Basket of Light [Extra tracks]

Pentangle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 24, 2008)
• Original Release Date: 1969
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: Sanctuary
• ASIN: B00005AFNZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,332 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

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

Editorial Reviews

UK remastered reissue of the British folk super-group's 1969 album. Includes 4 bonus tracks, two alternate versions of 'Sally Go Round The Roses', 'Cold Mountain' (B-side single) & 'I Saw An Angel' (B-side single). 2001 release.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All "divas" bow down, March 16, 2004

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J. Thomas - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basket of Light (Audio CD)

My musically enlightened bass-player friend turned me on to this album when I was going crazy for Led Zeppelin, and I still listen to it 30 years later (as well as Led Zep). Jacqui McShee is one of the original "ghost girl" singers, who forshadowed gals like Maire Brennan of Clannad, etc. If you want to hear some of the most spine chilling female wiccan-druid vocals, hear "Lyke Wake Dirge" on this one. It is interesting to think that Page was thinking of patterning his post-Yardbirds band on Pentangle. Until he heard John Bonham... Other Pentangle albums don't always hit the mark, but you can't miss with this. Band also stars two of the biggest heavyweights in trad-acoustic guitar playing, John Renbourn and Bert Jansch. Have at it.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still great after a generation.., March 10, 2004

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Catherine Bowman (Woking, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basket of Light (Audio CD)

My "hippy" parents bought this album when it was released (and I was 8) and played it over and over again until it seeped into my soul. Listening to it now, I can really appreciate how enlightening it was. A truly wonderful mix of traditional folk tunes with a 1960s feel. This album refelcts the time and place certainly, but it is still hugely enjoyable to listen to again. The vocals are crystal clear, the guitar, stunning.

30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best. Buy it. Dig it. Love it., March 18, 2006

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Mr. N. Wulfricson "wulfricson" (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basket of Light (Audio CD)

This album is the best British Folk album ever recorded (Fairport who??). The album title is perfect as it fits the music.

As you begin listening a few thing kick in. The acoustic musicianship is sublime. The tunes are tunesome. You begin to feel good as you hum and tap your feet. Later on, you might begin to wonder what the point of amplified electrical music ever was. As the late sixties vibes groove into you you might imagine your self a flower-child in a basket of light...

Unlike some rather 'quaint' folk albums I've heard, this music is emotionally authentic. It's spirit is utterly modern, and the mood uplifting in it's sparkly jazziness. Past is fused with the future. Innovative musical arrangements refresh, with influences from India to the U.S.A., and from the 12th century (Lake-Wyke Dirge) to the 20th, so there is never a dulltime. Most covers are from the Scottish Folk tradition, which is the finest in Britain. Original compositions, such as 'Night Flight' are every bit as good. Jansch, Renbourn and McShee are Scottish, and the rythm section are English, making Pentangle a truly British Band. The album also has a 'rock' feel to it, so if you like rock music, and are looking for something a little different, then I would recommend this album to you without hesitation.

Finally, I just have to say that Jacqui McShee is a better vocalist than Aretha Franklin. And Bert Jansch and John Renbourn are superb guitar players. Danny Thompson's fretless acoustic bass playing is another musical treat. Buy it. Dig it. Love it.