Shreds and SVCD rips of this concert have already surfaced here and there on some blogs and on utube, but this is the complete concert, and in perfect video quality. And a high quality audio as well, recorded on June 12th 1970, the period between "Basket of light" and "Cruel sister", with great versions of "Light flight", of "Hunting song" (a "13th Century rock'n'roll song", as Bert Jansch describes it) and a splendid combination sitar-banjo on "House carpenter", among the other gems. Maybe not everybody knows that "I've got a feeling" is a song completely based on a piece by Miles Davis, "All blues", which you can find on some of his early CBS LPs, starting from "Kind of blue" (1959). In my opinion, all these songs sound better than the respective originals studio recordings. Shame that this film doesn't even reach a half-n-hour time...
Now, if you take some time to search a bit through the blogs, you'll see some bootlegs around (AUDIO ONLY!) reporting this same BBC concert as recorded in 1971, but the right year is 1970. Also, you will see that their title list shows SIX songs, while actually we should also consider an incomplete "I got a woman" at the end of the film, which BBC used as a background for the coda titles, therefore we should reckon seven titles all together.
So, always be picking when looking for bootlegs. ;)
I also imagine that the real concert was lasting longer, especially when a band is about to release a new album, and "Jack Orion" was already present in Bert Jansch's own repertoire, but oddly enough there are no songs from "Cruel sister" on this video.
For technical reasons the video file is split in two parts.
Your COUNTESS
Manila said...
ReplyDeleteOh, now this is something I would love to have. Countess, will you please put my name down for this one - assuming you eventually decide to post it. ;-)
Hugs,
Manila.
...A golden seat for magic Manila, always in the first row, attending the performances...!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, I have just sent you the links, my friend! :-)
KISSSS
Countess V.
I think i have seen some low quality parts of this one and PENTANGLE is maybe 1 out of 10 all time favorites ( i think). So the complete one must be amazing
ReplyDeleteOh yes, it is really amazing, I have this video since more than ten years, and still now and then I must go and watch it, it's simnply splendid! :-)
ReplyDeleteWrite me if you need more things, dear Janisfarm.
And thanks for your good emails (referred to "originally posted"), as always!
Hugs, Vanessa
I need a lot of beautiful things dear Vanessa but because i don't want to make it complex i will gather my 'needs' and send you via decent email together with my opinion on things
ReplyDeleteKiss kiss from this post also!!
arrrrgh! Countess, please remind me again which programme you used to split this? You sent me it once but I lost it in The Crash Of 2010. :(
ReplyDeleteDear Countess,
ReplyDeletePlease grant me access to your castle and this Pentanle file. I saw them play as a young teen in Melbourne Aust I think in 1971 and have been a big fan ever since
Your humble servant
Oldmonbulk
Dear Martin,
ReplyDeletewhat? my servant?? Ohhh, that would really be a hard life for you, if you were one! :-))
Ok, ok, I will save you from such a bad sort, you will get the links, but you must first write me again telling me your email address, ok?
kiss,
The Countess
Is it still possible to see the Pentangle video. Thank you! John
ReplyDeleteHello John.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is, or at least it should be, I had to reload everything up once more because the original files were deleted by Sendspace company...
This is also why I waited long before answering...
So the video seems to be available again.
What you need to do, is to write me again and to send me your email address, so that I can give you the links you want :-))
Till soon, byby
Countess V.