New on AROUND AND AROUND, Transatlantic Records (click and follow this link), the story of Britain’s other early independent folk specialist label. Though it was more than “folk” and artists range from Ian Campbell Folk Group, The Dubliners, The Young Tradition, Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, Pentangle, Ralph McTell, The Humblebums (and Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly solo).Add The Purple Gand (Granny takes A Trip), Mick Farren and The Deviants and many others ranging from sex education to comedy to poetry and spoken word. It was thoroughly eclectic. The article is as usual highly illustrated.

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