A Man Id Rather Be (Part 1) Bert Jansch SKU: EARTHLP023 Barcode: 809236102317 51.00 £51.00 Genre: Folk Label: Earth Records Released Date: 23rd January 2018 Buying Format: 4LP Box Set Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Comprising Bert’s seminal 1960s output (alongside his only album as a duet with Pentangle bandmate John Renbourn) this four disc set covers an era that forged creative paths for everyone from Neil Young to Johnny Marr. New listening notes from Bill Leader, as well as unseen photographs from Brian Shuel complete this special collection. Where to start with a career as prolific as that of Bert Jansch? Why, the beginning of course. Bert’s first studio (though as Bill Leader rightly points out, that’s a bit of a stretch) albums capture a man whose star is truly on the rise. It also marks his most prolific period – these four LPs were written, recorded and issued in just two years; a testament to not only Bert’s abundant musicality but to a time for music that was changing – excitedly – from minute to minute. From Bert’s masterclass in elegant, melodic, one-man-and-his-guitar fingerpicking on his self-titled LP, to the beginnings of something altogether more exotic on ‘Bert and John’, these records are nothing if not a remarkable insight into the changing face of folk music at the time. For those unfamiliar with Jansch’s oeuvre, this is a real treat; you won’t find a more comprehensively produced collection. ‘A Man I’d Rather Be’ includes all the original liner notes (from both Keith De Groot and Bert himself) as well as new ruminations from Bill Leader (who recorded much of Jansch’s nascent work) as well as never-before seen photographs by the illustrious Brian Shuel. For those in the know, this is a chance to revisit these extraordinary albums, revel in new insights and add some – perhaps more listenable LPs – to sit alongside their love-worn originals. “The Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar” – Neil Young “At one point, I was absolutely obsessed with Bert Jansch. When I first heard that LP, I couldn’t believe it. It was so far ahead of what everyone else was doing. No one in America could touch that.” – Jimmy Page “I particularly like his second record. The album before it [1965’s Bert Jansch] is more revered and held up by most journalists as being the seminal one, but I think the songs are better on It Don’t Bother Me, particularly the title track. The fact that they were both recorded in a kitchen at his mate’s house is another reason why it has never dated.” – Johnny Marr “I will never stop learning from Bert Jansch. His records have proved to be a great gift to everyone and for me they are also an education and a well of inspiration.” – Graham Coxon “Simply, I think Bert was a truly unique musician. Somehow he could elegantly bridge differing musical and singing traditions to sing and play in a way that sounded only like Bert Jansch.” – Anne Briggs Box-set includes: Bert Jansch, It Don’t Bother Me, Jack Orion, Bert and John. Artist Bert Jansch Genre Folk Label Earth Records Buying Options 4LP Box Set Format 4LP , Box Set Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings LP ONE – Bert Jansch: 1 Strolling Down The Highway 2 Smokey River 3 Oh How Your Love Is Strong 4 I Have No Time 5 Finches 6 Ramblings Going To Be The Death Of Me 7 Veronica 8 Needle Of Death 9 Do You Hear Me Now? 10 Alice's Wonderland 11 Running From Home 12 Courting Blues 13 Casbah 14 Dreams Of Love 15 Angie LP TWO – It Don’t Bother Me: 1 Oh My Babe 2 Ring-A-Ding Bird 3 Tinker's Blues 4 Anti Apartheid 5 The Wheel 6 A Man I'd Rather Be 7 My Lover 8 It Don't Bother Me 9 Harvest Your Thoughts Of Love 10 Lucky Thirteen 11 As The Day Grows Longer Now 12 So Long (Been On The Road So Long) 13 Want My Daddy Now 14 900 Miles. LP THREE – Jack Orion: 1 The Waggoner's Lad 2 The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 3 Jack Orion 4 The Gardener 5 Nottamun Town 6 Henry Martin 7 Black Water Side 8 Pretty Polly. LP 4 – Bert And John: 1 East Wind 2 Piano Tune 3 Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 4 Soho 5 Tic-Tocative 6 Orlando 7 Red's Favorite 8 No Exit 9 Along The Way 10 The Time Has Come 11 Stepping Stones 12 After The Dance. 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