Sandy Denny
A Boxful Of Treasures
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Date:  4/21/1978
Format:  FLAC
Genre:  British Folk Rock
    Track Listing:
      Volume 1:
      1.  
      		 3.10 To Yuma    3:40
      2.  
      		 She Moves Through The Fair [Home Recording]    4:04
      3.  
      		 Boxful Of Treasure [Home Recording]    1:43
      4.  
      		 They Don't Seem To Know You [Home Recording]    2:25
      5.  
      		 Go Your Way My Love [Home Recording]    4:12
      6.  
      		 Geordie [Home Recording]    3:45
      7.  
      		 Been On The Road So Long    5:03
      8.  
      		 You Never Wanted Me    3:24
      9.  
      		 This Train    2:07
      10.  
      		 Sail Away To The Sea    3:25
      11.  
      		 Tell Me What You See In Me    3:38
      12.  
      		 Who Knows Where The Time Goes    4:14
      13.  
      		 Autopsy [Demo]    4:28
      14.  
      		 Now And Then [Demo]    3:51
      15.  
      		 I Don't Know Where I Stand [Radio Session]    3:40
      16.  
      		 Bird On A Wire [Radio Session]    3:30
      17.  
      		 Fotheringay    3:06
      18.  
      		 Nottamun Town    3:11
      19.  
      		 Meet On The Ledge    2:53
      Volume 2:
      1.  
      		 Si Tu Dois Partir    2:22
      2.  
      		 Cajun Woman    2:45
      3.  
      		 The Ballad Of Easy Rider    4:56
      4.  
      		 A Sailor's Tale    11:11
      5.  
      		 Reynardine    4:33
      6.  
      		 Farewell Farewell    2:40
      7.  
      		 Tam Lin    7:13
      8.  
      		 Sir Patrick Spens [Radio Session]    3:47
      9.  
      		 The Pond & The Stream    3:19
      10.  
      		 The Sea    5:32
      11.  
      		 The Banks Of The Nile    8:06
      12.  
      		 Silver Threads & Golden Needles    4:32
      13.  
      		 Lowlands Of Holland [Radio Session]    3:21
      14.  
      		 Nothing More    4:54
      15.  
      		 Gypsy Davey    3:54
      16.  
      		 Late November    4:34
      Volume 3:
      1.  
      		 The North Star Grassman & The Ravens    3:23
      2.  
      		 Next Time Around [Alternate Take Without Strings]    4:46
      3.  
      		 Blackwaterside    4:12
      4.  
      		 The Sea Captain    3:10
      5.  
      		 Thru' My Eyes    2:37
      6.  
      		 Learning The Game    2:09
      7.  
      		 Here In Silence    3:53
      8.  
      		 Bruton Town [Radio Session]    4:50
      9.  
      		 Sweet Rosemary [Demo]    3:00
      10.  
      		 After Halloween [Demo]    2:58
      11.  
      		 The Lady [Demo]    3:40
      12.  
      		 The Music Weaver    3:21
      13.  
      		 Ecoute Ecoute    3:59
      14.  
      		 Quiet Joys Of Brotherhood    4:28
      15.  
      		 It'll Take A Long Time    5:15
      16.  
      		 No End [Solo Alternate Take]    7:36
      17.  
      		 Bushes And Briars [Radio Session]    2:38
      18.  
      		 Walking The Floor Over You    4:21
      Volume 4:
      1.  
      		 Whispering Grass [Radio Session]    3:45
      2.  
      		 Solo    4:24
      3.  
      		 At The End Of The Day [Alternative Take Without Strings]    6:31
      4.  
      		 Like An Old Fashioned Waltz    4:13
      5.  
      		 Until The Real Thing Comes Along [Radio Session]    4:10
      6.  
      		 John The Gun [Live]    5:39
      7.  
      		 She Moves Through The Fair [Live]    3:30
      8.  
      		 One More Chance [Demo]    3:56
      9.  
      		 King & Queen Of England [Home Recording]    3:55
      10.  
