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Needle Of Death
''Bert Jansch'' is the debut album by Scotland, Scottish Folk music, 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 Pound sterling, £100. Transatlantic released the album, which went on to sell 150,000 copies. The album was included in Robert Dimery's ''1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. It was voted number 649 in the third edition of Colin Larkin (writer), Colin Larkin's ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'' (2000). The record includes Jansch's best-known song, "Needle of Death", which was inspired by the death of his friend, folk singer Buck Polly. Track listing All tracks written by Bert Jansch, except where specified. References {{Authority control Bert Jansch albums 1965 debut albums Transatlantic Records albums Albums produced by Bill Leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bert Jansch
Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter. He recorded more than 28 albums and toured extensively from the 1960s to the 21st century. Jansch was a leading figure in the 1960s British folk revival, touring folk clubs and recording several solo albums, as well as collaborating with other musicians such as John Renbourn and Anne Briggs. In 1968, he co-founded the band Pentangle, touring and recording with them until their break-up in 1972. He then took a few years' break from music, returning in the late 1970s to work on a series of projects with other musicians. He joined a reformed Pentangle in the early 1980s and remained with them as they evolved through various changes of personnel until 1995. Until his death, Jansch continued to work as a solo artist. Jansch's work influenced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
