THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND – EARTHSPAN LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ A1/B1 UK 1972

The Incredible String Band – Earthspan
(Island Records  1972  ILPS9211)
Matrix No’s: A1/B1 – UK Pressing

Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– a little rubbing top & bottom
Lyric Inner in Nr MINT- condition
Original Blue Island Inner Sleeve

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) were a British psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron in Edinburgh in 1966. The band built a considerable following, especially in the British counterculture, notably with their albums The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion, The Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter, and Wee Tam and the Big Huge. They became pioneers in psychedelic folk and, through integrating a wide variety of traditional music forms and instruments, in the development of world music.

Following Palmer’s early departure, Williamson and Heron performed as a duo, later augmented by other musicians. The band split up in 1974. They reformed in 1999 and continued to perform with changing lineups until 2006.

Earthspan is the tenth album by The Incredible String Band, released in 1972 on Island Records. It features Mike Heron, Robin Williamson, Licorice McKechnie, and Malcolm Le Maistre.

“Black Jack David”, then called “Black Jack Davy” had earlier been recorded by The Incredible String Band on their album I Looked Up on Elektra Records in 1970.