In the Alex Campbell thread there was some discussion about the availability of the Young Tradition albums on CD. As far as I know there were two CDs released by Castle/Essential as part of their Transatlantic reissues set. The first (ESMCD 409)contained the first, self-titled LP and So Cheerfully Round. The second (ESMCD 461) contained Galleries, plus all the tracks from the Chicken on a Raft EP and some (but not all) of the tracks from Royston & Heather's album No Relation. The Fledgling label released their Christmas-themed collaboration with Shirley Collins The Holly Bears the Crown (FLED 3006). I imagine the latter is still available. I don't know about the chances of reissues, but for what it's worth around the time of the Young Tradition CDs Castle/Essential also released the Mr Fox albums on CD. They've since reissued these in an improved package. One of the big shortcomings of the original reissues was the combining of two LPs on one CD, missing out tracks if the running time was too long, and NOT acknowledging these omissions. If they were mastered from vinyl that's news to me, but apparently this practise is more common than you'd think. Hope this helps
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