This was the first album on which Sandy Denny participated. The sessions date from 22 March 1967. Sandy’s three solo tracks were later reissued on the LP and CD The Original Sandy Denny.

Musicians

Alex Campbell: guitar, vocals [1, 6, 11, 15];
Sandy Denny: guitar, vocals [5, 10, 13], backing vocals [1, 9, 11, 14-15];
Johnny Silvo: guitar, vocals [2-4];
Roger Evans: guitar, bouzouki;
David Moses: double bass;
Cliff Aungier: guitar, vocals [7-8, 12];
Paul McNeill: guitar, vocals [9, 14]

Tracks

Side 1

1. [AC] Dark As a Dungeon (Down in the Mine) (Roud 6392) (3.24)
2. Intro: Johnny Silvo;
   [JS] Midnight Special (Roud 6364) (3.09)
3. [JS] Cornbread, Peas and Black Molasses (2.13)
4. [JS] Freight Train (2.35)
5. Intro: Sandy Denny;
   [SD] The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (4.07)
6. [AC] Don’t Think Twice It’s Alright (4.07)
7. Intro: Cliff Aungier;
   [CA] Chilly Winds (Roud 3419) (3.20)
8. [CA] Blue Sleeves (4.01)

Side 2

9. Intro: Paul McNeill;
   [PM] Dick Derby (Roud 872) (3.05)
10. [SD] You Never Wanted Me (3.17)
11. [AC] Been on the Road So Long (3.38)
12. [CA] Dink’s Song (Roud 10057) (3.13)
13. [SD] This Train (Roud 6702) (2.03)
14. [PM] Tell Old Bill (Roud 7876) (3.12)
15. [AC] Freedom (Roud 10073) (3.28)

All tracks trad. arr. A. Johnson except
Track 1 Merle Travis;
Track 4 Elizabeth Cotten;
Track 6 Bob Dylan;
Track 10 Jackson C. Frank;
Track 11 Alex Campbell

More tracks from Saga Records, recorded on 26 April 1967. This record’s version of Been on the Road So Long features a superb solo performance by Sandy. Sandy’s tracks were later reissued on the LP and CD The Original Sandy Denny.

Musicians

Sandy Denny: guitar, vocals [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11];
Johnny Silvo: guitar, vocals [2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12];
David Moses: double bass

Tracks:

Side 1

1. [SD] Milk and Honey
2. [JS] I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
3. [SD] The Last Thing on My Mind
4. [JS] Ol’ Man Moose
5. [SD] The 3:10 to Yuma
6. [JS] Black Girl

Side 2

7. [SD] Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (Roud 13930)
8. [JS] Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (Roud 18521)
9. [SD] Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B)
10. [JS] Take This Hammer (Roud 4299)
11. [SD] Been on the Road So Long
12. [JS] To Hear My Mother Pray (Roud 7129)

Track 1 Jackson C. Frank
Track 3 Tom Paxton
Track 5 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 7, 9 trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 11 Alex Campbell

While this album is called Sandy Danny on the record sleeve and spine, the name on the record label is It’s Sandy Denny.

The album was supposed to be a compilation of the songs with Sandy Denny singing lead vocals from the sessions for Alex Campbell and His Friends and Sandy and Johnny. However, 3:10 to Yuma, Pretty Polly, Milk and Honey, The Last Thing on My Mind, and Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor are alternative versions published here for the first time (and later in 2005 on the CD Where the Time Goes).

Tracks:

Side 1

1. This Train (Roud 6702) (2.05)
2. 3:10 to Yuma (3.19)
3. Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B) (2.35)
4. You Never Wanted Me (3.21)
5. Milk and Honey (4.26)

Side 2

6. The Last Thing on My Mind (3.22)
7. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (Roud 13930) (3.08)
8. The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (3.40)
9. Been on the Road So Long (5.04)

Tracks 1, 3, 7, 8 trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 2 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 4, 5 Jackson C. Frank
Track 6 Tom Paxton
Track 9 Alex Campbell

From the track list one might guess that this German compilation is the same as the Saga compilation from 1970, It’s Sandy Denny. However, this one has the original recordings from Alex Campbell and His Friends and Sandy and Johnny.

