The Steeleye Span Story: Original Masters and similar items

Catalog Number: CH2-1136 Condition Details: GOLD PROMO stamp on back Vinyl plays nicely; a few light hairlines (play-graded). Double LP. Gate-fold cover has a few creases near edges, moderate scuffing, surface impressions, surface abrasion and discoloration spots (front/back); inner-gate has light scuffing; price sticker on front near top right. Inner-sleeves are original (generic white); three seams partially split. Spine is easy-to-read with wear. Shelf-wear along top/bottom-edge and corners. Opening is crisp with signs of light use and divots. (Not a cut-out.) Tracks: A Calling On Song Thomas The Rhymer Sir James The Rose Black Jack Davy The King All Around My Hat Fighting For Strangers Seven Hundred Elves Little Sir Hugh Demon Lover Elf Call Cam Ye O'er Frae France Bonnie Moorhen Alison Gross Dark Eyed Sailor Hard Times Of Old England Blackleg Miner Skewball Lovely On The Water One Misty Moisty Morning Gaudete Saucy Sailor About The Record: The Steeleye Span Story, by Steeleye Span, is a double album compiling tracks from Steeleye Spans early work between 1970 and 1976, showcasing their pivotal role in the British folk rock revival. It features 18 tracks from albums like Hark! The Village Wait, Please to See the King, Below the Salt, and All Around My Hat, plus the previously unreleased Bonny Moorhen and a live version of The Wife of Ushers Well recorded in 1974. The album captures the bands signature blend of traditional English folk with electric rock, highlighted by Maddy Priors distinctive vocals and contributions from key members like Tim Hart and Ashley Hutchings. Historically significant for encapsulating Steeleye Spans innovative fusion that influenced later folk rock acts, it includes their hit singles Gaudete, a 16th-century Latin Christmas song that charted in the UK, and All Around My Hat, which reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in 1975. The compilation serves as a strong introduction to their early catalog, though some tracks like Blackleg Miner were omitted due to copyright issues.