The Legendary Me

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The Legendary Me
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Studio album by Wizz Jones
Released November, 1970
Recorded 1970
Genre Folk, folk rock
Length54:30
Label The Village Thing / Sunbeam
Producer Ian A. Anderson / John Turner
Wizz Jones chronology
Wizz Jones
(1969)
The Legendary Me
(1970)
Right Now
(1972)
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The Legendary Me is the 1970 album by the pioneer British folk musician Wizz Jones. The album contains eight cover tunes written by songwriter and Jones' friend Alan Tunbridge. Sunbeam Records has reissued this album on vinyl (catalogue number SBRLP 5015) and on CD (with additional tracks) (catalogue number SBRCD 5015).

Great Britain island in the North Atlantic off the north-west coast of continental Europe

Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world. In 2011, Great Britain had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan. The island of Ireland is situated to the west of Great Britain, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, form the British Isles archipelago.

Folk music musical and poetic creativity of the people

Folk music includes traditional folk music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, or music performed by custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that.

Wizz Jones British musician

Raymond Ronald Jones, better-known as Wizz Jones, is an English acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter. He has been performing since the late 1950s and recording from 1965 to the present. He has worked with many of the notable guitarists of the British folk revival, such as John Renbourn and Bert Jansch.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "See How the Time is Flying" (Alan Tunbridge) - 3:26
  2. "Willie Moore" (Traditional) - 4:22
  3. "The Legendary Me" (Alan Tunbridge) - 5:21
  4. "When I Cease to Care" (Alan Tunbridge) - 4:17
  5. "Nobody Told You So" (Alan Tunbridge) - 5:17
  6. "Beggar Man" (Alan Tunbridge) - 4:46
  7. "Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning" (Reverend Gary Davis) - 3:00
  8. "Dazzling Stranger" (Alan Tunbridge) - 3:04
  9. "If I'd Only Known" (Wizz Jones) - 2:21
  10. "Slow Down to My Speed" (Alan Tunbridge) - 3:08
  11. "Stick a Little Label on It" (Alan Tunbridge) - 3:49

Bonus tracks (included on 2006 CD release)

  1. "Sisters of Mercy" (Leonard Cohen) - 4:21
  2. "Glory of Love" (Billy Hill) - 2:49
  3. "Needle of Death" (Bert Jansch) - 4:29

Personnel

Ralph McTell British musician

Ralph McTell is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s.

Production

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