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Wrong. Here's a new, previously unreleased and intriguing set of Sandy recordings from early in her career. They were made on a Saturday night, 5 August 1967, at the home of the Scottish folk singer Alex Campbell, at 19 Rupert Street, Glasgow, where Sandy was staying. Also in the house that night were Alex's partner Patsy and a Danish folk enthusiast, Carsten Linde, who had become friends with Campbell while he was performing in Denmark, and had arrived with a new tape recorder, which he turned on as the evening developed into a good-natured song session.
Back in the summer of 1967, Sandy's career was just about to blossom. She had already made her first recordings, singing on Campbell's album, Alex Campbell and His Friends, recorded in March that year, while in July, just a month before this recording, she had been in Copenhagen to record All Our Own Work, with British band The Strawbs. It was The Strawbs' Dave Cousins who unearthed these recordings and organised the improvement in sound quality. It was a worthwhile venture, for the songs here show the remarkable range in Sandy's musical interests and abilities, and the strength of her guitar playing, even at this stage in her career.
Her singing is distinctive as ever, and ranges from the quietly intense and emotional to the cheerfully upbeat, as she tackles anything from traditional and religious songs to American folk songs, contemporary songs, blues and skiffle, with Alex and Patsy sometimes joining in. The traditional material includes thoughtful versions of The Leaves of Life and She Moves Through The Fair, while the skiffle work-outs include a cheerful upbeat duet with Alex on The Midnight Special. Then there's a gently personal treatment of John Martyn's Fairytale Lullaby, along with a somewhat ragged version of what would prove to be Sandy's own best-known song, Who Knows Where the Times Goes. At the end, Campbell's two young sons have clearly been woken by the singing and are invited to join in.
It's a set that will fascinate Sandy devotees - though these recordings were of course never meant for commercial distribution, and are certainly not the best starting-point for those who have never heard this remarkable singer before.
--Robin Denselow
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For Sandy fans these recordings have to be an absolute must-have as her warmth and humour really come across beautifully. Even on first listening you know this CD is going to grow on you with every play - a wonderful discovery.
For die-hard fans it's worth four to five stars; for fans who maybe prefer her work with Fairport to her solo work, two to three stars. For anyone [probably under 30!] coming fresh to Sandy Denny's amazing music, it's best avoided, for the time being.
Sandy Denny was staying at the house of Alex Campbell when these informal recordings took place .
Considering the quality of the original recording equipment the final cd sound is surprisingly good .
The song material is of its era and reflects the songs being sung by Sandy and other singers in the folk clubs at that time .
If you wish to hear what a cheerful Sandy Denny sounded like out of the studio this recording is one of your few chances .
In all a natural snapshot of a singer/songwriter in her early professional years ..
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