For years, only this nine-track compilation is available to remind listeners of this British traditional folk/rock quintet, which provided
Fairport Convention's main competition in the late '60s and early '70s. Much of it is lovely, notably
McShee's haunting singing and
Jansch's finger-picking. But a more complete picture is provided by the two volumes of Essential Pentagle on Transatlantic in the U.K., which may be found in US record racks. ~ William Ruhlmann