Game Set Match [Original recording remastered]

Nic Jones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 23, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Topic Records
• ASIN: B000HEWFW0
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,794 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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"These late 70s recordings are truly special. They capture Nic Jones at his finest."

Product Description

For over thirty years Nic Jones has been recognised as one of the finest artists to have emerged from the British folk revival of the mid twentieth century. He recorded a handful of important albums including his most highly regarded 'Penguin Eggs' (Topic 411), before a road accident ended his performing career in early 1982.

This CD gathers together a remarkable series of live performances from the late 1970s. Nic remains one of the most influential and respected musicians, and his reputation and available recordings continue to attract an audience too young to have seen him perform.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars blinding, February 2, 2007

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G. T. A. Bath (New Orleans) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Game Set Match (Audio CD)

This one is a total blinder. Its not as consistent as Penguin Eggs, but has cuts on it that are equal to anything on that album. Some are even better: the take on Clyde Water here reaches new levels of emotional impact, its devastating.

I'm digging out all these new releases now. if they're half as good as this one i'll be happy.

All sorts of older folkies are getting lots of pres and kudos these days but give me this guy anyday over Jansch, Bunyon etc (much as I love them), hes peerless.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A master class of song, November 30, 2009

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Lee Wallace (At The Bottom of a Curry, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Game Set Match (Audio CD)

It is frustrating that Nic's classic, five-star studio albums are all largely out of print and impossible to find, so we will have to do with these rag tag collections of radio gigs and fan recordings. So be it - all of this music is amazing. The song selection here will be familiar to most of Nic's fans, and I am not completely sure that some of these takes have not already appeared on similar collections. Nevertheless you absolutely have to have these. Nic's emotional reading of "Master Kilby" here is simply one of the very best performances of his career and surpasses the official studio version by miles. His staggering guitar technique and powerful voice are amazingly consistent even though these performances seem to come in from many different places and times, every song gets a committed, hearty reading.
The book notes are a bit skimpy on the details, and sonically the record varies quite a bit (as expected considering the sources) but the CD is a satisfying listen. Devotees of traditional song could spend eons with this collection.