M- 1973 UK PENTANGLE FOLK BLUES GEM Jansch Renbourn

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          1973 M- UK VINYL first pressing  ~~  HIP FOLKROCK HEADS                                                                                                                                    

          T H E   P E N T A N G L E

                     Pentangling

                               UK - Transatlantic Records -  TRA SAM 29

  Original 1973 first pressing VINYL on the famously collected British Transatlantic label housed in nice laminated pentagonal designed cover... in such clean minty shape the cover still sports the "Pentangle" clear sticker on front cover, just as released 35+ years ago!

Released in 1973, "Pentangling" is a delightful (!) overview of nine songs from Pentangle's first five albums. As they split the year this was released, it effectively served as an epitaph.

Pentangle's music is a strange and irresistable melting pot of blues, folk and hip grooves; "Pentangling" gathers together all these styles into a coherent package. Primarily based around the weaving twin guitars of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, the line up on all the tracks here, and in fact until they broke up, remained the same.

The tracks are presented in apparently random order, starting with the blues based "I've got a feeling" from "Sweet child". This almost lounge like piece demonstrates Jacqui McShee's pure vocals well, exploiting her jazz roots. The only other track from the 1968 "Sweet child" is the traditional folk song "The trees they do grow high", otherwise known as "Lang a-growing". This story based song has strong similarities with the type of music FAIRPORT CONVENTION would soon make with SANDY DENNY.

With only nine tracks in total, it is interesting that the band's penultimate album "Reflection" is afford space for three of its tracks. Of these, the traditional "Rain and snow" is the best, with a very effective sitar accompaniment to a pleasant folk song giving a quasi Hari Krishna feel. hence, cool groove. 

Two tracks are taken from what was arguably Pentangle's best album, "Basket of light". Neither of these is their most famous song, "Light flight". Instead we have the wonderfully haunting "Like wake dirge", an ancient, almost gothic, piece and the deceptively simple "Once I had a sweetheart". This American variant of a traditional English folk song called "A maid sat a-weeping" gives Jacqui McShee another chance to show what an under appreciated voice she has.

The only track from "Cruel sister" is "A maid that's deep in love", a traditional song which feels like is comes from an area not far from Bert Jansch's Glasgow origins. The album is completed by the 7 minute eponymous track taken from the band's first album. This song delves deeper into the band's commplex musicianship, with a heavy accent on the double bass of Danny Thomson.

In all, a worthwhile album of immense pleasure, and one most certain to spark the listener to 'want more'.

The sleeve design is rather original, being an image of a five sided (pentagonal) LP record, complete with grooves and track listing on the label. It even has the traditional Transatlantic label characteristic of the logo on one side, and the track information for both sides on the other. One of those 'see to appreciate' eye-views....

Hard to find and highly collectible as first pressing British original...

1. I’ve got a feeling (5:15)
2. Helping Hand (3:30)
3. Pentangling (7:12)
4. When I got home (5:01)
5. Rain and snow (3:50)
6. Lyke-Wake Dirge (3:32)
7. The trees they do grow high (3:50)
8. A maid that’s deep in love (5:30)
9. Once I had a Sweetheart (4:37)

CONDITION: The laminated cover has been well kept indeed, M- no problems means no problems anywhere

The vinyl is clear and smooth M-   ... grab it!

      A cool addition to anyone's music library!

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