THE PENTANGLE 1968 DEBUT LP UK TRANSATLANTIC NEAR MINT
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THE PENTANGLE 1968 DEBUT LP UK TRANSATLANTIC NEAR MINT.
THE PENTANGLE
The Pentangle
1968 UK Transatlantic Records (TRA 162) ORIGINAL PRESSING
BEAUTIFUL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST WHITE/PLUM TRANSATLANTIC LABELS
with "A Shel Talmy Production" below "THE PENTANGLE"
MATRIX: STRA 162 A3 / STRA 162 B2
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL FULLY LAMINATED COVER "Printed in England by Robert Stace"
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL DIE CUT PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE
There's something exciting about the first album of a band that goes on to greatness, and The Pentangle, by the group of the same name, is no different. Here, the listener witnesses the first studio work of a band struggling to get their essence down on vinyl. Of course Bert Jansch and John Renbourn's reputations as guitarists preceded the band, but the addition of bassist Danny Thompson and drummer Terry Cox gave the band an acoustic rhythm section like no other folk-rock group. Singer Jacqui McShee became the last piece of this intricate English puzzle, delivering high, expressive vocals that contrasted and merged so well with Jansch's deeper pipes. The group doesn't hold back on their first outing. On "Hear My Call" McShee offers a dreamy vocal, floating high above the bluesy guitars. The soaring vocal and firmly grounded rhythm highlight one another, creating a carefully layered sound that is present in all of Pentangle's best music. This dynamic works equally well in "Pentangling," with McShee and Jansch's voices combining light and dark shadows to concoct a strangely atmospheric harmony. The rocking and rollicking "Way Behind the Sun" is another standout, and the instrumentals "Bells" and "Waltz" are complex and lively. The album's spacious arrangements take full advantage of stereo, mixing instruments to different tracks so that the listener, for instance, can always hear Jansch's guitar on one side and Renbourn's on the other. This group, it seems, had it all. Equally comfortable with traditional songs, instrumentals, and originals, they made few missteps on their early albums. Like Fairport Convention and the Incredible String Band, Pentangle specialised in updating British Isles' folk music.
Side One:
Let No Man Steal Your Thyme (2:37)
Bells (3:52)
Hear My Call (3:01)
Pentangling (7:02)
Side Two:
Mirage (2:00)
Way Behind The Sun (3:01)
Bruton Town (5:05)
Waltz (4:54)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright, fresh and unmarked labels with barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with nothing but
a couple of harmless light marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with nothing but one or two tiny and incredibly minor one-off low-level ticks
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Crisp, clean and fresh with a deep gloss to the laminate with all edges sharp with all spine text clear.
Some slight grubbiness on the opening edge where the laminate does not quite reach, nothing major. As aways some light laminate lifting along the length of the spine.
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