Jansch, Bert – From the Outside [Gold Vinyl IMPORT] – New LP

Recalling the elegant simplicity of Jansch’s early works, ‘From The Outside’ sees Jansch return to the uncomplicated yet supremely effective sound of his eponymous debut. This is Bert laid bare – eschewing the more intricate arrangements of his surrounding works for the holy trinity of guitar, banjo and voice, perhaps reflective of his state of mind at the time. Stand-out tracks include ‘River Running’ and ‘Blackbird In The Morning’ which were both (amazingly) omitted from the original vinyl release.

1. Sweet Rose
2. Blackbird In The Morning
3. Read All About It
4. Change The Song
5. Shout
6. From The Outside
7. If You’re Thinking ‘Bout Me Babe
8. Silver Raindrops
9. Why Me (Still Love Her Now That She’s Gone)
10. Get Out Of My Life
11. Time Is An Old Friend
12. River Running
13. High Emotion
14. I Sure Wanna Know
15. From The Inside

“The Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar” - Neil Young

"At one point, I was absolutely obsessed with Bert Jansch. When I first heard that LP, I couldn’t believe it. It was so far ahead of what everyone else was doing. No one in America could touch that.” - Jimmy Page

"I particularly like his second record. The album before it [1965's Bert Jansch] is more revered and held up by most journalists as being the seminal one, but I think the songs are better on It Don't Bother Me, particularly the title track. The fact that they were both recorded in a kitchen at his mate's house is another reason why it has never dated.” - Johnny Marr

"I will never stop learning from Bert Jansch. His records have proved to be a great gift to everyone and for me they are also an education and a well of inspiration.” - Graham Coxon

"Simply, I think Bert was a truly unique musician. Somehow he could elegantly bridge differing musical and singing traditions to sing and play in a way that sounded only like Bert Jansch.” - Anne Briggs