Bert Jansch - At The BBC [2022] (8 x CDs)

BERT JANSCH

Bert Jansch - At The BBC [2022] (8 x CDs)

Great Britain's Earth Records has been the steward of Bert Jansch's recorded solo legacy. The label issued the three-disc Colours Are Fading Fast with Loren Auerbach (2016), Living in the Shadows and Edge of a Dream (both 2017), which packaged his albums from the 1990s and early 21st century. In 2018, two multi-disc boxes of A Man I'd Rather Be repackaged his earliest solo albums from 1965 to 1973. Earth's Bert at the BBC contains most of Jansch's performances for the BBC, both solo and in the company of John Renbourn, Jacqui McShee, Danny Thompson, Johnny Marr, Bernard Butler, Ralph McTell, Mary Hopkin, Altan, and many others. Its 147 unreleased tracks include live-on-air spots, pre-recorded studio sessions, interviews, and concerts not heard since they were broadcast. A lavishly illustrated 40-page book containing rare photos, a historical essay, and reminiscences by collaborators and BBC broadcasters is included.

The discs are assembled chronologically. Disc one covers 1966 to 1977. The earliest session, from Guitar Club, offers renditions of "Whiskey Man," "Running from Home," and the instrumental "The Wheel." They're followed with cuts for John Peel's Top Gear and Night Ride programs with Pentangle and duo performances with bassist Thompson. It closes with tracks recorded at a Cambridge Folk Festival concert accompanied by Thompson, Hopkin, and violinist Martin Jenkins. Disc two covers 1980 to 1987. It includes broadcast concert tracks with Jenkins, pianist/bassist Nigel Portman Smith, drummer Stuart Langridge, and guitarist Albert Lee. There are later dates from that year as well. Highlight performances include Tim Hardin's "If I Were a Carpenter," "Heartbreak Hotel," and Davy Graham's "Angie," the latter with McTell. Disc three, covering 1988 to 1994, features sessions with Lindisfarne's Rod Clements (with a killer read of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land," two unbroadcast tracks including "Stealing the Night Away," and a few with Pentangle bandmates McShee and Peter Kirtley. Disc four covers 1996 to 2009. The material ranges across songs appearing on the 1995 comeback album When the Circus Comes to Town and 2000's Crimson Moon. Legacy material includes a vocal duet with McShee on "Blackwater Side," "She Moved Through the Fair" with Phil Cunningham, and "In the Bleak Midwinter" with Teddy Thompson and friends. Disc five contains the entire 60th birthday concert at St Luke's in 2003 broadcast on Radio 4 and Radio 2's 2001 Folk Awards. Discs six and seven offer the audibly stunning 2004 concert at Queen's Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland, in a trio with Butler and Marr. The final disc features rarities from 1966 to 2009 (including his final performance of "Angie"); their sound was deemed by producers as too dodgy for earlier inclusion. Given the price tag, Bert at the BBC will appeal mostly to collectors and hardcore fans. But make no mistake, this is an essential historical document in the annals of British folk and blues. (AMG review by Thom Jurek)

"Bert Jansch - At The BBC" features over eight hours of rare and unreleased recordings, including live-on-air spots, studio sessions and full concerts straight from the BBC vaults, delving further into this legendary performer's canon. Bert Jansch was the very essence of folk music, providing inspiration for everyone from Paul Simon and Neil Young to Led Zeppelin and countless folk revivalists.   This is an excellent 8 CD box by a great singer and guitarist. This really is a must-buy for any Bert Jansch fan, but I would also recommend it to people interested in folk / folk rock in general. The quality of the performances is generally outstanding.

Seriously all, this is one of the best boxsets I have heard in a while. Don't miss this!

