Pentangle, The Albums

 

5CD Cherry Red Records 2017 (CRCDBOX419)


Bellissimo cofanetto che comprende i primi sette album del gruppo, rimasterizzati da Nick Watson negli studi Fluid Mastering, e una serie numerosa di bonus tracks interessantissime nella maggior parte dei casi. Il coordinatore del progetto per la Cherry Red, John Reed, ha fatto un lavoro eccellente. Anche il booklet che contiene l'introduzione di Mike Houghton, le note di Colin Harper, è ricco e dettagliato. Apprezzabile infine la grafica ideata da Keith Davey

 

DISC ONE: 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 *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC TWO: 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

DISC THREE: 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) *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC FOUR: 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)
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC FIVE: 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) *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC SIX: 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 *
* PREVIOUSLY UNISSUED

DISC SEVEN: 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