''The Very Best of Jake Thackray'' is the name of two compilation albums by
Jake Thackray
John Philip "Jake" Thackray (27 February 1938 – 24 December 2002) was an English singer-songwriter, poet, humourist and journalist. Best known in the late 1960s and early 1970s for his topical comedy songs performed on British television, hi ...
, the first released on LP in 1975, and the second on CD in 2003. They were both released on
EMI
EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...
records and produced by
Norman Newell
Norman Newell (25 January 1919 – 1 December 2004) was an English record producer, who was mainly active in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also the songwriter, co-writer of many notable songs. As an A&R manager for EMI, he worked with musicians su ...
. Although the two albums share the same title, their track lists greatly differ (with only five songs alike), and their covers each depict a different photograph of Thackray, albeit from the same photoshoot.
The 1975 album features songs from all of Thackray’s albums released prior to that year, whereas the 2003 album was released after Thackray’s death and includes songs from 1977’s ''
On Again! On Again!'', thereby providing a more complete retrospective of his career.
1975 album
Track listing
2003 album
Track listing
References
External links
LP track listing at jakethackray.com
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Jake Thackray albums
1975 greatest hits albums
Albums produced by Norman Newell
EMI Records compilation albums