INCREDIBLE STRING BAND - Earthspan - Original UK LP - Folk Rock Prog Psych

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INCREDIBLE STRING BAND

Earthspan

Original UK LP released on Island Records in 1972.
'Pinched spine' sleeve.
Island 'pink rim' labels.
Plain paper innersleeve with small 'PATENT NO 1.125.555.' and 'MADE IN ENGLAND' texts.

ILPS 9211 A-1U   1   R M   /   ILPS 9211 B-1U   2   A T

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At their peak in the late '60s, the Incredible String Band were wildly eclectic and virtually unclassifiable. Their blend of world folk musics and whimsical psychedelia made records like The 5000 Spirits and The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter sometimes deeply enigmatic but always absolutely compelling. By the time of 1972's Earthspan the core duo of Robin Williamson and Mike Heron remained in place, although both had already released solo albums and the latter's rock orientation would soon place a strain on the band's creative cohesion; Rose Simpson had left in 1971, with Malcolm Le Maistre joining the group, and Licorice McKechnie would quit after this album.

Earlier ISB records offered listeners a glimpse into a unique world of kaleidoscopic sounds and images; Earthspan is a more straightforward affair. It eschews the non-Western sensibilities and the ethnic instrumentation that distinguished the ISB's earlier work, instead drawing on European and American traditions. Whereas the ornate "Banks of Sweet Italy" and the mournful "Sailor and the Dancer" are nautical folk songs, "Black Jack David" (reprised from I Looked Up) is a hand-clapping bluegrass fiddle stomp, and "Moon Hang Low" a pastiche of early jazz.

The strongest tracks benefit from an injection of electricity into the predominantly acoustic arrangements: Le Maistre's "My Father Was a Lighthouse Keeper," the bluesy Van Morrison-esque "Restless Night" and the stirring, multi-part "Sunday Song," on which Heron and McKechnie trade vocals throughout the track's shifting moods and tempos.

Tracks Are :-

Side One

My Father Was A Lighthouse Keeper
Antoine
Restless Night
Sunday Song

Side Two

Black Jack David
Banks Of Sweet Italy
The Actor
Moon Hang Low 
Sailor And The Dancer
Seagull

Released on 'Island Records' in 1972

Catalogue No. ILPS 9211

Disc is in EX+ condition

Sleeve is in EX condition

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