For years, only this nine-track compilation is available to remind listeners of this British traditional folk/rock quintet, which provided Fairport Convention’s main competition in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Much of it is lovely, notably McShee’s haunting singing and Jansch’s finger-picking. But a more complete picture is provided by the two volumes of Essential Pentagle on Transatlantic in the U.K., which may be found in US record racks. – William Ruhlmann