| L.A. Turnaround | ||||
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| Released | September 1974 | |||
| Recorded | c. April–June 1974 at Luxford House, Crowborough, Sussex and Sound City, Sepulveda, California; plus two tracks c. early 1973 from CBE Studios, Paris | |||
| Genre | Folk rock, country rock | |||
| Length | 49:21 (reissue) | |||
| Label | Charisma | |||
| Producer | Mike Nesmith; Danny Thompson on "Chambertin" and "Lady Nothing" | |||
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L.A. Turnaround is the ninth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1974.
After the demise of Pentangle, Jansch recorded the album in Tony Stratton Smith's home in Crowborough, Sussex and in a studio in California. It was produced by Michael Nesmith with the exception of two of the tracks ("Chambertin" and former bandmate John Renbourn’s "Lady Nothing") which were recorded in Paris a year earlier. A short film was produced during the sessions in Sussex.
Other guest musicians include Klaus Voormann (bass guitar), Red Rhodes (pedal steel guitar), Byron Berline (fiddle, mandolin) and Jesse Ed Davis (guitar).
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
In his review for Allmusic, critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album, "The album was hailed at the time as an exemplary work, and its reputation certainly holds in the 21st century... the set walks through a lush garden that stands between the traditional English folk that Jansch had mastered and a sort of easy-breathing country-rock. Simply put, this is one of Jansch’s masterpieces, and a singular type of album in his long and storied career." [1]
All tracks composed by Bert Jansch; except where indicated
Same as the original LP release, with the following bonus tracks:
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