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This welcome Compact Disc re-release of the1977 classic double LP "The Tale of Ale" at last brings this splendid collection of the songs and stories of 'The English - and their beer' to the worldwide audience it deserves!
48 Tracks, 79 mins, full booklet & history
Performances from leading British folk acts - Dransfields, Pete Bellamy & more
Endorsed by 'Campaign for Real Ale' UK
Strong seller, sought by the growing Real Ale bar & micro-brew trade in USA
This welcome Compact Disc re-release of the1977 classic double LP "The Tale of Ale" at last brings this splendid collection of the songs and stories of 'The Englishman - and Woman- and their beer' to the worldwide audience it deserves!
The complete original double LP is now a superb CD -78 minutes long (and 98 mins in its cassette format) - and has been digitally remastered, and features legendary figures from the British Folk Revival of the 1970s, with the late Willy Rushton and other fine actors providing humorous asides, and with period accompaniment from leading early music group and folk bands - The Pump & Pluck, Oriana and 'Musica Inebriata'!
It includes a full 8-page Booklet and research notes on the history of ale and beer, and is produced with the approval and support of Britain's "Campaign for Real Ale", the world's most successful consumer pressure group
