Artist: Pentangle
Genre: Folk/Jazz
Pentangle were a British folk band formed in 1967, featuring Jacqui McShee (vocals), John Renbourn and Bert Jansch (guitars), Danny Thompson (bass), and Terry Cox (drums). Their unique blend of British folk with jazz and blues influences created something unprecedented. Albums like 'Basket of Light' achieved commercial success while maintaining artistic credibility. Jansch and Renbourn's intricate guitar work influenced countless subsequent players. Pentangle's adventurous approach demonstrated that folk music could incorporate sophisticated jazz elements without losing its essential character. Their influence on folk-rock and acoustic music remains substantial.
Pentangle vinyl records (19)
PENTANGLE Travellin Song (1968 UK Big T label 7 vinyl single with its intact four-prong centre intact also including Mirage plain die-cut paper sleeve BIG109)
£14.00 used
PENTANGLE Light Flight (Theme From Take Three Girls) (1969 UK solid centre 7 vinyl single also featuring Cold Mountain plain company die cut paper sleeve BIG128)
£12.00 used
THE PENTANGLE Sweet Child (Whats to say about Pentangle . John Renbourn Bert Jansch Jacqui McShee Danny Thompson & Terry Cox - all on an original 1968 UK 22-track double LP with two live sides recorded at the Festival Hall on 29th June 1968 & two studio sides. The label is the first purple & white variety with the globe design in the middle & the record comes housed in a great front laminated internal flipback gatefold picture sleeve with notes by Melody Makers Tony Wilson
£84.00 used
PENTANGLE Open The Door (1984 UK 10-track LP combining impeccable jazz-inflected musicianship & folkie vocal harmonies to produce one of the best outings released under the Pentangle name in their multi-decade career. The glossy picture sleeve shows minimal wear & the vinyl appears barely played SPIN111) Track Listing: Open The Door 4:15 Dragonfly 3:09 Mother Earth 2:36 Child Of The Winter 5:04 The Dolphin 2:39 Lost Love 3:35 Sad Lady 3:40 Taste Of Love 4:05 Yarrow 4:35 Street Song 5:37
£34.00 used
PENTANGLE In The Round (1986 UK 11-track vinyl LP picture sleeve with lyric inner. seldom seen mid 80s album that features Bert Jansch Mike Piggott Terry Cox and Jacqui McShee. The sleeve shows light wear with mild foxing to the inner andthe vinyl has just the odd light cosmetic scuff SPIN120) Track Listing: A1 Play The Game A2 The Open Sea A3 She Moved Through The Fair A4 Set Me Free (When The Night Is Over) A5 Come To Me Baby A6 Sunday Morning Morning Blues B1 Chase That Devil Away B2 The Saturday Movie B3 Süil Agrar B4 Circle The Moon B5 Let Me Be
£23.00 used
PENTANGLE The Pentangle (Debut 1968 UK first issue 8-track stereo LP with purple & white globe label both sides a classic British folk record housed in a fully laminated picture sleeve with the floating style laminate & printed with album notes from an enthusiastic John Peel on the back. The cover is still a nice off white on the front with a little chipping to the laminate along the spine
£56.00 used
THE PENTANGLE Anthology (1978 UK 12-track LP compilation housed in a glossy & embossed title sleeve. The sleeve & vinyl are in superb Excellent condition with minimal wear or play MTRA2013) Track Listing: A1 Market Song 4:00 A2 Lord Franklin 3:20 A3 House Carpenter 5:15 A4 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 3:30 A5 Will The Cirkel Be Unbroken
£17.00 used
THE PENTANGLE Cruel Sister (1970 Canadian 5-track stereo LP on the tan steamboat label gatefold picture sleeve with lyrics printed inside. The sleeve has clean panels with no deletion cuts & shows a little natural colour fade along the edges the vinyl is clean & in Excellent condition with the odd faint paper hairline not affecting play) Track Listing: 1
£23.00 used
THE PENTANGLE Basket Of Light (1969 US tan steamboat label 9-track stereo LP featuring the sublime vocal talent of Jacqui McShee accompanied by Bert Jansch John Renbourn Danny Thompson & Terry Cox pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a medium amount of ringwear commensurate with age [graded VG] and the vinyl is in Excellent condition with only light signs of play RS6372) Track Listing: Light Flight Once I Had A Sweetheart Springtime Promises Lyke-Wake Dirge Train Song Hunting Song Sally Go Round The Roses The Cuckoo House Carpenter
£28.00 used