Bert Jansch (album)
Bert Jansch | ||||
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Studio album by Bert Jansch | ||||
Released | April 16, 1965 | |||
Recorded | c. September 1964-January 1965 at 5 North Villas, Camden, London | |||
Genre | Folk baroque | |||
Length | 39:19 | |||
Label | Transatlantic | |||
Producer | Bill Leader | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Bert Jansch is the debut album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch. The album was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder at engineer Bill Leader's house and sold to Transatlantic Records for £100. Transatlantic released the album, which went on to sell 150,000 copies. The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2]
The record includes Jansch's best known tune "Needle of Death," which was inspired by the death of a folk singer friend of his, Buck Polly.[3]
Track listing
All songs written by Bert Jansch unless otherwise noted.
- "Strolling Down the Highway" – 3:06
- "Smokey River" – 2:56
- "Oh How Your Love Is Strong" – 3:40
- "I Have No Time" – 3:09
- "Finches" – :51
- "Rambling's Gonna Be the Death of Me" – 3:18
- "Veronica" – 1:32
- "Needle of Death" – 3:20
- "Do You Hear Me Now?" – 2:06
- "Alice's Wonderland" – 1:46 (inspired by Charles Mingus)
- "Running from Home" – 2:24
- "Courting Blues" – 4:02
- "Casbah" – 2:10
- "Dreams of Love" – 1:44
- "Angie" (Davey Graham) – 3:15
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ↑ Needle of Death Songfacts
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