Sentinel is the third album by Nigel Mazlyn Jones

Nigel Mazlyn Jones

Nigel Mazlyn Jones is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.Jones was born in Dudley, England, where he did part time work at Dudley Zoo from the age of 12...

, full title "Sentinel & The Fools Of The Finest Degree". The album was recorded in February & March 1979 at Millstream Studios, Cheltenham

Cheltenham

Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...

, produced by Nigel Mazlyn Jones

Nigel Mazlyn Jones

Nigel Mazlyn Jones is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.Jones was born in Dudley, England, where he did part time work at Dudley Zoo from the age of 12...

 and engineered by John Acock and Mick Dolan. It includes contributions by regular collaborator Johnny Coppin

Johnny Coppin

Johnny Coppin is an English singer/songwriter, composer, poetry anthologist and broadcaster. He plays guitar and piano and has written and recorded many albums as a solo artist. He has a weekly one-hour show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire entitled Folk Roots which he has produced and presented every...

 and then-members of Coppin's band (Phil Beer

Phil Beer

Phil Beer is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.-Biography:...

, Steve Hutt and Mick Candler).

The original LP was split into two sections - "Sentinel" on side one, and "Fools Of The Finest Degree" on side two.

The album was reissued on CD in 2008 by Kissing Spell Records (catalogue number KSCD957) with additional tracks.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Nigel Mazlyn Jones

Nigel Mazlyn Jones

Nigel Mazlyn Jones is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.Jones was born in Dudley, England, where he did part time work at Dudley Zoo from the age of 12...

.

1. Sentinel
   1. All In The Name Of Love
   2. Sentinel
   3. Flying
   4. Roll Away
2. Fools Of The Finest Degree
   1. Water Road
   2. All In All
   3. Fools
   4. The Wheel

Additional tracks on CD reissue:

1. Takes Two to Make it
2. The Hills of Celt
3. Baby This Time
4. All My Friends
5. Which Way to the Sea?
6. It Was All in the Name of Love (instrumental)

Personnel

(taken from original LP release)

• Nigel Mazlyn Jones
  Nigel Mazlyn Jones
  Nigel Mazlyn Jones is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter.Jones was born in Dudley, England, where he did part time work at Dudley Zoo from the age of 12...
  
   - guitars, vocals
• Mick Candler - drums, percussion
• Steve Hutt - bass
• Pete Bimbo Acock - sax
• Dik Cadbury
  Dik Cadbury
  Dik Cadbury is an English multi-instrumentalist and singer, principally known as a bass guitarist and as former member of Decameron and the backing band of former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett.-Career:...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Johnny Coppin
  Johnny Coppin
  Johnny Coppin is an English singer/songwriter, composer, poetry anthologist and broadcaster. He plays guitar and piano and has written and recorded many albums as a solo artist. He has a weekly one-hour show on BBC Radio Gloucestershire entitled Folk Roots which he has produced and presented every...
  
   - piano
• Rob Lloyd - guitar
• Phil Beer
  Phil Beer
  Phil Beer is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer, and one half of English acoustic roots duo Show of Hands.-Biography:...
  
  - violin, vocals
• Chris Kerridge - bass, guitar
• Dave Titley - guitar, vocals
• Paul Anastasi - synthesiser