[2017-10-06] The Pentangle "The Albums: 1968-1972" 7CD box set (Cherry Red UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Wed Jun 21, 2017 1:23 am

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When they formed in 1968, Pentangle were hailed as Folk’s first supergroup, fusing elements of jazz and underground music and comprising the twin guitar/songwriting talents of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn with bassist Danny Thompson, drummer Terry Cox and singer Jacqui McShee.

Between 1968 and 1972, Pentangle issued six albums – five on legendary Folk label Transatlantic and a swansong release on Reprise. Their debut, The Pentangle (1968), was hailed as a Folk Rock classic and charted in the UK at No. 21. Sequel Sweet Child (also 1968) was an ambitious double album coupling live and studio discs. Third LP Basket Of Light (1969) was their most commercially successful, peaking at No. 5, fuelled by the success of lead track ‘Light Flight’ (the theme to TV series Take Three Girls). Cruel Sister (1970) allowed Pentangle to reinterpret traditional folk songs. Reflection (1971), their last Transatlantic LP, was also among their most adventurous. Solomon’s Seal (1972) proved to be their last album with the original line-up.

For the first time ever, these albums are available as a deluxe box set to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the band’s formation. Each record has been remastered from the best available sources, referencing original tapes and vinyl where relevant. Each album has been expanded with a wealth of bonus material, including choice selections from contemporaneous solo LPs by Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, out-takes and live tracks. Across the package, there are an impressive 22 recordings which are previously unreleased.

Each album is presented in a miniature card sleeve replica of the original vinyl artwork. These are housed in an attractive box set alongside an 88-page book awash with rare images and over 20,000 words of sleeve-notes, which include: a Q&A culled from past interviews by author Mick Houghton with Bert, John and Jacqui; essays about each album by a variety of music journalists (Stuart Penney, Trevor Leeden, Nigel Cross, Colin Irwin, Lois Wilson and Jim Wirth); a lengthy chronology; and track-by-track details.

Pentangle’s first three albums and three singles were produced by the legendary Shel Talmy (The Who, The Kinks, etc.) while Peter Blake designed the sleeve for Sweet Child (one of only three such commissions in the 60s). The band also enjoyed popularity in America and toured there. Alongside Fairport Convention and the Incredible String Band, Pentangle define Folk’s flowering in the late 60s, melding jazz, rock, traditional folk and other styles.

[tracklisting][CD1: The Pentangle]
1. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
2. Bells
3. Hear My Call
4. Pentangling
5. Mirage
6. Way Behind The Sun
7. Bruton Town
8. Waltz
Bonus Tracks:
9. Koan (Take 2)
10. The Wheel
11. The Casbah
12. Bruton Town (Take 3)
13. Hear My Call (Alternate Version)
14. Way Behind The Sun (Alternate Version)
15. Way Behind The Sun (Instrumental)
16. Bruton Town (Take 5) *
17. Koan (Take 1)
18. Travelling Song (Non-LP Single Version With Strings)
19. Poison
20. I Got A Feeling *
21. Market Song *

[CD2: Sweet Child – Disc 1 (Live At The Festival Hall)]
1. Market Song
2. No More My Lord
3. Turn Your Money Green
4. Haitian Fight Song
5. A Woman Like You
6. Goodbye Pork-Pie Hat
7. Three Dances (Brentzel Gay/La Rotta/The Earl Of Salisbury)
8. Watch The Stars
9. So Early In The Spring
10. No Exit
11. The Time Has Come
12. Bruton Town
Bonus Tracks:
13. Hear My Call
14. Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
15. Bells
16. Travelling Song
17. Waltz
18. Way Behind The Sun
19. John Donne Song

[CD3: Sweet Child – Disc 2 (Studio)]
1. Sweet Child
2. I Loved A Lass
3. Three Part Thing
4. Sovay
5. In Time
6. In Your Mind
7. I’ve Got A Feeling
8. The Trees They Do Grow High
9. Moon Dog
10. Hole In The Coal
Bonus Tracks:
11. Hole In The Coal (Alternative Version)
12. The Trees They Do Grow High (Alternative Version)
13. Haitian Fight Song (Studio Version)
14. In Time (Alt. Version)
15. A Woman Like You (Unabridged Trio Version) *
16. I’ve Got A Woman (Trio Mix) *
17. I Am Lonely (Jansch Solo Mix) *
18. Poison
19. Blues
20. Sally Go Round The Roses (Alt. Version 2)
21. Moondog (Full Band Vsn) *

[CD4: Basket Of Light]
1. Light Flight (Theme From “Take Three Girls”)
2. Once I Had A Sweetheart
3. Springtime Promises
4. Lyke Wake Dirge
5. Train Song
6. Hunting Song
7. Sally Go Round The Roses
8. The Cuckoo
9. House Carpenter
Bonus Tracks:
10. Sally Go Round The Roses (Alternative Version)
11. Cold Mountain (B-Side)
12. I Saw An Angel (B-Side)
13. House Carpenter * (Live In Aberdeen)
14. Light Flight (Live In Aberdeen) *
15. Pentangling (Live In Aberdeen)

