Pentangle Family

Pentangle | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 30, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Castle - Old Numbers
• ASIN: B000056K0A
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,061,504 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Lucky Thirteen - Bert Jansch

2. My Lover - Bert Jansch

3. Blue Bones - John Renbourn

4. Noah And Rabbit - John Renbourn

5. The Waggoner's Lad - Bert Jansch

6. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - Bert Jansch

7. No Exit - Bert Jansch

8. The Time Has Come - Bert Jansch

9. Lost Lover Blues - John Renbourn

10. Can't Keep From Crying - John Renbourn

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Market Song - Pentangle

2. Sweet Child - Pentangle

3. Hole In The Coal - Pentangle

4. A Woman Like You - Bert Jansch

5. Promised Land - Bert Jansch

6. I Saw An Angel - Pentangle

7. Once I Had A Sweetheart - Pentangle

8. Springtime Promises - Pentangle

9. The Cuckoo - Pentangle

10. When I Was In My Prime - Pentangle

See all 17 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A mixed-bag for Pentangle fans, February 18, 2001

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Pentangle Family primarily highlights the solo efforts of both Bert Jansch and John Renbourn. The CD begins with "Lucky Thirteen" an acoustic composition by Jansch and Renbourn. Other solo gems from Jansch include a solo version of "A woman like you" with strong percussion and "Tell Me what is True Love". Redbourn's "Noah and Rabbit" and "Can't keep from Crying" highlight John's excellent craft work in solo guitar. Pentangle as a group is presented with cuts from it's earlier albums with songs like "Light Flight" and "Once I had a Sweetheart". Also little heard tracks from Pentangle's out of print album "Reflection" are highlighted here like the moving "Wedding Dress". Because this CD is not a complete presentation of Pentangle as a group, it would be advisable for the novice listener of Pentangle music, get "Basket of Light" and "Sweet Child". If the listener enjoys the "Pentangle sound" then buy The Pentangle Family.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 1965-1972 Overview, November 29, 2001

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Steve Vrana (Aurora, NE) - See all my reviews
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This is a marvelous budget-priced collection of the original Transatlantic recordings from Bert Jansch and John Renbourn between 1965 and 1972 as solo artists, as a duet, and in a group format with their ground-breaking band Pentangle. Purists may look down their nose at this two-hour-plus collection, preferring instead the original albums. But if you're looking for a solid overview of these two influential guitarists, there is much to enjoy here. Highlights include "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," "Pentangling," "Sweet Child" and "Sylvie." Jansch and Renbourn are pillars of the British folk scene, while Pentangle blurred the lines between folk, blues, jazz and rock. The songs are presented in (mostly) chronological order, beginning with "Lucky Thirteen" from Jansch's 1965 album It Don't Bother Me, through "Shake Shake Mama" from Renbourn's 1972 album, Faro Annie. "Light Flight," which closes disc two, was a Top 40 British hit in 1969 but not included on a Pentangle album. This is essential listening for fans of British folk. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent survey!, May 9, 2001

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C. H Smith (Bowling Green, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews
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The music of Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, as well as their group project Pentangle, was an emotional and intellectual inspiration to me during my early adult years. This collection, sampling from most of the releases the three acts produced for Transatlantic Records over the period 1965 through 1972, provides a wonderful reminder of the quality of their vision. The two-CD format makes it possible to make really intelligent decisions as to what to include and what to exclude; importantly, the choices made here omit some of the artists' best known material (e.g., Jansch's 'I Am Lonely,' 'Angie,' and 'Reynardine,' and Pentangle's 'When I Get Home' and 'Cruel Sister')--available elsewhere--only to substitute equally interesting but less frequently heard works (e.g., Jansch's 'My Lover,' 'Promised Land,' and 'Sylvie', and Pentangle's 'Hole in the Coal' and 'Helping Hand'). I'd especially like to thank the organizers for their inclusion of Jansch's 'Sylvie,' which for me represents the very zenith of the art of guitar accompaniment--an incredible instrumental realization of the drama and pathos of lost love, that. Congratulations to all involved--an excellent survey!