      		 Rising For The Moon    4:09
      11.  
      		 White Dress    3:45
      12.  
      		 I'm A Dreamer    4:48
      13.  
      		 By The Time It Gets Dark    4:12
      14.  
      		 No More Sad Refrains    2:51
      15.  
      		 Losing Game    3:17
      16.  
      		 Easy To Slip    3:28
      17.  
      		 Full Moon    4:31
      18.  
      		 Moments [Final Studio Recording]    3:43
      Volume 5:
      1.  
      		 One Way Donkey Ride [Demo]    4:14
      2.  
      		 I'm A Dreamer [Demo]    4:17
      3.  
      		 Take Me Away [Demo]    4:00
      4.  
      		 Rising For The Moon [Demo]    3:08
      5.  
      		 Still Waters Run Deep [Demo]    3:10
      6.  
      		 All Our Days [Demo]    3:40
      7.  
      		 No More Sad Refrains [Demo]    3:07
      8.  
      		 By The Time It Gets Dark [Demo]    3:32
      9.  
      		 The Music Weaver [Demo]    3:17
      10.  
      		 What Is True [Demo]    3:46
      11.  
      		 Stranger To Himself [Demo]    2:20
      12.  
      		 Take Away The Load [Demo]    1:43
      13.  
      		 By The Time It Gets Dark [Alternate Take]    3:41
      14.  
      		 Full Moon [Home Recording]    5:01
      15.  
      		 Knockin' On Heavens Door    5:25
      16.  
      		 It'll Take A Long Time    5:43
      17.  
      		 Who Knows Where The Time Goes    6:35
      Even before her all-too-tragic passing in 1977, Sandy Denny was touted as England's premiere female folk vocalist. However, gratuitous comparisons with contemporaries Jacqui McShee and Joni Mitchell seem to have been more of an albatross or doubled-edged sword than confirmation of Denny's wholly individualistic style. Depending on which side of the aisle the respective listener and potential consumer sits -- as curious enthusiast or dyed-in-the-wool Denny convert -- this 88-track compilation can be interpreted as (a) either the final word on the artist or (b) another in a series of multi-disc collections that falls short of offering all the essentials within her voluminous songbook. Parties falling in the latter camp can undoubtedly point to excluded favorites -- from Denny's participation as half of Sandy & Johnny, as a member of Fairport Convention, the Strawbs, Fotheringay or on her own -- as evidence that only a 'complete' anthology could capture all that Denny has to offer. From that perspective, they would be just as correct as someone whose piqued interests are thoroughly satiated by the nearly six hours of audio included on Boxful of Treasures (2004). The contents are presented in a primarily chronological fashion, commencing with the powerful cover of "3.10 to Yuma" -- from Denny's professional debut backed by Roger Evans (guitar) and David Moses (bass) -- which had been a hit for pop singer Frankie Lane. Immediately established is Denny's commanding prowess and sensitivity, particularly pervasive on the originals "They Don't Seem to Know You" and appropriately enough "Boxful of Treasure" -- a song which would resurface in due time under the name "Fotheringay." These are equalled by Denny's arrangements of "She Moves Through the Fair" and the haunting "Geordie" -- all sourced from a smattering of lo-fi homemade recordings in 1967. Other formative zeniths from her collaborations with Evans and Moses are the empathetic overhaul of Jackson C. Frank's "You Never Wanted Me" and joined by Alex Campbell (vocals) on the gospel-infused "This Train." By mid-'68, Denny had become a member of the Strawbs and her contributions to Dave Cousins' "Sail Away to Sea," "Tell Me What You See in Me" and most notably, the first reading of "Who Knows Where the Time Goes" are spotlighted. When contrasted to her incipient demos, both