Young Man Blues: Live in Glasgow 1962-1964 [Import, Live]

Bert Jansch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 25, 1999)
• Original Release Date: December 15, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Live
• Label: Big Beat UK
• ASIN: B00000FDO6
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #212,573 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Something's Coming (from West Side Story)

2. Careless Love

3. Veronica

4. When Do I Get Do Be Called A Man

5. Courting Blues

6. Medley: Angi/Work Song

7. Tic-Tocative

8. Alice's Wonderland

9. Meanest Man In The Town

10. Joint Control

11. Bottle It Up And Go

12. Untitled Instrumental

13. Train Song

14. Stagolee

15. Rocking Chair Blues

16. Me And My Baby Never Used To Have A Fight

17. Finches

18. Blues Run The Game

19. Pretty Polly

20. Come Back Baby

See all 30 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

30 previously unreleased solo recordings from the start of the Pentangle co-founder's career in the early '60s. All tracks were cut at either folk club gigs or a living room demo session. 1998 Ace Records release. The full title is 'Young Man Blues: Live In Glasgow 1962-1964'.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Learning Experience, June 24, 2000

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Jack Selvia (Cincinnati, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young Man Blues: Live in Glasgow 1962-1964 (Audio CD)

This album provides a unique insight into the gestation of genius. In thirty cuts Colin Harper illustrates for us both the roots and the embryonic forms of Jansch's unique blues style.

Many Jansch favorites are here, sprung, like Athena, full grown from their father's brow. But the young Jansch's conceptions are beyond his abilities as a performer.

Part of the pleasure of this album is in comparing these early performances to later ones. Jansch fans will admire the artist's committment to fleshing out brilliant ideas with brilliant performances.

But the best parts of this album are the cuts themselves. They don't appear to have been recorded for publication, so the feel is raw, the energy is real, and the listener can feel the uncontrived excitement of Jansch's self-discovery.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In the beginning..., August 14, 2000

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C. H Smith (Bowling Green, Kentucky United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Young Man Blues: Live in Glasgow 1962-1964 (Audio CD)

I quite agree with the other reviewer's comments. There's an awful lot of raw creativity on display here, and for some the rawness may be a bit much (and of course the recording quality is quite poor besides). Nevertheless, this is required listening for any Jansch fan. We always hoped that something like this might turn up, now here it is! Imagine yourself as a fly on the wall in Bert's apartment in 1963, listening to him practice and work up pieces from scratch. Some rare insight into the early days of one of popular music's great creative geniuses.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to get beyond the poor recording quality, December 30, 2006

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Griffinia (Davie, FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Young Man Blues: Live in Glasgow 1962-1964 (Audio CD)

Much as I wanted to love this set, and despite my appreciation for the historical importance to Jansch enthusiasts, the low quality of the recording makes it difficult for me to listen to this album. Still, its nice to have it out there. Now, when will the three remaining Charisma Jansch LPs ("Santa Barbara Honeymoon, LA Turnaround, A Rare Conundrum") finally get onto to CD?