THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF PENTANGLE CELEBRATED WITH 4 CD BOX SET RELEASE ON CASTLE/SANCTUARY RECORDS

Pentangle were a '60s British folk/jazz 'supergroup' that were simultaneously stars of the underground and darlings of the mainstream, gracing the Fillmore East one month and Carnegie Hall the next.

The band was formed in 1966 by hip young guitar slingers Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, already leading lights of the folk scene at the time. With folk chanteuse Jacqui McShee on vocals and a rhythm section consisting of Danny Tompson on bass and Terry Cox on drums, the group mastered a breathtaking repertoire that encompassed the traditional ballads, blues, jazz, pop, and re-workings of rock oldies.

At their peak, they channelled their distinct and immense skills on to heights they couldn't have achieved on their own. Spanning 1967-1973 they recorded six albums, toured and broadcasted extensively.

This lavish and definitive 40th anniversary box set covers the six year career of Pentangle. 'The Time Has Come' features the best of the band's album tracks, singles and B-sides - newly re-mastered, achieving the best sound to date - alongside no less than 20 previously unreleased tracks.

Among the many rarities is a track from their very first recording session (1967); live concert and television performances; studio outtakes from The Pentangle (1968) and Reflection (1971); BBC radio session tracks newly in stereo and previously unheard film soundtrack work.

This set features a 56 page booklet filled with extensive liner notes along with unseen photos and rare memorabilia. Released date April 3 2007.

THE HOURS AND TIMES DVD RELEASED JUNE 4

In 1963 Lennon & Brian Epstein spent a long weekend together in Barcelona... This film is a fictional account of those four days.

Although a fic Johntionalised account of an actual trip John Lennon (Ian Hart) and Brian Epstein (David Angus) took to Barcelona in 1963, 'The Hours And Times' is a hugely resonant piece of independent cinema that perfectly captures the calm before the storm of Beatle-mania. Nominated for Best Director (Christopher Munch) and the Grand Jury Prize at the 1992 Sundance Film Festival, 'The Hours And Times' convincingly conveys the complex emotional reality of Epstein and Lennon's strong and curious friendship.

The Hours And Times makes its DVD debut on 4th June 2007, released by VDI Entertainment. With its black and white cinematography starkly evoking the early 1960's, it is at filmmaker Munch's suggestion that the Beatles brilliant but troubled middle-class manager Epstein (29), is a man hopelessly in love with Lennon, a working class lad six years his junior, whose career is on the precipice of sky rocketing.