Some songs, for instance Poor Murdered Woman and Murder of the Maria Marten, feature big parts of the Fairport Convention line-up of late 1969 ( Liege and Lief). Shirley Collins had used a similar technique on 'One Night As I Lay on My Bed' on 'Adieu To Old England'. 'The Murder of Maria Marten', a lengthy song about the Red Barn Murder, is broken into segments, with parts of British folk rock alternating with more traditional parts featuring Shirley Collins' voice and a hurdy-gurdy drone. It happened because people simply dropped in during recording sessions and were asked to join in. It is very unusual to have 27 musicians and singers on an album of traditional folk songs.

It was released in October 1971 on the Pegasus label. It was produced by Sandy Roberton and Ashley Hutchings (Shirley Collins' husband at the time). It was recorded at Sound Techniques, and Air Studios in London, in the summer of 1971. No Roses is an album by Shirley Collins and the Albion Country Band. Studio album by Shirley Collins and The Albion Country Band

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