Tracks:

Side 1

1. This Train (Roud 6702) (2.05)
2. 3:10 to Yuma (3.19)
3. Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B) (2.35)
4. You Never Wanted Me (3.21)
5. Milk and Honey (4.26)

Side 1

6. The Last Thing on My Mind (3.22)
7. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (Roud 13930) (3.08)
8. The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (3.40)
9. Been on the Road So Long (5.04)

Tracks 1, 3, 7, 8 trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 2 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 4, 5 Jackson C. Frank
Track 6 Tom Paxton
Track 9 Alex Campbell

Recorded in 1967 at Saga Studios, Hampstead by Marcel Rodd.

Again, this ia a reissue of Sandy’s solo vocal tracks from Alex Campbell and His Friends and Sandy and Johnny, but unfortunately, differing from the previous two compilations, this one has replaced Sandy’s version of Been on the Road So Long with Alex Campbell’s where Sandy is singing backing vocals only. However, a new track is My Ramblin’ Boy. The 1991 Mooncrest CD is a direct copy of the original LPs including pops and crackles.

The same album has been reissued one more time in 2003 with the title Heritage. The tracks here are of better quality; they seem to come from (the master?) tapes.

Tracks:

Side 1

1. This Train (Roud 6702) (2.08)
2. 3:10 to Yuma (3.41)
3. Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B) (3.00)
4. You Never Wanted Me (3.24)
5. Milk and Honey (4.23)

Side 2

6. My Ramblin’ Boy (3.44)
7. The Last Thing on My Mind (3.35)
8. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (Roud 13930) (3.21)
9. The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (3.41)
10. Been on the Road So Long (Alex Campbell singing) (3.42)

Tracks 1, 3, 8, 9 trad. arr. A. Johnson
Track 2 George Dunning / Ned Washington
Tracks 4, 5 Jackson C. Frank
Tracks 6, 7 Tom Paxton
Track 10 Alex Campbell

Recorded in 1967 at Saga Studios, Hampstead by Marcel Rodd (except tracks 1 and 12).
The liner notes were written by Clinton Heylin.

Finally, this CD is a comprehensive reissue of all of Saga’s Sandy Denny album tracks including the alternative recordings on It’s Sandy Denny. Thrown in for a good measure are two tracks from Sandy’s recordings with The Strawbs.

Tracks:

1. Who Knows Where the Time Goes (with The Strawbs) (4.05)
2. This Train (Roud 6702) (2.07)
3. 3:10 to Yuma (3.41)
4. Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B) (3.00)
5. You Never Wanted Me (3.24)
6. Milk and Honey (4.23)
7. My Ramblin’ Boy (3.42)
8. The Last Thing on My Mind (3.34)
9. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (Roud 13930) (3.21)
10. The False Bride (Roud 154; G/D 6:1198) (3.41)
11. Been on the Road So Long (5.04)
12. Two Weeks Last Summer (with The Strawbs) (2.04)
13. 3:10 to Yuma (alternative take) (3.19)
14. Pretty Polly (Roud 15; Laws P36B) (alternative take) (2.35)
15. Milk and Honey (alternative take) (4.26)
16. The Last Thing on My Mind (alternative take) (3.22)
17. Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor (Roud 13930) (alternative take) (3.08)
18. Been on the Road So Long (Alex Campbell singing) (4.58)

Track 1 Sandy Denny;
Tracks 2, 4, 9, 10, 14, 17 trad. arr. A. Johnson;
Tracks 3, 13 George Dunning / Ned Washington;
Tracks 5, 6, 15 Jackson C. Frank;
Tracks 7, 8, 16 Tom Paxton;
Tracks 11, 18 Alex Campbell;
Track 12 Dave Cousins

#1 from Sandy Denny & The Strawbs: All Our Own Work;
#2, 5, 10, 18 from Alex Campbell and His Friends, reissued on The Original Sandy Denny;
#3, 4, 6, 8, 9 from Sandy and Johnny, reissued on The Original Sandy Denny;
#7 from The Original Sandy Denny;
#11 from Sandy and Johnny, reissued on It’s Sandy Denny (Saga compilation);
#12 from Sandy Denny and The Strawbs;
#13-17 from It’s Sandy Denny (Saga compilation)