Three Dances/Brentzel Gay/La Rotta/The Earle of Salisbury
Watch the Stars
So Early in the Spring
No Exit
The Time Has Come
Bruton Town
Hear My Call
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
Bells
Travelling Song
Waltz
Way Behind the Sun
John Donne Song
Track Listings (14) - Disc #2
Sweet Child
I Loved A Lass
Three Part Thing
Sovay
In Time
In Your Mind
I've Got A Feeling
The Trees They Do Grow High
Moon Dog
Hole in the Coal
Hole in the Coal (alt. Version)
The Trees They Do Grow High (alt. Version)
Haitian Fight Song (Studio Version)
In Time (alt. Version)
Mid-price digitally remastered reissue of the British folk-rock act's 1968 album. Half recorded in the studio and half at the Royal Festival Hall, it showcases Pentangle's versatility and features some of their finest perf... more »ormances, including 'Turn Your Money Green' and 'Haitian Flight Song'. Slimline double jewel case. 2001 release.« less
Mid-price digitally remastered reissue of the British folk-rock act's 1968 album. Half recorded in the studio and half at the Royal Festival Hall, it showcases Pentangle's versatility and features some of their finest performances, including 'Turn Your Money Green' and 'Haitian Flight Song'. Slimline double jewel case. 2001 release.
CD Reviews
Incredible
B.J. | Cincinnati, Ohio | 12/28/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although an older recording, the music, the performances, and the songs are as fresh and inviting as beholding an overnight snow on a sunny Sunday morning. Not to suggest that this offering is anything but warm and glowing. Its the sort of music you can put on for an hour or more of inspiration and amazement--it will fill your heart and your essence. McShee is in fine voice and the instrumental work mesmerizing (not to single out one, but the bass playing has to be heard to be believed). And the arrangements are compelling and inventive. It was recorded live and alternative studio recordings are also included. As a bonus, it presents truly informative liner notes!"
Good Memories, Even Better Performance
Jeff Schaffer | Ridgefield, CT | 10/10/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I purchased this two-disc set because I'm collecting some of the music that made strong impressions on me over the course of my life. Pentangle was one of the groups that my roommates played often during my college days in the early seventies, and something of that fascinating sound, the windy vocals, the energetic folk material and sensibilities, and the prominent use of the string bass, has stayed with me over the years.
Listening again to Sweet Child rekindled some of those memories all right (only some because it's just one of the Pentangle albums we played), but it also surprised me with its sound: clean and open, intimate and compelling. The performances soar to a level that I simply didn't appreciate at the time, both in the studio and on the stage.
Two CDs full of wonderful performances, ranging from moody to mellow to manic. A great addition to my collection!"
Essential listening, even for those who think they don't lik
Jazz Headcase | Indiana USA | 05/16/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Five masters running the gamut of not just traditional folk tunes but old blues (Furry Lewis' "Turn Your Money Green"), old spirituals (No More My Lord) and jazz (2 Mingus tunes as well as a song titled "I've Got a Feeling" which is a not too subtle borrowing of riff and chord changes from Miles Davis' "All Blues" from the Kind of Blue record. Different melody, though - and lyrics so I guess it's ok that the song is credited to the band.). I think the guitarists have been given their due via reviews over the years (deservedly so!), Jackie McShee likewise and bassist Danny Thompson has been mentioned by the other Amazon reviewers, particularly his solo bass excursion through "Haitian Fight Song". So I feel the need to mention percussionist Terry Cox who gets incredible colors from his drumkit! Listen to his mallets on skins on "No More My Lord" and the amazing amount of tension he brings to the piece- it's almost orchestral. Really brilliant. For those who wrongly proclaim drummers as "non-musicians".
The interplay between these artists is startling - the two guitarists weave in and out and the vocals are not just your standard 2 or 3 part harmony. McShee's voice is the essence of purity, conviction and heart. I've worn out the grooves on my old vinyl record and I just ordered this CD. You should do the same - this is music everyone should hear."
Best folk-pop album of all time?
Craig Weatherby | Waltham, MA USA | 07/30/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This half-live, half-studio landmark album of the late 1960's is pure, unadulterated, uncategorizable genius, and this CD reissue includes much more of the live concert that made up the second half of the orginal LP, including great live versions of almost all the songs on their first album ("The Pentangle").
The live cuts are very well-recorded for the era, and the studio recordings are just gorgeous--lush, dark, and yet open--far better sounding than most pop LPs of the era.
Combining traditional British folk, blues, and jazz, Pentangle's "supergroup" line-up of 5 of the top British folk and jazz talents gave fusion a very good name, especially on this album. The blend got a bit too stiffly trad-folky for me after their third album, Basket of Light (with some sterling exceptions on subsequent albums)."
Eclectic and influential
Andrew C. Alter | Germantown, NY United States | 04/30/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)
"While I like the idea of a band that goes from traditional english folk to the Staples Singers to Mingus, I think the blues and jazz interpretations here aren't quite as magical as the original band compositions and traditional folk ballads--hence only four stars. The label is to be commended for a truly "value added" reissue that includes seven substantial extra live cuts (making for a 75 minute long concert disc), and four alternate versions. Considering it took place in the overheated summer of 1968, the tone of live concert is tame, even a bit formal-no political overtones, no drugginess, no interplay with the audience. It's nice though; the band's (and the audience's) reverence for the music really comes through. Renbourn and Jansch's acoustic guitar work is inspired of course, but the real surprise to me, as a longtime adherent of Steeleye, Fairport, June Tabor, etc., is Jacqui McShee. Her vocals are pitch perfect and never seek to outstrip the material, yet there are phrasings scattered throughout that make you melt with delight. I'm inclined to compare this with another immortal live album from the sixties, Velvet Underground Live 69. This one wins hands down for recording quality; you hear the instruments and the vocals and nothing else. Unlike Live 69, though, the song introductions here are timid, a bit stiff, and interrupt the trancelike flow that marked the most memorable concerts of the era. Here are the roots of the folk/jazz/blues experiments of early Jethro Tull, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, even Led Zeppelin, as well as the Elizabethan stylings of Gentle Giant. So it's not for purists only!"
Track Listings (19) - Disc #1