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THE PENTANGLE

Were Pentangle a folk group, a folk-rock group, or something that resists classification? They could 

hardly be called a rock & roll act; they didn't use electric instruments often, and were built around two 

virtuoso guitarists, Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, who were already well-established on the 

folk circuit before the group formed. Yet their hunger for eclectic experimentation fit into the milieu 

of late-'60s progressive rock and psychedelia well, and much of their audience came from the

 rock and pop worlds, rather than the folk crowd. With Jacqui McShee on vocals and a rhythm section 

of Danny Thompson (bass) and Terry Cox (drums), the group mastered a breathtaking repertoire 

that encompassed traditional ballads, blues, jazz, pop, and reworkings of rock oldies, 

often blending different genres in the same piece. Their prodigious individual talents perhaps 

ensured a brief lifespan, but at their peak they melded their distinct and immense skills 

to egg each other on to heights they couldn't have achieved on their own, 

in the manner of great rock combos like the Beatles and Buffalo Springfield

"THE PENTANGLE"

<reissue, originally published in 1968>

Produced by Shel Talmy

LP     TRANSATLANTIC RECORDS      TRAL 5162   STEREO

MADE IN ITALY    MID/LATE-70s REPRESSING

This version: Fully laminated single sleeve


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LABEL: TRANSATLANTIC -  MULTICOLOURED (Side 1) & WHITE (Side 2) LABELS - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: TRAL 5162

Catalog on labels: TRAL 5162 (Side B only) 

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): TRAL-5162-A   RR

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): TRAL562-B

On label (side A only): rim text "Riservati...........Made in Italy by Dischi Ricordi S.p.A."

(side B only): ℗ 1968 Transatlantic Records Ltd.

A Shel Talmy Production

Rights Society: SIAE (stamped on Side B)

On back cover: Tracklist + Credits

Notes by John Peel     A Shel Talmy production

℗ 1968 Transatlantic Records Ltd.

Distribuzione Dischi Ricordi S.P.A.      Grafica Centonze - Como

tracklisting

Side A: LET NO MAN STEAL YOUR THYME - BELLS - HEAR MY CALL - PENTANGLING

Side B: MIRAGE - WAY BEHIND THE SUN - BRUTON TOWN - WALTZ

grading

RECORD VG+ but(please, also read above description) 

SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)

 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.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 specialized in updating British Isles' folk music ...(AllMusic)