the outstanding and never-before-available "Autopsy" as well as "Now and Then" -- which initially turned up on the triple-CD Who Knows Where the Time Goes (1985) -- are decidedly more polished, but no less emotionally gripping. As Denny's involvement with Fairport Convention has been widely documented, there are but a few rarities from her '68/'69 stint with the aggregate. One of which is the oft-circulated, yet previously unreleased rendition of "Sir Patrick Spens" lifted off a Top Gear BBC Radio session for John Peel on September 23, 1969. The tunes from the Fairport studio platters What We Did on Our Holidays (1969), Unhalfbricking (1969) and Liege & Lief (1969) are adeptly chosen, if not somewhat obligatory. The same holds true for the eponymous Fotheringay (1970) long-player, with the sizable exception of a newly unearthed take of "Silver Threads & Golden Needles" that is beautiful in its sparseness. Not to mention "Late November," a cut that was on the Island Records various-artists compilation El Pea (1971). Two of the volumes are dedicated to Denny's '70s solo career and luckily there are plenty of nuggets from the era unveiled within and scattered among the offerings from the LPs North Star Grassman and the Ravens (1971), Sandy (1972), Like an Old Fashioned Waltz (1973) and the posthumous BBC Sessions (1997). They include an alternate version of "Next Time Around" (sans string arrangement) circa North Star Grassman. Plus, unaccompanied renderings of "Sweet Rosemary" and "The Lady" from Sandy, in addition to "No End" and "At the End of the Day" (sans strings) from Like an Old Fashioned Waltz. It bears repeating these are all exclusive contents on Boxful of Treasures. By the middle part of the 1970s, the results of Denny's indulgences began to permeate her craft. She returned to the re-formation of Fairport Convention for Rising for the Moon (1974) before splitting again, emerging on what would become her final album Rendezvous (1977). This late period is punctuated with a bevy of rarities and outtakes. A live Fairport interpretation of "John the Gun" and "She Moves Through the Fair" hail from the February '74 shows at the Troubadour in Los Angeles. While an austere piano demo of the Rising for the Moon piece "One More Chance" will be worth the price of admission alone for some. those purchasing first-edition copies of the assemblage will undoubtedly be ecstatic with the fifth or 'bonus' CD, fittingly dubbed "A Collection of Rarities and Demos." Only three of the 17 selections have ever ascended over the years, leaving a host of titles that may be familiar to Denny fans, but certainly not as they appear on this package. Regardless of the consumer's prior knowledge or interest in Sandy Denny, it is here that she is at her most arrestingly poignant. "Take Me Away," "No More Sad Refrains," "Take Away the Load" and "Full Moon" are nothing short of organic aural jewels. As fellow Fairport Convention member Richard Thompson (guitar/vocal) points out in his introductory essay, "Somewhere the taste gurus have ... failed to tell us, after 20 years of hindsight opportunity, that Sandy Denny was the greatest British female artist of her generation." Hopefully packages such as this will go a long way in rectifying that and give Denny the lauds she rightly deserves. The 56-page liner book is replete with photos, song-by-song annotations as well as comments and memories by associates ranging from John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Ashley Hutchings, Linda Thompson, Jerry Donahue, Simon Nichol, Ian Matthews, Dave Mattacks, John "Rabbit" Bundrick and Dave Pegg to producer Joe Boyd and rock & roll family tree designer Pete Frame -- among others.


