The Deserter (track)
by Fairport Convention
Year: 1969
From the album Liege & Lief (track #5)
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The Deserter appears on the following album(s) by Fairport Convention:
- Liege & Lief (track #5) (this album) (1969)
- Live At The BBC (track #61) (2007)
- 25th Anniversary Concert (track #9) (1994)
- Fairport Unconventional (track #31) (compilation) (2002)
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The Deserter ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 01/14/2026 06:01 | alexandermause | 14,814 | 85/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2025 22:27 | Exist-en-ciel | 76,919 | 70/100 |
| ! | 12/10/2025 03:09 |  imacgill | 30,626 | 81/100 |
| ! | 11/20/2025 12:10 | plasmicmist | 7,586 | 91/100 |
| ! | 07/17/2025 14:50 |  Igtonumama | 31,393 | 81/100 |
Rating metrics:
Outliers can be removed when calculating a mean average to dampen the effects of ratings outside the normal distribution. This figure is provided as the trimmed mean. A high standard deviation can be legitimate, but can sometimes indicate 'gaming' is occurring. Consider a simplified example* of an item receiving ratings of 100, 50, & 0. The mean average rating would be 50. However, ratings of 55, 50 & 45 could also result in the same average. The second average might be more trusted because there is more consensus around a particular rating (a lower deviation).
(*In practice, some tracks can have several thousand ratings)
This track is rated in the top 4% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 80.9/100, a mean average of 81.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 81.7/100. The standard deviation for this track is 10.1.
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