catalogue

JANSCH, BERT

A MAN I'D RATHER BE (PART 1) (EARTH RECORDS)

JANSCH, BERT - A MAN I'D RATHER BE (PART 1) 121391
format:
4 CD
release:
02.02.2018
label:
EARTH RECORDS
item ID:
121391
barcode:
0809236102324
4CD book-back. 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.

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 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.

"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
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. STROLLING DOWN THE HIGHWAY
  • 1.2. SMOKEY RIVER
  • 1.3. OH HOW YOUR LOVE IS STRONG
  • 1.4. I HAVE NO TIME
  • 1.5. FINCHES
  • 1.6. RAMBLINGS GOING TO BE THE DEATH OF ME
  • 1.7. VERONICA
  • 1.8. NEEDLE OF DEATH
  • 1.9. DO YOU HEAR ME NOW?
  • 1.10. ALICE'S WONDERLAND
  • 1.11. RUNNING FROM HOME
  • 1.12. COURTING BLUES
  • 1.13. CASBAH
  • 1.14. DREAMS OF LOVE
  • 1.15. ANGIE
  • 2.1. OH MY BABE
  • 2.2. RING-A-DING BIRD
  • 2.3. TINKER'S BLUES
  • 2.4. ANTI APARTHEID
  • 2.5. THE WHEEL
  • 2.6. A MAN I'D RATHER BE
  • 2.7. MY LOVER
  • 2.8. IT DON'T BOTHER ME
  • 2.9. HARVEST YOUR THOUGHTS OF LOVE
  • 2.10. LUCKY THIRTEEN
  • 2.11. AS THE DAY GROWS LONGER NOW
  • 2.12. SO LONG (BEEN ON THE ROAD SO LONG)
  • 2.13. WANT MY DADDY NOW
  • 2.14. 900 MILES.
  • 3.1. THE WAGGONER'S LAD
  • 3.2. THE FIRST TIME EVER I SAW YOUR FACE
  • 3.3. JACK ORION
  • 3.4. THE GARDENER
  • 3.5. NOTTAMUN TOWN
  • 3.6. HENRY MARTIN
  • 3.7. BLACK WATER SIDE
  • 3.8. PRETTY POLLY.
  • 4.1. EAST WIND
  • 4.2. PIANO TUNE
  • 4.3. GOODBYE PORK PIE HAT
  • 4.4. SOHO
  • 4.5. TIC-TOCATIVE
  • 4.6. ORLANDO
  • 4.7. RED'S FAVORITE
  • 4.8. NO EXIT
  • 4.9. ALONG THE WAY
  • 4.10. THE TIME HAS COME
  • 4.11. STEPPING STONES
  • 4.12. AFTER THE DANCE