Pentangle
1982-08-xx(*) _ Cambridge, England _ Cherry Hinton Hall
18th Cambridge Folk Festival (M1-FM & M2-TV EXPANDED version)
~*~ Carefully remastered fixing various issues, without EQ ~*~
01. --band intro & Bert's song intro--
02. If I Had A Lover
03. People On The Highway
04. Sovay
05. Bruton Town
Total Time ::: 18:25
::: Damn fine recordings. Check the samples to lower the fear factors or initiate proceedings.
::: WARTS: No real warts except the mono/stereo transitions.
::: Comparison clause: EXPANDED: Updates previous FM-only 2011 upload with new TV track & everything pitched & massaged.
::: NOTE: mono TV source band intro to FM stereo Bert's song intro & trax #2-4 & return to TV mono for #5.
::: The TV broadcast used the original set start band intro & spliced the "Bruton Town" encore onto it.
::: (*) DATE: The 18th Cambridge Folk Festival was July 30 to August 1st. Pentangle played both Saturday July 31st & Sunday August 1st, so this tape could be from either OR a bit of both!
Recording Information (FM) ::: stereo FM radio broadcast -> off-air master tape (likely reel-to-reel) -> 1st generation Maxell XLII-90 cassette, Dolby off. (Bert#s song intro in #1 & tracks 2,3,4).
Recording Information (TV) ::: Pre-broadcast(?) BBC-TV Studios master tape, mono SBD line feed -> 2 generations of hi-fi VHS -> DAT.
Playback 2011-08-07 (FM) ::: 1st 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 -> wavs -> Audacity (fades &/or glitches, volume adjustments, no EQ) -> CD Wave (track splits) -> Trader's Little Helper -> yer ears.
Playback 2011-11-01 (TV) ::: DAT on Tascam(?) pro portable DAT machine -> Tascam CD-RW900SL pro CD recorder -> CD-RW -> computer, EAC secure -> wavs -> flac (TLH).
Remastering 2015-09-xx ::: flacs (TLC) -> wavs -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, FM parts pitched (speed) fixed @ -1% & TV part at -0.4% with single pass per segment after frequency analysis & with pitchpipe verification, NO equalisation] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2015-09-19.
Line-up ::: Bert Jansch - acoustic guitar, vocals // John Renbourn - acoustic guitar, vocals // Jacqui McShee - vocals // Danny Thompson - acoustic stand-up bass // (Terry Cox absent due to injury).
Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline.
Cool Sonics Series CS-075 ::: Thanks to the original tapers & traders. ::: Corrections welcome ::: Another one for Bert! The FINALLY re-formed original Pentangle debuted at the 1982 Cambridge Folk Festival, but sadly without Terry Cox, as he had broken his arm in a car accident. We only get 4 songs here (though it's probably about a third of their set), but Danny Thompson sounds great & like he's working hard to fill in for Terry! There must be some more complete audience tapes out there! This was one of the biggest moments in Pentangle history in many respects - the royal folk family returned to their thrones after a decade's absence. There is not much to be had from this vintage, especially of this quality, so sip & savor it like a fine wine. I ain't kidding!
Support the artists and/or their families! www.john-renbourn.com --- Jacqui McShee www.pentangle.info/JMPentangle/HOME.html --- Bert Jansch www.bertjansch.com -- www.myspace.com/pentangle -- www.therealdannythompson.co.uk/Home.html