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Track lists

CD1

01 Bert Jansch - Whiskey Man 2:28

02 Bert Jansch - Running From Home 2:32

03 Bert Jansch - Interview 0:42

04 Bert Jansch - The Wheel 1:29

05 Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - Tic-Tocative 2:27

06 Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - The Time Has Come 3:12

07 Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - Soho 3:51

08 Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - Orlando 1:41

09 Bert Jansch - Thames Lighterman 2:37

10 Bert Jansch - Sarabande 1:21

11 Bert Jansch - I Am Lonely 2:40

12 Bert Jansch - Reynardine 4:23

13 Bert Jansch - Speak Of The Devil 4:10

14 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - Introduction 0:46

15 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - Poor Mouth 3:26

16 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - Blues Run The Game 3:20

17 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - Daybreak 3:01

18 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - Pretty Saro 3:37

19 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - Ask Your Daddy 3:15

20 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - If I Had A Lover 3:39

21 Bert Jansch , Martin Jenkins & Danny Thompson - Come Back Baby 2:57

CD3

01 The Bert Jansch Conundrum - Poor Mouth 3:48

02 The Bert Jansch Conundrum - Running From Home 4:54

03 The Bert Jansch Conundrum - Kingfisher 3:29

04 The Bert Jansch Conundrum - Let Me Sing 3:20

05 The Bert Jansch Conundrum - Sovay 4:03

06 The Bert Jansch Conundrum - Alimony 6:05

07 Bert Jansch & Friends - Introduction 0:52

08 Bert Jansch & Friends - Love Is Lost 3:32

09 Bert Jansch & Friends - Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning 4:42

10 Bert Jansch & Friends - Up To The Stars 3:06

11 Bert Jansch & Friends - If I Were A Carpenter 3:04

12 Bert Jansch & Friends - Sit Down Beside Me 3:16

13 Bert Jansch & Friends - Is It Real? 4:37

14 Bert Jansch & Friends - Heartbreak Hotel 3:07

15 Bert Jansch , Ralph Mctell - Angie 2:03

16 Bert Jansch , Nigel Portman Smith , Paul Millns - Is It Real? 4:59

CD3

01 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Sweet Rose 2:48

02 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Knight's Move 3:01

03 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Strolling Down The Highway 3:00

04 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - This Land Is Your Land 3:38

05 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Ain't No More Cane 3:55

06 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Been On The Road So Long 3:43

07 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Bogie’s Bonny Belle 5:39

08 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Sally Free And Easy 3:34

09 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - The Snows 3:34

10 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Poor Mouth 3:11

11 Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley - Heartbreak Hotel 2:13

