The Lark In The Morning The Early Years (1971)

""A remastered 2CD set of the band's first 3 LPs. Steeleye Span are masters of arrangement, and nowhere is that more evident than on their debut, "Hark! the Village Wait". The group established itself as peerless singers, utilizing the dual lead vocals of sirens Gay Woods and Maddy Prior. The lineup is legendary, rivaling only Fairport Convention in their Sandy Denny/Richard Thompson heyday. Ashley Hutchings, Dave Mattacks, Tim Hart, future Pogue Terry Woods, and Gay and Maddy produced a landmark album, that still inspires many. For their follow-up, British-folk icon Martin Carthy and former classical violinist Peter Knight were brought in to replace the departed Woods family. The disappearance of drums gave the songs on "Please To See The King" the distinct timbre of electric medieval music. "Ten Man Mop" finds the group getting sparser still. Like the gritty live act they had become, the songs straddle the fence between hauntingly beautiful and drunk and jaunty." (J.C. Monger, Allmusic; 4,5 uit 5 sterren)

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