# Mr. Lacey guitar solo

> Richard Thompson's guitar solo on Mr. Lacey by Fairport Convention (1969) starts at about 1:20. From the album What We Did on Our Holidays.

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Fairport Convention, 1969, from *What We Did on Our Holidays*. Solo by *Richard Thompson*.

A rare out-and-out rock workout from the early band, with Thompson unleashing wiry, blues-inflected lead. A glimpse of the electric firepower he would later channel into folk forms.

Mr. Lacey by Fairport Convention is #10 in our ranking of the best Fairport Convention guitar solos. The solo is played by Richard Thompson and the song was released in 1969.

## In our lists

- [The Best Fairport Convention Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/fairport-convention-guitar-solos/) — #10
- [The Best Richard Thompson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/richard-thompson-guitar-solos/) — #13

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Mr. Lacey?

Richard Thompson played the solo on Fairport Convention's Mr. Lacey (1969).

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