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==Legacy and influence==

[[File:The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter.jpg|thumb|left|This black-and-white version of the U.S. cover passed into the [[public domain]] because Elektra placed it in ads with no copyright notice.]]

''The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter'' has been widely acclaimed by many critics. It was voted number 406 in the third edition of [[Colin Larkin]]'s ''[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]'' (2000).<ref name="Larkin">{{cite book|title=[[All Time Top 1000 Albums]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2006|edition=3rd|isbn=0-7535-0493-6|page=152}}</ref> It appears at number 88 in Joe S. Harrington's ''Top 100 Albums''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blastitude.com/14/pg4.htm |title=Blastitude 14: Joe S. Harrington's Top 25 Albums of All Time |website=Blastitude.com |access-date=2017-07-01}}</ref> and was listed by Keenan in ''The Best Albums Ever...Honest''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sundayherald.com/bestalbums10.shtml |title=The Best Albums Ever... honest |access-date=2017-07-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920144139/http://www.sundayherald.com/bestalbums10.shtml |archive-date=2006-09-20 }}</ref> In its entry in Robert Dimery's book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]'', [[Max Reinhardt (radio presenter)|Max Reinhardt]] describes the album as "a potent seed of the current 'world music' movement", adding: "[''The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter''] revealed a sustained grandeur of vision, lyrics, and musicality that the group were never to approach again … Each track is closer to a suite than a song, as Celtic folk, rock 'n' roll, gospel, plainsong harmonies, near qwaali moments, and North African and Indian sonics all drift effortlessly before the ears."<ref name="Dimery" />

In the February 2016 edition of ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' magazine it was placed 98th in the top 100 Albums of All Time.{{citation needed|date=August 2023}}