Planxty - Planxty (1973) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Planxty - Planxty
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc Ltd.
Label: Polydor/2383 186 | Released: 1973 | Genre: Irish-Folk
A1 Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lãmh
A2 Arthur McBride
A3 Planxty Irwin
A4 Sweet Thames Flow Softly
A5 Junior Crehan's Favourite/Corney Is Coming
A6 The West Coast Of Clare
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B1 The Jolly Beggar/Reel
B2 Only Our Rivers
B3 Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór
B4 Follow Me Up To Carlow
B5 Merrily Kissed The Quaker
B6 The Blacksmith
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Ltd.
Published By – Mews Music Ltd.
Published By – Harmony Music (3)
Published By – Andri Music
Produced For – Martin-Coulter Enterprises
Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.
Marketed By – Polydor Ltd.
Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
Made By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
Credits
Arranged By – A. Irvine*, C. Moore*, D. Lunny*, L. O'Flynn*
Bagpipes [Uilleann], Tin Whistle – Liam O'Flynn
Design – Richard Rockwood
Engineer – Barry Ainsworth
Producer – Phil Coulter
Vocals, Bouzouki, Guitar, Bodhrán – Donal Lunny
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Bodhrán – Christy Moore
Vocals, Mandolin, Mandola, Hurdy Gurdy, Harmonica – Andy Irvine
Notes
Red polydor logo on the front and "golden" Planxty lettering.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Price Code: SUPER
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A runout stamped): 2383186 A//2▽420 1 1 1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B runout stamped): 2383186 B//4▽420 1 1 2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A runout stamped): 2383186 A//2▽420 1 3 2 04
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B runout stamped): 2383186 B//2▽420 1 2 3 04
Rights Society: MCPS
Vinyl | LP Cover (1:1) | FLAC + cue | 24bit/96kHz | 900mb
Lacquer Cut At Phonodisc Ltd.
Label: Polydor/2383 186 | Released: 1973 | Genre: Irish-Folk
A1 Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lãmh
A2 Arthur McBride
A3 Planxty Irwin
A4 Sweet Thames Flow Softly
A5 Junior Crehan's Favourite/Corney Is Coming
A6 The West Coast Of Clare
-
B1 The Jolly Beggar/Reel
B2 Only Our Rivers
B3 Sí Bheag, Sí Mhór
B4 Follow Me Up To Carlow
B5 Merrily Kissed The Quaker
B6 The Blacksmith
Companies, etc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor Ltd.
Published By – Mews Music Ltd.
Published By – Harmony Music (3)
Published By – Andri Music
Produced For – Martin-Coulter Enterprises
Lacquer Cut At – Phonodisc Ltd.
Marketed By – Polydor Ltd.
Printed By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
Made By – MacNeill Press Ltd.
Credits
Arranged By – A. Irvine*, C. Moore*, D. Lunny*, L. O'Flynn*
Bagpipes [Uilleann], Tin Whistle – Liam O'Flynn
Design – Richard Rockwood
Engineer – Barry Ainsworth
Producer – Phil Coulter
Vocals, Bouzouki, Guitar, Bodhrán – Donal Lunny
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Bodhrán – Christy Moore
Vocals, Mandolin, Mandola, Hurdy Gurdy, Harmonica – Andy Irvine
Notes
Red polydor logo on the front and "golden" Planxty lettering.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Price Code: SUPER
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A runout stamped): 2383186 A//2▽420 1 1 1
Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B runout stamped): 2383186 B//4▽420 1 1 2
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A runout stamped): 2383186 A//2▽420 1 3 2 04
Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B runout stamped): 2383186 B//2▽420 1 2 3 04
Rights Society: MCPS
Planxty - Planxty (1973) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Planxty - Planxty (1973) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
Planxty - Planxty (1973) UK 1st Pressing - LP/FLAC In 24bit/96kHz
This Rip: 2013
This LP: From my personal collection
Cleaning: RCM Moth MkII Pro Vinyl
Direct Drive Turntable: Marantz 6170
Cartridge: SHURE M97xE
Amplifier: Sansui 9090DB
ADC: E-MU 0404
LP Rip & Full Scan LP Cover: Fran Solo
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Let’s start by asking this: Does anyone has ever heard about a band called Planxty? If you haven’t, you have missed part of your life!
I believe I’m the band’s #1 fan! And I also believe there hasn’t been another Irish-Folk band like them.
The album -“The Black Album”- starts with a promising “Raggle Taggle Gypsy”. I was astonished when I heard the Mandolin played by Andy Irvine and the Irish-Bouzouki played by Dónal Lunny in counterpoint in an apparent disorder and improvisation for the first time… two really different languages that sounded like one single voice.
After this awesome introduction you then listen to the amazing voice of Christy Moore and his guitar (Not to be mistaken with Ralph McTell), and the Uilleann Pipes played beautifully by Liam O’Flynn. I highly recommend listening to these songs over and over again. Each time you will find something new coming from the accoustic world of the music of Ireland in the ‘70’s. Another important thing to mention is that all of the songs are unplugged (Nothing of Electric Bass) and that there are some very interesting innovations like the use of the Bouzouki, an originally Greek instrument which was adapted especially to be played in Irish Folk.
Picks are used in the Bouzouki/Mandolin duets in this masterpiece (You almost never hear strums). For instance, in “The Blacksmith”, Andy Irvine uses a fine picking style on his Mandolin, while Lunny plays the Bouzouki using the same technique. To see these guys live is an experience of unlimited virtuosity that you can’t miss (You can find some videos on YouTube).
To sum things up, two excellent singers: Moore, with a deep-warm voice playing the acoustic guitar in a fine manner; Irvine with a characteristic “Irish-Folk-style” voice; Lunny mastering both the Bouzouki and the Mandolin and O’Flynn, the piper that hardly requires any presentation.
I really think Planxty group a very high standard on Irish-Folk music and will never be surpassed. They are absolute pioneers and masters on interpreting their music and if you allow me to make an analogy I would put them at the same level as The Beatles, in terms of what they achieved… and I’m not exaggerating. The four of them are just one. Don’t dare to tell me the contrary :)
Long live Planxty!Fran Solo, 2010
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