[CD5: Cruel Sister]
1. A Maid That’s Deep In Love
2. When I Was In My Prime
3. Lord Franklin
4. Cruel Sister
5. Jack Orion
Bonus Tracks:
6. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Take 1, No Harmonica) *
7. Rain & Snow (Take 2) *
8. Omie Wise (Take 2, Live Vox) *
9. John’s Song (Take 7) *
10. Reflection (Olympic Studios Take 1) *
11. When I Get Home (Alternative Vocal) *

[CD6: Reflection]
1. Wedding Dress
2. Omie Wise
3. Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
4. When I Get Home
5. Rain And Snow
6. Helping Hand
7. So Clear
8. Reflection
Bonus Tracks:
9. Shake Shake Mama
10. Kokomo Blues
11. Faro Annie
12. Back On The Road Again
13. Will The Circle Be Unbroken (Take 3, Live Vox) *
14. Reflection (Command Studios, Take 1, Wordless Vox) *
15. John’s Song (Take 5, Fuzz Guitar) *
16. Wondrous Love *

[CD7: Solomon’s Seal]
1. Sally Free And Easy
2. The Cherry Tree Carol
3. The Snows
4. High Germany
5. People On The Highway
6. Willy O’ Winsbury
7. No Love Is Sorrow
8. Jump, Baby, Jump
9. Lady Of Carlisle
Bonus Tracks:
10. When I Get Home (Live At Guildford Civic Hall 11/72) *
11. She Moved Through The Fair (Live At Guildford Civic Hall 11/72) *
12. Train Song (Live At Guildford Civic Hall 11/72) *

* Previously Unissued[/tracklisting]

Amazon USA
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072ZFNTNL/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072ZFNTNL/?tag=imwan-21

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

I like the bonus trax; this is priced way out of my range & I'm catalog on the original band already...........

ranasakawa · 26 Jan 2007

Great band
I'm interested in this

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Jun 25, 2017 1:15 am

The UK pre-order price has been discounted down to £45.68, which is 26% off:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B072ZFNTNL/?tag=imwan-21

Greg Carrier · 25 Nov 2006

Tempting.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

Greg Carrier wrote:

Tempting.

Agree, I will keep on pricing checking as we move closer to release date. I have only a comp on them so this will be most welcomed.

eelkiller · **Joined:** 10 Dec 2006 **Posts:** 1681

I own the older box set and all of the Japan reissues, there is enough unreleased stuff on here to make me interested. Ordered.

Linda · **Posted:** Sat Sep 23, 2017 2:39 pm

Bump: This has been pushed back to October 6th.

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

Remember when "remastered" was almost always a god thing? :sigh:

These remasters are much better than the awful 2017 average remaster, but the 2001 expanded UK Sanctuary's are better.

I never thought I'd prefer older versions of cd's, as especially the first gen's were terrible; but they're still often better than the garbage masters of 2017 made with the least common denominator I pod generation in mind.

GodsComic · 03 Aug 2006

Geff R. wrote:

I never thought I'd prefer older versions of cd's, as especially the first gen's were terrible; but they're still often better than the garbage masters of 2017 made with the least common denominator I pod generation in mind.

I don't really understand this. You say you thought you'd "never prefer older versions of CD's". However, I feel that 2/3 of your posts are bemoaning this very thing.
Your post would have been OK if you stuck with "These remasters are much better than the awful 2017 average remaster, but the 2001 expanded UK Sanctuary's are better." But once again, you take an opportunity to work in your feelings about CD's, which is already clear in your signature, into the many threads.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

GodsComic wrote:

Geff R. wrote:

I never thought I'd prefer older versions of cd's, as especially the first gen's were terrible; but they're still often better than the garbage masters of 2017 made with the least common denominator I pod generation in mind.

I don't really understand this. You say you thought you'd "never prefer older versions of CD's". However, I feel that 2/3 of your posts are bemoaning this very thing.
Your post would have been OK if you stuck with "These remasters are much better than the awful 2017 average remaster, but the 2001 expanded UK Sanctuary's are better." But once again, you take an opportunity to work in your feelings about CD's, which is already clear in your signature, into the many threads.

I think Geff has "dog" ears. He hears "EVERYTHING". Not so with me at my age. :ohno:

Geff R. · 27 Sep 2006

My upper midrange hearing has always been very sensitive. Both a curse & a blessing.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

eelkiller wrote:

I own the older box set and all of the Japan reissues, there is enough unreleased stuff on here to make me interested. Ordered.

Barry, did you get this and if so had a chance to listen? I'm very close in pulling the trigger on this since I have only one disc in my collection and some used records.

Rick A · 23 Jul 2006

I pulled the trigger on this earlier and the week and playing the first record from the box. The sound quality on the first disc is exceptional.

Linda · **Posted:** Sun Nov 19, 2017 10:37 pm

It's a great "WAN and done" collection.

[2017-10-06] The Pentangle "The Albums: 1968-1972" 7CD box set (Cherry Red UK)

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