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This 37-track, two-disc set is the most comprehensive compilation of John Renbourn's recording career to date. In one sense, Renbourn can be defined as a traditional British folk guitarist, but within that category, he has managed a wide variety of different recording projects over 40 years. There are the solo guitar albums, of course, but then there are also duo albums with Bert Jansch and Stefan Grossman; Renbourn's major group affiliation with Pentangle; his own band projects, the John Renbourn Group and John Renbourn's Ship of Fools, and even prominent work as a sideman for other artists. The anthology attempts to deal with all these variations by dividing his work up stylistically so that, generally speaking, the first disc features Renbourn as a folk and folk-rock artist, and the second one covers his efforts in Old English classical folk styles. Naturally, some of his early solo work, tracks with Jansch and Grossman, and Pentangle selections fit into the first CD, while later solo efforts and the Renbourn Group and Ship of Fools projects go on the second CD. Beyond that, compiling Renbourn effectively becomes a matter of choosing appropriate tracks, and the compilers have included many obvious selections along with a few obscurities. It would be possible to create an entirely alternative compilation that also showcased Renbourn well, and with three CDs to work with, an even better anthology would result. But this collection represents a reasonable selection and arrangement of Renbourn's recordings, boiled down to two discs.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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John Renbourn, Performance, MainArtist - Nathan Joseph, Producer
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1966 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, MainArtist - Nathan Joseph, Producer
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John Renbourn, Vocals, MainArtist
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Bert Jansch, Composer, Arranger, Performance, MainArtist
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John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist - Dorris Henderson, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Fledg'ling Records
John Renbourn, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1966 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bert Jansch, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - John Renbourn, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1966 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Performance, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Performance, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1979 Shanachie Records Corp.
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1996 John Renbourn
John Renbourn, Performance, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1971 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Composer, Performance, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1987 Shanachie Records Corp.
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2008 John Renbourn
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
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Pentangle, Performance, MainArtist
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John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
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Pentangle, Performance, MainArtist
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DISC 2
Dave Swarbrick, Arranger - Turlough O'Carolan, Composer - John Renbourn, Arranger, Performance, MainArtist
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John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1979 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist
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Jacqui McShee, Vocals - John Renbourn, Guitar - The John Renbourn Group, MainArtist
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John Renbourn, Guitar - The John Renbourn Group, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1982 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar - The John Renbourn Group, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1985 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
David Lord, Engineer - John Renbourn, Producer, Guitar - The John Renbourn Group, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1980 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Robin Williamson, Harp, Rhythm Guitar, Whistle, MainArtist - John Renbourn, Lead Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1993 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Robin Williamson, Harp, Rhythm Guitar, Whistle, MainArtist - John Renbourn, Lead Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1993 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar - The John Renbourn Group, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1980 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2008 John Renbourn
Steve Tilston, Performance - John Renbourn, Performance, MainArtist - Tony Roberts, Performance - Maggie Boyle, Performance
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1988 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1985 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2008 John Renbourn
John Renbourn, Guitar, MainArtist - Dorris Henderson, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 Ace Records Ltd
Album review
This 37-track, two-disc set is the most comprehensive compilation of John Renbourn's recording career to date. In one sense, Renbourn can be defined as a traditional British folk guitarist, but within that category, he has managed a wide variety of different recording projects over 40 years. There are the solo guitar albums, of course, but then there are also duo albums with Bert Jansch and Stefan Grossman; Renbourn's major group affiliation with Pentangle; his own band projects, the John Renbourn Group and John Renbourn's Ship of Fools, and even prominent work as a sideman for other artists. The anthology attempts to deal with all these variations by dividing his work up stylistically so that, generally speaking, the first disc features Renbourn as a folk and folk-rock artist, and the second one covers his efforts in Old English classical folk styles. Naturally, some of his early solo work, tracks with Jansch and Grossman, and Pentangle selections fit into the first CD, while later solo efforts and the Renbourn Group and Ship of Fools projects go on the second CD. Beyond that, compiling Renbourn effectively becomes a matter of choosing appropriate tracks, and the compilers have included many obvious selections along with a few obscurities. It would be possible to create an entirely alternative compilation that also showcased Renbourn well, and with three CDs to work with, an even better anthology would result. But this collection represents a reasonable selection and arrangement of Renbourn's recordings, boiled down to two discs.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 37 track(s)
- Total length: 02:15:33
- Main artists: John Renbourn
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Transatlantic
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Folk
© 2008 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2008 Pentangle Limited under exclusive licence to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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