" (remix)
7. "Polly on the Shore" (remix)
8. "Forest Fire" (1971 BBC session)
9. "Little Black Cloud" (1970 demo)

Musicians and Production

• Bias Boshell - guitars, piano, acoustic 12-string, vocals
• Celia Humphris - vocals
• Barry Clarke - lead guitar
• Unwin Brown - drums, percussion, vocals
• David Costa - acoustic guitar, electric 12-string, dulcimer

• Produced by Tony Cox
• Engineered by Vic Gramm
• Originally Recorded October 1970 at Sound Techniques, London

• on CD 1;
  • Tony Cox - bass (track 04), arrangement (track 08)
  • Michael Jefferies - harp (track 08)
  • Partly Recorded at Island Studios, London. Engineer : Roger Quested.
  • Remastered : January 2007 by Paschal Byrne, Audio Archive, London

• on CD 2;
  • Pre-production and restoration by Bias Boshell
  • Additional keyboards arranged and played by Bias Boshell
  • Acoustic guitar intro to track 02 recorded by Raf Costa
  • Tracks 01-07 remixed January 2007 by Adrian Hardy, Bias Boshell and David Costa at Panic, London
  • Track 08 was produced by John Muir and recorded for the Bob Harris Show, BBC Radio 1 , date of first transmission 8 February 1971. Remastered by Adrian Hardy at Panic, London