''Earthspan'' is the tenth album by

The Incredible String Band The Incredible String Band (sometimes abbreviated as ISB) were a Scottish psychedelic folk band formed by Clive Palmer (musician), Clive Palmer, Robin Williamson and Mike Heron in Edinburgh in 1966. The band built a considerable following, esp ...

, released in 1972 on

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Records. It features

Mike Heron James Michael Heron (born 27 December 1942) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for his work in the Incredible String Band in the 1960s and 1970s. Career Heron was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and attended the ...

Robin Williamson Robin Duncan Harry Williamson (born 24 November 1943) is a Scottish multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and storyteller who was a founding member of The Incredible String Band. Career Williamson lived in the Fairmilehead area of Edinbur ...

Licorice McKechnie Christina 'Licorice' McKechnie (born 2 October 1945) is a Scottish musician. She was a singer and songwriter in The Incredible String Band between 1968 and 1972. Her whereabouts have been publicly unknown since 1987, when she was last seen hit ...

, and

Malcolm Le Maistre Malcolm Le Maistre (born 21 March 1949) is an English musician, experimental artist and theatre director, who was a member of The Incredible String Band in the 1970s. He was born in England, his father a French born journalist and his mother a ...

. The core of

and

remained intact, but was faltering due to musical indifference.

, the remainder of the former girlfriends, would depart after the release of the album. This album, compared to its predecessors, is a more generic folk album. The band was continuing its exploration into progressive rock and synthesizers in order to create a more commercial-oriented sound. This was due more to Heron's influence over the band. As a result, the band would lose much of their trademark style that made them popular in the British counterculture of the 1960s. Most of the tracks on the album take inspiration from European and American tradition. Past albums included such a theme alongside eastern culture.

Track listing

"Black Jack David", then called "Black Jack Davy" had earlier been recorded by The Incredible String Band on their album ''

I Looked Up ''I Looked Up'' (Elektra EKS 2469 002 / U.S. LP: EKS-74061) is the sixth album by the Incredible String Band. Recorded at a time when the band was busy rehearsing for their ambitious upcoming stage show, '' U'', the album has been described by b ...

'' on Elektra Records in 1970.

References

External links

Making Time
1972 albums The Incredible String Band albums Island Records albums {{1970s-folk-album-stub