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    Posted: October 22 2020 at 14:59
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

Basket of Light (1969) is my favorite, but Sweet Child (1968) and Cruel Sister (1970) are also superb. A remarkably creative three-year era for the band.

I love Cruel Sister.  I haven't heard that album in a zillion years.  I'm going to YT it right now, haha.  I had the cassette many decades ago.
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Pentangle are amazing and worth a listen even if folk is not usually your thing. Very talented and tasteful musicians.
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That period of folk was fantastic and produced some amazing music. Spirogyra were around then and had Barbara Gaskin of Hatfields fame on board on later stuff. Comus were also very progressive for a folk band and of course most things that came out of Fairport Convention were great too, especially Ashley Hutchings output, especially the Morris On series of albums) My softest spot is for Dr Strangely Strange though, very quirky and very Irish 
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Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

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Pentangle's debut album was recorded February-March 1968, and released May 17, 1968. So the acid you were taking in 1967 must have been particularly strong.
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Incorrect ... I never really did anything until '72 ... too close to "home" to do those things.

But the music was all over ... and much of it I had heard in Madison, WI. In a party, in one night alone, it was FC and Pentangle AND ... would you believe it ... Jethro Tull! The only weird thing was ... that the radio stations in Madison did not touch that stuff ... which tells you the power of 50K students in one place ... if it was music, Madison had it!
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

PENTANGLE was actually one of the first things I heard when I came to America in October 1965. It still sounds great, as did Blonde on Blonde at that time.
I think you may have a timeline crossed here. The first album didn't come out until May 1968.

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Yep, I did ... according to that other website, it was 1967 ... not earlier or 1968. It is possible, however that the album was later in America, though, since at that time it would have been an "import" before any record company would decide to release it in America.

I'll have to update the post .. thx
Pentangle's debut album was recorded February-March 1968, and released May 17, 1968. So the acid you were taking in 1967 must have been particularly strong.

Love their first 4 albums, but I would say Basket of Light is their strongest and most creative, followed by Cruel Sister.
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

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PENTANGLE was actually one of the first things I went after when I saw an used copy of the album in Santa Barbara, and thought that it might be nice if the cover was an indication.

At the time, a lot of the purchases we made (me, not the only one!) was done by cover and some of the material listed,

As much as I like them, and the fact that John Renbourn and Bert Jansch were there, they were not the only "folk" group that was doing some progressive things in England at all ... at about the same time, Robin Williamson, Mike Heron and Clive Palmer created The Incredible String Band, and their focus was the poetry and its possible staging, which a few years later got them to do a full piece on stage ("U"). Robin has stated that they were more interested in poetry and how it could fit in music, and their combination, along with what appears to have been a "commune", included a couple of ladies, that added an incredible touch to the music itself, although none of the ladies involved ever really got credit for their work, but when ... a few years later ... you hear their work in EARTH SPAN, you can see how incredibly well defined they became and how well they colored their music. The main/interesting connection here is ... JOE BOYD who ... yeah ... later but had his finger in the pot!

It's a VERY STRONG tradition in England, btw, and even Fairport Convention fits the mold by adding electric guitar to the mold even more. 

Very progressive time and place for music!

Robin Williamson also did an album with John Renbourn later (Wheel of Fortune) that apparently was nominated for a Grammy in America. 

I love the first two ISB albums but I don't think that they touch the other worldliness of the Pentangle. The Wheel of Fortune album by Renbourn and Williamson is good but doesn't come close to the early solo albums by Renbourn like The Lady And The Unicorn or Sir John A lot. There is so much good music by these artists, in band form or solo, it isn't funny. But as a rule, the earlier the release, the better.

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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

PENTANGLE was actually one of the first things I heard when I came to America in October 1965. It still sounds great, as did Blonde on Blonde at that time.
I think you may have a timeline crossed here. The first album didn't come out until May 1968.

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Yep, I did ... according to that other website, it was 1967 ... not earlier or 1968. It is possible, however that the album was later in America, though, since at that time it would have been an "import" before any record company would decide to release it in America.

I'll have to update the post .. thx
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Originally posted by moshkito moshkito wrote:

Hi,

PENTANGLE was actually one of the first things I heard when I came to America in October 1965. It still sounds great, as did Blonde on Blonde at that time.
I think you may have a timeline crossed here. The first album didn't come out until May 1968.
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Great stuff. Cruel Sister is my favourite.
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Jaw-dropping vertuosity and an incredibly sweet melodic meld of UK folk, especially Davy Graham's sound and approach, and US blues and jazz, dig what Danny T. did with Mingus' Hatian Flight Song - brilliant stuff.  
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I love Cruel Sister and Solomon's Seal the most, but all of the discography (and the offshoots) are well worth the listen.  I also enjoy ISB, especially their 5,000 Spirits LP.

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I have two albums(cds)by this band. Maybe I'll play them soon then post back here with my impressions. One I have played before but don't remember which one(I think cruel sister) and remember liking it. 
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Hi,

PENTANGLE was actually one of the first things I went after when I saw an used copy of the album in Santa Barbara, and thought that it might be nice if the cover was an indication.

At the time, a lot of the purchases we made (me, not the only one!) was done by cover and some of the material listed,

As much as I like them, and the fact that John Renbourn and Bert Jansch were there, they were not the only "folk" group that was doing some progressive things in England at all ... at about the same time, Robin Williamson, Mike Heron and Clive Palmer created The Incredible String Band, and their focus was the poetry and its possible staging, which a few years later got them to do a full piece on stage ("U"). Robin has stated that they were more interested in poetry and how it could fit in music, and their combination, along with what appears to have been a "commune", included a couple of ladies, that added an incredible touch to the music itself, although none of the ladies involved ever really got credit for their work, but when ... a few years later ... you hear their work in EARTH SPAN, you can see how incredibly well defined they became and how well they colored their music. The main/interesting connection here is ... JOE BOYD who ... yeah ... later but had his finger in the pot!

It's a VERY STRONG tradition in England, btw, and even Fairport Convention fits the mold by adding electric guitar to the mold even more. 

Very progressive time and place for music!

Robin Williamson also did an album with John Renbourn later (Wheel of Fortune) that apparently was nominated for a Grammy in America. 


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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Welcome to the world of folk/rock/jazz bliss by virtuoso musicians. As an avid fan, I would suggest you start with their eponymous debut and go from there. Enjoy. As a rule, Renbourn's guitar is usually recorded in the left speaker with Jansch on the right. But they do occasionally switch as on Train Song from Basket of Light.
There is a certain magic to that first album that sets it slightly apart from what followed, to my mind. I think it's a masterpiece. 

That's taking nothing away from their other albums - they maintained a really consistent standard of excellence that's fairly rare.
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their first six albums are all essential really, though I think the one I prefer is Reflections, because it's the most even in quality

You can find them all in min-lp format with bonus tracks (or varying interest) in the great boxet 

https://rateyourmusic.com/release/comp/the-pentangle/the-albums-1968-1972/




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Welcome to the world of folk/rock/jazz bliss by virtuoso musicians. As an avid fan, I would suggest you start with their eponymous debut and go from there. Enjoy. As a rule, Renbourn's guitar is usually recorded in the left speaker with Jansch on the right. But they do occasionally switch as on Train Song from Basket of Light.

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I've listened to all eleven of Pentangle's albums and I'd recommend any of them. Thumbs Up
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Basket of Light (1969) is my favorite, but Sweet Child (1968) and Cruel Sister (1970) are also superb. A remarkably creative three-year era for the band.
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