The North Star Grassman And The Ravens: Vinyl LP

Known for her time as vocalist in Fairport Convention and respectedglobally as Robert Plant’s frst Alison Krauss (duetting with him on LedZeppelin’s The Battle Of Evermore), Sandy Denny left a beguiling, everevolving body of work – Kate Bush was to namecheck her in song, andDenny’s infuence can be heard in generations of singer-songwriters

After leaving Fairport Convention in late 1969, Sandy Denny formed Fotheringaywith husband Trevor Lucas. After one UK Top 20 LP in summer 1970, the bandsplit while recording a follow up, leaving Denny free to make her frst solo album.A beguiling mixture of covers and originals, The North Star Grass Man And TheRavens is one of THE essential British folk-rock albums. From the dreamlike LateNovember to the plaintive Next Time Around to her reading of the traditionalstandard Blackwaterside, the album is a near perfect capture of the talent on thescene at that juncture: including Richard Thompson’s unmistakable guitar playing,John Wood’s production and Harry Robinson’s string arrangements. Released inSeptember 1971, its reputation has understandably grown exponentially over theyears.

Out of print on LP for a number of years, this re- issue faithfully replicates theoriginal 1971 Island Records UK release with gatefold sleeve and is pressed ontohigh quality 180g vinyl.