THE PENTANGLE

BASKET OF LIGHT

1LP

180 gram audiophile vinyl
Gatefold sleeve

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Catalog # : MOVLP2353	Format : 1 LP, 180 gram	Releasedate : 2019-02-15
Barcode : 8719262008892	Sleeve : Gatefold	Original Release : 1969

Side A

1. Light Flight
2. Once I Had A Sweetheart
3. Springtime Promises
4. Lyke-Wake Dirge
5. Train Song

Side B

1. Hunting Song
2. Sally Go Round The Roses
3. The Cuckoo
4. House Carpenter

Basket of Light is the most progressive and complex release by the British folk-rock group Pentangle. Traditional English folk songs are reinterpreted with a mix of jazz, pop and rock influences. Everything their previous works promised is fulfilled here. The album opener “Light Flight” has become their signature song. If there is a prog folk masterpiece then it is Basket Of Light. Pentangle proved they could release a progressive, ground-breaking work without keyboards, much studio trickery or even electric instruments.

The original Pentangle was active in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The original line-up includes Bert Jansch (vocals & guitar) and John Renbourn (vocals & guitar).