Pentangle
1972-10-27* St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England Civic Centre (2nd gen. AUD)

01. When I Get Home
02. The Cuckoo
03 She Moves Through The Fair
04 The Snows
05. Three Part Thing (title? 9 minute jam)
06. Cruel Sister
07. Travelling Song

Total Time ::: 41:11

NOTES ::: Check samples if yer a quality freak, but the ambience & vibe is the grail. Check your mind at the door if yer a folk purist, this IS folkpsych.
*DATE not confirmed. City & year correct. October date courtesy of www.marmalade-skies.co.uk who have it listed as at City Hall so either hall change, mistake or outside chance it's an earlier '72 St. Albans Civic Centre gig.

Recording Information ::: unknown equipment -> master audience tape -> 1st generation tape (probably reel-to-reel) -> 2nd generation Maxell XLII-90 cassette, Dolby off.

Playback 2011-08-24 ::: 2nd generation Maxell XLII-90 cassette on Nakamichi BX-300 cassette deck, Dolby off, azimuth & pitch adjusted, heads cleaned & demagnatized -> Tascam CD-RW900SL pro CD recorder -> CD-RW -> computer -> EAC secure -> wav file(s) -> Audacity (for fades & glitches, microphone bump reduction, no EQ) -> CD Wave for track splits -> Trader's Little Helper -> various ears around the world.

Line-up ::: Bert Jansch - acoustic guitars, vocals // John Renbourn - acoustic & electric guitars, sitar, vocals // Jacqui McShee - vocals // Danny Thompson - bass // Terry Cox - drums

Thanks to the original taper, & trader "Reel Master Gaule" for locating, acquiring & sharing!

Corrections welcome. If pitch is still incorrect, email me & maybe I'll get around to fixing it. I use a pitch pipe, check 3-4 songs & when in doubt compare 1-2 songs on a time-appropriate album, but sometimes I'm off. If Dolby was present, it was dealt with as seemed to work best.

Cool Sonics Series CS-005 ::: Another one for Bert! This band was still in stratospheric exploration mode in 1972, amazing. Check out Renbourn's electric guitar leads with wah-wah pedal in "When I Get Back Home" or "The Cuckoo". Far be it for me to make musical comparisons, but John was into the Grateful Dead & there are some moments here you can almost hear it - check the sample from track 5! This gig was with Clive Palmer's C.O.B. & probably Wizz Jones. We have VERY few recordings of the original band to choose from, especially this vintage. Bert said there were about 2 months when he & John both played electric guitars, but he was thankful no recordings are known to exist. If someone can prove him wrong, please, please let us hear what it was like. Bert is top form on this recording, a commanding presence. More recordings on the way. Alas, up until September 2011, I suffered from SERIOUSLY slow internet access (hence my lousy ratio). I am fixing that as fast as I can, now that I am able. Enjoy, share, give, spread peace.

Since we're all gettin' older & reminiscin' is in vogue... Kudos to: Zongo for life support & Lochner for microphones & much more. A bow to Fast Freddie for running Video Dick's Record Emporium with the bathroom office full of tape decks & supporting my 1980's 20+ cassette-a-day habit (4 machines at home just weren't enough)! Thanks to Hanwaker (few among us can keep his pace) for over 30 years of trading, friendship (+ frau introductions!). Mountains of gratitude to Davmar, D.White, Sanchez, Elliot, The Florida Kid, Kloiber, Zingg, JTW, Bershaw, Boston Gold, Moore, Miller, Gough (G.-if you read this, get in touch!), Berger & SO many more for all that collecting & sharing... And royal thanks to The Man In The Palace, Doc Tinker, Brinkhoffs, Barely Eatin', Reel Master Gaule, Dean Parrish (how are ya dude?) & all those traders who housed & fed me through my many music acquisition & travel years. Steppin' back to the seeds - hats off to Brother Kent, Uncle Jake, Ena Whisnant (& her neighbor Frank) & his honor Ptomaine Thomas. A glass is raised to Byron for musical horizon expansion & am much obliged to J & Thurston for keepin' my concert fires burnin' since my continental shift.

Support the artists and/or their families!
Jacqui McShee http://www.pentangle.info/JMPentangle/HOME.html
John Renbourn http://www.john-renbourn.com/
Bert Jansch http://www.bertjansch.com/

Do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool!