Bert Jansch in the 60's

Some of my Bert Jansch Albums

Bert and John was my first album of Bert Jansch or John Renbourn, and that was the start of a long period of love for "British Folk". I think I saw Bert Jansch in Les Cousins in Greek Street where he dropped in and played just a couple of songs. 

His albums 1965-1970.

• 1965 – Bert Jansch
• First released on Transatlantic as TRA 125 in April 1965.
• Strolling Down the Highway / Smokey River / Oh How Your Love is Strong / I Have No Time / Finches / Veronica / Needle of Death / Do You Hear Me Now? / Rambling’s Gonna be the Death of Me / Alice’s Wonderland / Running From Home / Courting Blues / Casbah / Dreams of Love / Angie.
• Castle Music CMRCD204 2001 remaster also includes two previously unreleased bonus tracks: Instrumental Medley 1964 / Angie (Live) 1964.
• The Castle Release in the download area: flac, partial scans, cue.
• 1965 – It Don't Bother Me
• First relased on Transatlantic as TRA 132 in December 1965.
• Oh My Babe / Ring-A-Ding Bird / Tinker’s Blues / Anti Apartheid / The Wheel / A Man I’d Rather Be / My Lover / It Don’t Bother Me / Harvest Your Thoughts of Love / Lucky Thirteen / As The Day Grows Longer Now / So Long (Been On The Road So Long) / Want My Daddy Now / 900 Miles
• Castle Music CMRCD205 2001 remaster in the download area: flac, no scans, no cue. 
• Beverley Martyn is the girl on the front cover. 
• 1966 – Jack Orion
• First released on Transatlantic as TRA 143 in September 1966.
• The Waggoner’s Lad / The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face / Jack Orion  / The Gardener / Nottamun Town / Henry Martin / Blackwaterside / Pretty Polly.
• Castle Music CMRCD304 2001 remastered. In the download area: flac, no scans, no cue.
• 1966 – Bert And John (with John Renbourn)
• First released on Transatlantic as TRA 144 in September 1966.
• A short album with mostly instrumentals: East Wind / Piano Tune / Goodbye Pork Pie Hat / Soho / Tic-Tocative / Orlando / Red’s Favourite / No Exit / Along The Way / The Time Has Come / Stepping Stones / After The Dance. 
• The Wooden Hill CD of 1996 has 6 bonus tracks:  The Waggoner's Lad / Lucky Thirteen / In This Game / Dissatisfied Blues / Hole in the Cole / Bells. See download area for those bonus tracks.
  
• The Castle Music CMRCD304 2001 remaster has no bonus tracks. In the download area as flac, with scans and cue.
• Has always been one of my favourite albums.  The cover shows Bert and John playing go, one of my favourite games. 
• 1967 – Nicola
• First Released on Transatlantic as TRA 157 in July 1967.
• Go Your Way My Love / Woe is Love My Dear / Nicola / Come Back Baby / A Little Sweet Sunshine / Love is Teasing / Rabbit Run / Life Depends on Love / Weeping Willow Blues / Box of Love / Wish My Baby Was Here / If The World Isn't There
• Castle Music CMRCD333 2002 remastered includes 2 bonus tracks: In This Game / Dissatisfied Blues. In the download area as flac, with scans, cue.
• Nicola was his girlfriend in those days. 
• 1969 – Birthday Blues
•  First Released on Transatlantic as TRA 179 in January 1969.
•  Come Sing Me A Happy Song To Prove We All Can Get Along The Lumpy, Bumpy, Long And Dusty Road / The Bright New Year / Tree Song / Poison / Miss Heather Rosemary Sewell / I've Got A Woman / A Woman Like You / I Am Lonely / Promised Land / Birthday Blues / Wishing Well / Blues
• Castle Music CMRCD334 2001 remastered. In the download area as flac, with scans, cue.
• A solo record in the Pentangle period. Heather was his girlfriend / wife whom he married in October 1968 . 

Pentangle

John and Bert's cooperation evolved into Pentangle. John brought in Jacqui McShee, and later Terry Cox and Danny Thompson to their concerts, but it was Bert's idea to start as a group. Pentangle's first concert was in May 1967. Soon they were too big for the folk clubs, and started playing in concert halls.

I bought the first three albums, but after a couple of years I sold them again - had listened to them too often and I was short of money. Incredible, with hindsight, because they are really of the "must have" category.

Originally Pentangle was contracted by Transatlantic. The band earned very little or no money from the TRA albums, because their manager was rather careless about the rights.

With  Pentangle 1968-1970:

• May 1968 - The Pentangle (TRA 162)
• A rather short album in the original version
• Remastered in 2001. Castle CMRCD131, includes some additional tracks: "Koan", "The Wheel", "Casbah" and four alternate takes of other album tracks.
• November 1968 - Sweet Child (TRA 178), a double album
• The first LP is live, the second a studio album
• The 2001 Castle CMDDD132 remaster contains 6 extra live tracks and 4 studio bonus tracks.
• October 1969 - Basket of Light (TRA 205)
• Remastered as Castle CMRCD207 in 2001. Contains 4 bonus tracks.
• November 1970 - Cruel Sister (TRA 228)
• Various CD versions exist, the remastered version is Castle CMRCD206. No bonus tracks.

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