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SANDY DENNY

 with RICHARD THOMPSON, PAT DONALDSON, GERRY CONWAY, ROGER POWELL

TREVOR LUCAS, TONY REEVES, IAN WHITEMAN, BARRY & ROBIN DRANSFIELD, etc.

The most influential vocalist in the history of British folk, both solo 

and via her work with the Strawbs, Fairport Convention, and Fotheringay. 

Maddy Prior, Jacqui McShee, and June Tabor all give her a run for her money, 

but the late Sandy Denny remains the pre-eminent British folk-rock singer. 

In addition to recording several albums of her own, Denny was an integral force behind 

the best work of the most respected British folk-rock band of all, Fairport Convention, 

and also contributed mightily to recordings by the Strawbs and Fotheringay. 

It's impossible for words to fully evoke the haunting, spectral presence of her powerful 

and penetrating alto voice, which seemed to bring the mythology of English moors 

and folktales to life in contemporary, 20th century settings

"THE NORTH STAR GRASSMAN AND THE RAVENS"

<reissue, originally published in 1971>

Produced by Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and John Wood

LP     A&M RECORDS      STEREO   SP 4317

PRINTED IN U.S.A.    MID/LATE-70S REPRESSING

GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THICK CARDBOARD COVER (AMERICAN STYLE)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: none

LABEL:  A&M -  SILVER/GRAY LABEL WITH BROWN LOGO - BLACK TEXT

Catalog on cover: SP 4317  

Catalog on labels: SP-4317 / Stereo (SP-4533 / SP-4534) 

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): AM     (Stamped): SP 4317A 1

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Etched): AM     (Stamped): SP 4317B 1

Other (etched & scratched out on Side A): SP-4533-RCA1? 

Other (etched & scratched out on Side B): SP-4534-RCA1? 

On labels: Produced by Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson and John Wood

Licensed by Island Records, Ltd., London

(on Side A only): All selections published by U.F.O. Music Inc. (BMI) 

except "Down In The Flood"-Dwarf Music (ASCAP)

(on Side B only): All selection spublished by U.F.O. Music Inc. (BMI)

except "Let's Jump The Broomstick"-Ashwood Music, Inc. (BMI)

On Back Sleeve & on the Inside Right Panel: SP 4317    Printed in U.S.A.

On Back Sleeve: Licensed by Island Records, Ltd., London

A&M Records, Inc., P.O. Box 782, Beverly Hills, California 90213

from my records collection

tracklisting

Side A: LATE NOVEMBER - BLACKWATERSIDE

THE SEA CAPTAIN - DOWN IN THE FLOOD (by Bob Dylan) - JOHN THE GUN

Side B: NEXT TIME AROUND - THE OPTIMIST

LET'S JUMP THE BROOMSTICK - WRETCHED WILBUR

THE NORTH STAR GRASSMAN AND THE RAVENS - CRAZY LADY BLUES

  grading

RECORD STRONG EX to NEAR MINT (please, read above description) 

SLEEVE EX but (please, see pictures and read above description)

One could argue Sandy Denny left Fairport Convention at just the right time -- her final album 

with the group, 1969's Liege & Lief, was both a masterpiece and a millstone, a brilliant work 

they would never top -- but her instincts were not as keen in terms of launching her solo career. 

Denny not unreasonably wanted a showcase for her own songwriting, but after leaving Fairport 

she opted to join Fotheringay, a talented folk-rock band but one that was neither 

as interesting nor as visionary as Fairport. Fotheringay splintered during the recording of their second LP, 

and Denny seemed to still be finding her footing as she set out to make her first solo album. 

The North Star Grassman and the Ravens was co-produced by Denny, fellow Fairport alumnus 

Richard Thompson and John Wood, and the interplay between Denny's vocals 

and Thompson's understated but striking lead guitar work is one of the best things about the record. 

With a gifted crew of U.K. folk-rockers backing her up, the sessions confirmed 

that Denny was still one of the most gifted and thoughtful vocalists to emerge 

from the British folk community, and she was 

also a talent to be reckoned with as a songwriter...(AllMusic)