12 Bert Jansch - Stealing The Night Away 2:28

13 Bert Jansch - Walk Quietly By 3:59

14 Bert Jansch - Interview 0:54

15 Bert Jansch - Lily Of The West 4:58

16 Bert Jansch - Trouble In Mind 2:34

17 Bert Jansch , Jacqui McShee & Peter Kirtley - The Bonny Boy 4:35

18 Bert Jansch , Jacqui McShee & Peter Kirtley - Sally Free And Easy 3:24

19 Bert Jansch , Jacqui McShee & Peter Kirtley - Interview 0:47

20 Bert Jansch , Jacqui McShee & Peter Kirtley - Chasing Love 2:36

CD4

01 Bert Jansch - When The Circus Comes To Town 2:49

02 Bert Jansch & Altan - Blackwater Side 3:53

03 Bert Jansch - She Moved Through The Fair 4:25

04 Bert Jansch , Johnny Marr & Bernard Butler - The River Bank 3:22

05 Bert Jansch - Crimson Moon 3:59

06 Bert Jansch - High Days 2:59

07 Bert Jansch - Blues Run The Game 2:44

08 Bert Jansch - Angie 3:06

09 Bert Jansch - Interview 1:34

10 Bert Jansch - The Old Triangle 3:36

11 Bert Jansch - A Woman Like You 3:43

12 Bert Jansch - Angie 1:43

13 Bert Jansch - Interview 0:46

14 Bert Jansch - High Days 3:10

15 Bert Jansch - It Don't Bother Me 4:20

16 Bert Jansch - The Old Triangle 4:19

17 Bert Jansch - High Days 3:27

18 Bert Jansch - Running From Home 2:48

19 Bert Jansch - In The Bleak Midwinter 3:10

20 Bert Jansch - Angie 3:29

21 Bert Jansch - Moonshine 3:09

22 Bert Jansch - Blues Run The Game 3:53

23 Bert Jansch - Fresh As A Sweet Sunday Morning 3:44

24 Bert Jansch - One For Jo 2:36

CD5

01 Bert Jansch - Introduction 2:24

02 Bert Jansch - Blues Run The Game 2:47

03 Bert Jansch - Blackwater Side 4:42

04 Bert Jansch - Running From Home  (Feat. Ralph Mctell) 2:58

05 Bert Jansch - Moonshine (Feat. Ralph Mctell) 3:38

06 Bert Jansch - Angie 3:38

07 Bert Jansch - Edge Of A Dream (Feat. Bernard Butler) 3:39

08 Bert Jansch - Crimson Moon (Feat. Bernard Butler) 4:18

09 Bert Jansch - Bruton Town (Feat. Jacqui Mcshee) 4:48

10 Bert Jansch - Train Song (Feat. Jacqui Mcshee/Johnny Marr) 3:28

11 Bert Jansch - I've Got A Feeling  (Feat. Jacqui Mcshee/Johnny Marr) 3:21

12 Bert Jansch - It Don't Bother Me (Feat. Johnny Marr) 3:54

13 Bert Jansch - Fool's Mate (Feat. Johnny Marr) 4:15

14 Bert Jansch - The River Bank (Feat. Bernard Butler) 2:52

15 Bert Jansch - Strolling Down The Highway 3:44

16 Bert Jansch - Carnival 3:43

17 Johnny Marr And Bert Jansch - Presentation Speech 3:17

18 Bert Jansch - Poison (Feat. Bernard Butler/Johnny Marr) 4:34

CD6

01 Bert Jansch - Carnival 5:00

02 Bert Jansch - Come Back Baby 4:05

03 Bert Jansch - Rosemary Lane 4:03

04 Bert Jansch - Blackwater Side 4:57

05 Bert Jansch - She Moved Through The Fair 6:16

06 Bert Jansch - Crimson Moon 4:39

07 Bert Jansch - The River Bank 3:10

08 Bert Jansch - Empty Pocket Blues 5:10

09 Bert Jansch - The Old Triangle 6:20

10 Bert Jansch - Poison 5:15

11 Bert Jansch - October Song 5:53

CD7

01 Bert Jansch - Strolling Down The Highway 6:05

02 Bert Jansch - Angie 3:39

03 Bert Jansch - Blues Run The Game (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 4:01

04 Bert Jansch - Lily Of The West (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 4:41

05 Bert Jansch - Downunder  (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 4:10

06 Bert Jansch - Summer Heat  (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 4:08

07 Bert Jansch - Weeping Willow Blues (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 3:21

08 Bert Jansch - Let Me Sing (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 4:27

09 Bert Jansch - Walking This Road (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 3:27

10 Bert Jansch - La Luna (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 3:58

11 Bert Jansch - Watch The Stars (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 3:57

12 Bert Jansch - It Don't Bother Me (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 4:44

13 Bert Jansch - Step Back  (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 3:25

14 Bert Jansch - High Days 5:10

15 Bert Jansch - Courting Blues 3:29

16 Bert Jansch - A Woman Like You 5:31

17 Bert Jansch - Texas Cowboy Blues 4:41

18 Bert Jansch - Candy Man  (Feat. Johnny Hodge) 4:51

CD8

01 Bert Jansch - I Am Lonely 3:06

02 Bert Jansch - Tree Song 2:46

03 Bert Jansch - I Got A Woman 3:38

04 Bert Jansch - I Loved A Lass 2:33

05 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - The Snows 3:37

06 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Knight's Move 1:46

07 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - This Land Is Your Land 3:41

08 Bert Jansch & Rod Clements - Strolling Down The Highway 3:09

09 Bert Jansch - Come Back Baby 1:09

10 Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley - Blues Run The Game 3:29

11 Bert Jansch & Peter Kirtley - Dobbin's Flowery Vale 3:56

12 Bert Jansch - Paper Houses 3:01

13 Bert Jansch - How It All Came Down 4:11

14 Bert Jansch - Crimson Moon 4:26

15 Bert Jansch - The River Bank 2:31

16 Bert Jansch & Ralph Mctell - Moonshine 4:39

17 Bert Jansch & Ralph Mctell - Angie 3:09

18 Bert Jansch - Crimson Moon 3:06

19 Bert Jansch - The River Bank 2:5

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