| The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 UK cover / US rear cover | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 1968 | |||
| Recorded | December 1967 | |||
| Studio | Sound Techniques, London | |||
| Genre | Acid folk[1] | |||
| Length | 49:51 | |||
| Label | Elektra / WEA | |||
| Producer | Joe Boyd | |||
| The Incredible String Band chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.0/10[3] |
| Rolling Stone | (unfavourable)[4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [5] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [6] |
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter is the third album by Scottish psychedelic folk group the Incredible String Band (ISB), and was released in March 1968 on Elektra Records (see 1968 in music). It saw the band continuing its development of the elements of psychedelic folk and enlarging on past themes, a process they had begun on their previous album, The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion. Instrumentally, it was the ISB's most complex and experimental album to date, featuring a wide array of exotic instruments. In addition, the album captured the band utilising multi-tracks and overdubbing.[7]
Upon release, the album peaked at number five on the UK Albums Chart and number 161 on the Billboard Top LP's listings in America, becoming the group's highest charting album in both countries.[8][9] The album brought critical and financial success for the band, including their first solo tour and a Grammy nomination. It was considered their most ambitious work to date and had a large impact on the psychedelic folk genre.[10]
- ^ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2011). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-84403-699-8.
- ^ Thom Jurek. "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - The Incredible String Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Andrew Gaerig (21 April 2010). "Incredible String Band: The Incredible String Band / The 5000 Spirits or the Layers of the Onion / The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter / Wee Tam and the Big Huge Album Review". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
- ^ Pomeroy, James (14 September 1968). "Records". Rolling Stone. San Francisco.
- ^ ISBN 0-86369-643-0.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857125958.
- ^ Thom Jurek. "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter – Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ "INCREDIBLE STRING BAND | Artist | Official Charts". www.theofficialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel; Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums, 1955–1996; p. 366. ISBN 0898201179
- ^ "The Incredible String Band – The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter". thebeesknees.com. Retrieved 5 April 2015.