Genre Folk Label Transatlantic | Length 39:19 | |
Released 16 April 1965 (1965-04-16) Recorded September 1964 – January 1965 Studio 5 North Villas, Camden, London | ||
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.
The record includes Jansch's best-known tune - "Needle of Death", which was inspired by the death of his friend, folk singer Buck Polly.
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" – 0:51
- "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
Bert Jansch (album) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA