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5.0 out of 5 stars strange twofer, September 24, 2000

By	C. H Smith (Bowling Green, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've always felt that "Nicola," produced around 1966 or 67, was kind of a dud--an attempt to bring Bert to a broader audience that failed. It includes some of that period's sappy orchestral backings, Bert playing electric guitar and twelve-string, and largely mediocre material. "Jack Orion," on the other hand, is perhaps his greatest and most influential masterpiece, the album that started the British folk-rock movement. John Renbourn plays second guitar on several cuts and Jansch plays banjo on two, but mostly what one is conscious of is a good deal of energy being expended in all the right places. 'Nottamun Town,' for example, is absolutely splendid, with exactly the perfect guitar accompaniment to set off the nonsense/nightmare element of this quirky traditional piece. 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' receives a bright and lively interpretation quite unlike the later Roberta Flack version. 'The Gardener' is a tour de force in the release of energetic tension. And so on. One of the great classics of contemporary folk music, strangely paired with completely inferior material. But hey, the price is right...

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