Bert Jansch (album)

Bert Jansch
Studio album by Bert Jansch
Released	April 16, 1965
Recorded	c. September 1964-January 1965 at 5 North Villas, Camden, London
Genre	Folk baroque
Label	Transatlantic
Producer	Bill Leader
Bert Jansch chronology
Bert Jansch (1965) It Don't Bother Me (1965)

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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. It is also mentioned in 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 a folk singer friend of his, Buck Polly.^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Bert Jansch unless otherwise noted.

1. "Strolling Down the Highway" – 3:06
2. "Smokey River" – 2:56
3. "Oh How Your Love Is Strong" – 3:40
4. "I Have No Time" – 3:09
5. "Finches" – :51
6. "Rambling's Gonna Be the Death of Me" – 3:18
7. "Veronica" – 1:32
8. "Needle of Death" – 3:20
9. "Do You Hear Me Now?" – 2:06
10. "Alice's Wonderland" – 1:46 (inspired by Charles Mingus)
11. "Running from Home" – 2:24
12. "Courting Blues" – 4:02
13. "Casbah" – 2:10
14. "Dreams of Love" – 1:44
15. "Angie" (Davey Graham) – 3:15

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