Sunday, October 18, 2020

Sandy Denny Deluxe 19 CD Box Set

Sandy Denny


Maddy Prior, Jacqui McShee, and June Tabor all give her a run for her money, but the late Sandy Denny remains the pre-eminent British folk-rock singer. In addition to recording several albums of her own, Denny was an integral force behind the best work of the most respected British folk-rock band of all, Fairport Convention, and also contributed mightily to recordings by the Strawbs and Fotheringay. It's impossible for words to fully evoke the haunting, spectral presence of her powerful and penetrating alto voice, which seemed to bring the mythology of English moors and folktales to life in contemporary, 20th century settings.
Denny was studying to be a nurse when she began to pursue music seriously in the mid-'60s, partially at the encouragement of the then-struggling Simon & Garfunkel, whom she met when they were still unknown. She was also friendly with the American folk singer Jackson Frank, and recorded a couple of his songs on her first album (now available as The Original Sandy Denny). While this solo acoustic recording was her most traditional folk effort, it showed considerable potential, which she came closer to realizing on the 1967 album she recorded as a member of the Strawbs. This found her singing with fuller folk-rock arrangements, and also included her first recorded composition, "Who Knows Where the Time Goes." The song gave Denny her first international recognition when Judy Collins recorded it in 1968.

Born: January 6, 1947  -  Died: April 21, 1978
R.I.P.






















24 comments:

JeanBernardFrance said...

Thanks for this fantastic work on the delicate music of Sandy Denny.

Have you put somewhere tha artwork of this super box?.

I must admit I'm a little stupid but I bought this box but never open it.

JohnR said...

Thank you so much for this wonderful collection of Sandy Denny.

Carles said...

Disks 6 and 14 in Mega asks for a key What is it?

Ozzieguy said...

Hi JohnR
You are very welcome mate.

Regards
Ozzieguy

Ozzieguy said...

Hello JeanBernardFrance
Yes I do have them here somewhere on one of my external hard drives.

Regards
Ozzieguy

Ozzieguy said...

Hi Carles
Both links are working fine for me, I double checked and they are correct

Regards
Ozzieguy

Carles said...

Hi Ozzieguy: Mega keeps asking me for an encryption key every time I enter those two links, the other links without problems. Thank you

Carles said...

Now I have accepted the Mega link being able to download link 14, but 6 still asks for an encryption key.

Ozzieguy said...

Hello Carles
Very strange indeed.

Here are the two files links, I just downloaded both and they both work.

https://mega.nz/#!YCZTWQBQ!3Es4uegLbSfcWgau7w1PDPQLHTaaXXo3c4tz4r-HAgc

https://mega.nz/#!kKZH0YKS!KJ8YeY4ZzdZ4H63UNnyj5Szl_zgBcck4XCUHJCKggnM

Regards
Ozzieguy

Carles said...

Now the 6 without problems, thanks Ozzieguy

Ozzieguy said...

Awesome, enjoy the albums my friend.

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Ozzieguy

Gary Field said...

Unless you've got a couple of grand lying around, most of us would never have enough $ to ever afford this collection..thank you so much for laying it out there for us to enjoy.

Ozzieguy said...

Hi Gary
Glad that you appreciate these great albums.

henrys said...

Hi, thanks for all of the great music. What is the password for this one?

Ozzieguy said...

Links renewed. No PW needed now.

antony j said...

epic! thanks!

Ozzieguy said...

Hi anthonyj
You are very welcome

Regards
Ozzieguy

Chocoreve said...

Ozzieguy that's a real work of love, her untimely death was so sad, who knows what great songs she could have offered... Great blog, thanks for your great blog !

Ozzieguy said...

Hi Chocoreve,
Thank you for your kind words, and yes, she was taken way too early. She certainly was a great artist.
Regards
Ozzieguy

henrys said...

Thank you so much!!

Paolo Meccano said...

Thanks for sharing this.

Ozzieguy said...

You are very welcome Paolo

jassywestwinds said...

Thank you for making this available. I'm lucky enough to have the boxset (although I blanched a bit at the price at the time, when I look what is being asked for it on ebay now .... !) but to be able to have easy access to individual tracks when not home is great. She had the loveliest of voices - of all the singers / musicians that died too soon her death was one of the saddest. Look at Shirley Collins' recent albums & think of what we've been deprived of !

Anonymous said...

Thanks. Until this gets a more budget friendly release, it will remain beyond most of us. Is the artwork available, as it would be nice to read the sleeve notes?