Earthspan

Studio album by The Incredible String Band

Released

1972

Recorded

March, July and August 1972

Robin Williamson, Mike Heron

The Incredible String Band chronology

Liquid Acrobat as Regards the Air
(1971)

Earthspan
(1972)

No Ruinous Feud
(1973)

Earthspan is an album released by The Incredible String Band in 1972 on Island Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Father Was a Lighthouse Keeper"	Malcolm Le Maistre	4:21
2.	"Antoine"	Mike Heron	3:53
3.	"Restless Night"	Robin Williamson	3:30
4.	"Sunday Song"	Licorice McKechnie, Heron	8:28
5.	"Black Jack David"	Heron	2:38
6.	"Banks of Sweet Italy"	Williamson	3:01
7.	"The Actor"	Le Maistre, Williamson	3:49
8.	"Moon Hang Low"	Williamson	3:22
9.	"Sailor and the Dancer"	Le Maistre	2:34
10.	"Seagull"	Heron	6:02

"Black Jack David", then called "Black Jack Davy" had earlier been recorded by The Incredible String Band on their album I Looked Up on Elektra Records in 1970.

External links

Making Time

The Incredible String Band

Robin Williamson • Mike Heron • Clive Palmer Licorice McKechnie • Rose Simpson • Malcolm Le Maistre

Albums	The Incredible String Band • The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion • The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter • Wee Tam and the Big Huge • Changing Horses • I Looked Up • U • Be Glad for the Song Has No Ending • Liquid Acrobat as Regards the Air • Earthspan • No Ruinous Feud • Hard Rope & Silken Twine