Conversation so far:
how did the stability fairport convention band story begin?
In this period the band were playing to larger and larger audiences, both on tour and at Cropredy, and it was very productive in terms of recording.
what was the highlight of the stability decade?
the band shifted to an acoustic format for touring and released the unplugged Old, New, Borrow Blue as 'Fairport Acoustic Convention' in 1996.

Question: did they have any flops during this period?
Self-contained rewrite: did Fairport Convention have any flops during  1986-97?