Birthday Blues | ||||
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Studio album by Bert Jansch | ||||
Released | January 1969 | |||
Recorded | c. October–November 1968 | |||
Studio | IBC Studios, London | |||
Genre | Folk rock, folk baroque | |||
Label | Transatlantic | |||
Producer | Shel Talmy | |||
Bert Jansch chronology | ||||
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Birthday Blues is the sixth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1969. [2]
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All songs composed by Bert Jansch except where noted.
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Edge of a Dream is the twenty-second album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released on October 8, 2002.
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The Black Swan is the twenty-third and last studio album by Scottish folk singer Bert Jansch. It was released in 2006 through Drag City. Jansch described the album: "It's been fantastic working with everyone who's been involved on the record. They all came to it from a standpoint of being fans of my music, so while there are lots of great musicians making wonderful contributions to the record it still has a very acoustic, intimate feel – and there's still a lot of me on there!"
It Don't Bother Me is the second album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in December 1965. The album was produced by Nathan Joseph and Bill Leader, although Leader was left uncredited.
Lucky Thirteen is the first release by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch in America, compiled from his first two UK albums Bert Jansch and It Don't Bother Me. It was released by Vanguard in 1966.
Nicola is the fifth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1967. An orchestrated version of "Train Song" was attempted during the Nicola sessions but, while fondly remembered by arranger David Palmer, did not make the finished product. Neither did two further outtakes "In This Game" and "Dissatisfied Blues" although they later appeared on Box Of Love - The Bert Jansch Sampler Vol. 2 (1972), issued on Transatlantic shortly after Bert had left the label. They have also been resurrected on the new reissue of Nicola.
Rosemary Lane is the seventh album by contemporary British folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1971. The sleeve was designed by Heather Jansch.
Moonshine is the eighth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1973.
Thirteen Down is the thirteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1980. The album, credited as "The Bert Jansch Conundrum", originally appeared with at least three different sleeves, in the UK, US and Australia. There were also, on some or all of these packagings, dubious writing credits for "If I Had A Lover" and "Sweet Mother Earth", adaptations of a Swedish and Brazilian song respectively.
Heartbreak is the fourteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1982.
From the Outside is the fifteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released as a limited edition of 500 copies in Belgium in 1985. From The Outside was available in the UK as well, but the label is unknown.
Leather Launderette is the sixteenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, recorded together with fellow musician Rod Clements. The album was released in March 1989. Jansch had health problems during the recording, and in 1987, after being rushed to hospital, he quit drinking alcohol. Colin Harper says in his Bert Jansch biography, Dazzling Stranger, "There can be no doubt that Bert's creativity, reliability, energy, commitment and quality of performance were all rescued dramatically by the decision to quit boozing".
Sketches is the seventeenth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released virtually simultaneously with another album, The Ornament Tree.
Live at the 12 Bar: An Authorised Bootleg is a straight-to-DAT concert recording by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch released in August 1996. The concert was recorded in The 12 Bar Club, Denmark Street, London in 1995. The CD was originally available in a supposedly limited edition at gigs, in a dark blue and black sleeve, the Jansch Records version was subsequently repressed and distributed by Cooking Vinyl, though it never appeared as an official Cooking Vinyl release. Some later pressings used the same artwork but with black and white replacing blue and black.
Dazzling Stranger: The Bert Jansch Anthology is a compilation album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch released in August 2000. It is the first Bert Jansch compilation featuring material recorded for and owned by more than one label. Sanctuary / Castle licensed from several rightsholders to make this the most definitive Jansch compilation available.
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Bert Jansch was a Scottish folk musician. His discography consists of 24 studio albums, 8 live albums, 34 compilations, 5 videos, 2 EPs, and 12 singles. In addition, his compositions and guitar work have been featured on a number of albums by other artists.
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