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A belated companion to Rob Young’s excellent book, its two CDs are separated between acoustic and electric strains, the divide not helping some acts (both Pentangle and The Incredible String Band were better on their earlier, acoustic albums), but demonstrating how lucky Brit-folk was to have guitarists as gifted as Bert Jansch, John Martyn and Richard Thompson – the latter showcased on an early version of Fairport Convention’s “A Sailor’s Life” .
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