      1. 3.10 to Yuma - Denny, Sandy
      2. She Moves Through the Fair [Home Recording][#] - Denny, Sandy
      3. Boxful of Treasure [Home Recording][#] - Denny, Sandy
      4. They Don't Seem to Know You [Home Recording][#] - Denny, Sandy
      5. Go Your Way My Love [Home Recording] - Denny, Sandy
      6. Georgie [Home Recording] - Denny, Sandy
      7. Been on the Road So Long - Denny, Sandy
      8. You Never Wanted Me - Campbell, Alex & Friends
      9. This Train - Campbell, Alex & Friends
      10. Sail Away to the Sea - Denny & The Strawbs
      11. Tell Me What You See in Me - Denny & The Strawbs
      12. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? - Denny & The Strawbs
      13. Autopsy [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      14. Now and Then [Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      15. I Don't Know Where I Stand [Radio Session] - Fairport Convention
      16. Bird on a Wire [Radio Session] - Fairport Convention
      17. Fotheringay - Fairport Convention
      18. Nottamun Town - Fairport Convention
      19. Meet on the Ledge - Fairport Convention
      20. Si Tu Dois Partir - Fairport Convention
      21. Cajun Woman - Fairport Convention
      22. The Ballad of Easy Rider - Fairport Convention
      23. A Sailor's Life - Fairport Convention
      24. Reynardine - Fairport Convention
      25. Farewell Farewell - Fairport Convention
      26. Tam Lin - Fairport Convention
      27. Sir Patrick Spens [Radio Session][#] - Fairport Convention
      28. The Pond & The Stream - Fotheringay
      29. The Sea - Fotheringay
      30. The Banks of the Nile - Fotheringay
      31. Silver Threads & Golden Needles [#] - Fotheringay
      32. The Lowland of Holland [Radio Session] - Denny, Sandy
      33. Nothing More [Live] - Fotheringay
      34. Gypsy Davey - Fotheringay
      35. Late November - Fotheringay
      36. The North Star Grassman & The Ravens - Denny, Sandy
      37. Next Time Around [Alternate Take Without Strings][#] - Denny, Sandy
      38. Blackwaterside - Denny, Sandy
      39. The Sea Captain - Denny, Sandy
      40. Thro' My Eyes - Matthews, Ian
      41. Learning the Game - Bunch
      42. Here in Silence - Denny, Sandy
      43. Bruton Town [Radio Session] - Denny, Sandy
      44. Sweet Rosemary [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      45. After Halloween [Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      46. The Lady [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      47. The Music Weaver - Denny, Sandy
      48. Ecoute Ecoute - Denny, Sandy
      49. Quiet Joys of Brotherhood - Denny, Sandy
      50. It'll Take a Long Time - Denny, Sandy
      51. No End [Solo Alternate Take][#] - Denny, Sandy
      52. Bushes and Briars [Radio Session] - Denny, Sandy
      53. Walking the Floor Over You - Denny, Sandy
      54. Whispering Grass [Radio Session] - Denny, Sandy
      55. Solo - Denny, Sandy
      56. At the End of the Day [Alternate Take Without Strings][#] - Denny, Sandy
      57. Like an Old Fashioned Waltz - Denny, Sandy
      58. Until the Real Thing Comes Along [Radio Session] - Denny, Sandy
      59. John the Gun [Live][#] - Fairport Convention
      60. She Moves Through the Fair [Live][#] - Fairport Convention
      61. One More Chance [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      62. King & Queen of England [Home Recording] - Denny, Sandy
      63. Rising for the Moon - Fairport Convention
      64. White Dress - Fairport Convention
      65. I'm a Dreamer - Denny, Sandy
      66. By the Time It Gets Dark [#] - Denny, Sandy
      67. No More Sad Refrains - Denny, Sandy
      68. Losing Game [#] - Denny, Sandy
      69. Easy to Slip - Denny, Sandy
      70. Full Moon - Denny, Sandy
      71. Moments [Final Studio Recording] - Denny, Sandy
      72. One Way Donkey Ride [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      73. I'm a Dreamer [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      74. Take Me Away [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      75. Rising for the Moon [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      76. Still Waters Run Deep [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      77. All Our Days [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      78. No More Sad Refrains [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      79. By the Time It Gets Dark [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      80. The Music Weaver [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      81. What Is True? [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      82. Stranger to Himself [Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      83. Take Away the Load [#][Demo Version] - Denny, Sandy
      84. By the Time It Gets Dark [Alternate Take][#] - Denny, Sandy
      85. Full Moon [Home Recording][#] - Denny, Sandy
      86. Knockin' on Heaven's Door [Live][#] - Fairport Convention
      87. It'll Take a Long Time [Live][#] - Fairport Convention
      88. Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [Live] - Fairport Convention