Spriguns Of Tolgus - Jack With A Feather (Vinyl LP - 1975 - EU - Reissue)
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UK psych-folk private press mega-rarity, originally released in 1975.
“Jack With A Feather” was the first vinyl album (after the private cassette only release of “Rowdy Dowdy Day”) by Spriguns OF Tolgus, just before they shortened their name to Spriguns and signed to Decca, recording two classic progressive folk-rock albums.
Recorded in a cottage in the middle of nowhere, the album offers mostly traditional songs with charming homemade atmosphere, psychedelic touches, male / female vocals (by Mandy Morton), acoustic/electric guitars, mandolin, dulcimer, fiddle… One of the tracks, “Seamus The Showman”, originally written by Tim Hart of Steeleye Span (future Spriguns producer), landed the band a deal with Decca Records.
Trackliste
A1 Lambton Worm
A2 Let No Man Steal Your Thyme
A3 Derby Ram
A4 Jigs Medley: Rakes Of Malo/St Patricks Day/The Tenpenny Bit
A5 Flodden Field
B1 The Troopers Nag
B2 Curragh Of Kildare
B3 Keys Of Canterbury
B4 The Twa Magicians
B5 Seamus The Showman
B6 Barren Banks Of Aden
