View basket “Tear Down The Walls” has been added to your basket. Avocet (Ltd Art Print Edition) Bert Jansch SKU: EARTHLP010 Barcode: 0809236171061 28.00 £28.00 Genre: Folk Label: Earth Records Released Date: 27th October 2023 Buying Format: 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Ltd ART PRINT EDITION, Classic Black vinyl, bonus live tracks on the DL. Bert Jansch was often quoted as saying “I’m not playing for anyone, just myself” and this feels no more apparent than on 1979’s ‘Avocet’, his beautifully meditative paean to British birds. This isn’t to say that Jansch was throwing commercial success to the wind, or was unaware of his audience, more that this album feels like a uniquely personal reflection of him. (The subject of British birds is one that Jansch held close to his heart. Indeed, just preceding this album was his 1978 split 7” single with Shirley Collins – with proceeds in aid of the RSPB.) For fans of Jansch this is often the album that is singled out as his best work. The freedoms of a post-Pentangle career are much in evidence; folk rock and even trad folk give way to an album that is not only without lyrical accompaniment but really quite orchestral, classical even, in its composition. There are surprises in particular in ‘Lapwing’ (a dirge-like waltz that wouldn’t be out of place on a Nils Frahm album) and ‘Bittern’ (which speaks of Arthur Russell’s more experimental pieces). Featuring ex-bandmate Danny Thompson, alongside Martin Jenkins (Dando Shaft, amongst others) with sleeve notes by Jansch aficionado Colin Harper (author of ‘Dazzling Stranger: Bert Jansch and the British Folk and Blues revival’). Limited Art print edition, reissued as part of ‘Bert Jansch 80’, celebrating the enduring legacy of Bert Jansch’s peerless guitar playing and songwriting, comes with 6 high-quality, lithograph art prints (by UK illustrator Hannah Alice) representing each of the birds on the album, held in a heavy board die-cut gatefold sleeve. This unique packaging is fully interactive – the cover image is interchangeable with any of the prints, though each one is perfectly frameable too. This edition also features three bonus tracks as a download, recorded live in Italy in in 1977 (‘Bittern’; ‘Kingfisher’; ‘Avocet’), as well as Danny Thompson’s recollections of the making of ‘Avocet’, recorded by Dave Thompson (Mojo Magazine) in typical style. Remastered from the original tapes. Artist Bert Jansch Genre Folk Label Earth Records Buying Options 1LP Gatefold Sleeve Includes Download Code Format 1LP , Gatefold Sleeve , Includes Download Code Condition New Country UK Track Listings 01: Avocet 02: Lapwing 03: Bittern 04: Kingfisher 05: Osprey 06: Goldfinch Bonus tracks ( DL only ) recorded live in Italy, 1977 07: Bittern 08: Kingfisher 09: Avocet Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Bert Jansch View Product Quick View Bert Jansch The Black Swan Folk | Earth Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 31st May 2024 £21.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Bert Jansch The Black Swan £21.00 Genre: Folk Label: Earth Recordings SKU: EARTHLP045C Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released Date: 31st May 2024 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Bert Jansch Edge of a Dream Folk | Earth Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl, Includes Download Code Released 31st May 2024 £21.00 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