L.A. Turnaround

L.A. Turnaround is the ninth album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, released in 1974.

L.A. Turnaround
Studio album by
Bert Jansch
ReleasedSeptember 1974
Recordedc. April–June 1974 at Luxford House, Crowborough, Sussex and Sound City, Sepulveda, California; plus two tracks c. early 1973 from CBE Studios, Paris
GenreFolk rock, country rock
Length49:21 (reissue)
LabelCharisma
ProducerMike Nesmith; Danny Thompson on "Chambertin" and "Lady Nothing"
Bert Jansch chronology
Moonshine
(1973)		 L.A. Turnaround
(1974)		 Santa Barbara Honeymoon
(1975)

Background

After the demise of Pentangle, Jansch recorded the album in Tony Stratton-Smith's home in Crowborough, Sussex and in a studio in California. It was produced by Michael Nesmith with the exception of two of the tracks (“Chambertin” and former bandmate John Renbourn’s “Lady Nothing”) which were recorded in Paris a year earlier. A short film was produced during the sessions in Sussex.

Other guest musicians include Klaus Voorman (bass guitar), Red Rhodes (pedal steel guitar), Byron Berline (fiddle, mandolin) and Jesse Ed Davis (guitar).

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

In his review for Allmusic, critic Thom Jurek wrote of the album, "The album was hailed at the time as an exemplary work, and its reputation certainly holds in the 21st century... the set walks through a lush garden that stands between the traditional English folk that Jansch had mastered and a sort of easy-breathing country-rock. Simply put, this is one of Jansch’s masterpieces, and a singular type of album in his long and storied career."[1]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Bert Jansch; except where indicated

  1. "Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning" – 3:57
  2. "Chambertin" – 4:04
  3. "One for Jo" – 2:28
  4. "Travelling Man" – 2:47
  5. "Open Up the Watergate (Let the Sunshine In)" – 2:40
  6. "Stone Monkey" – 3:10
  7. "Of Love and Lullaby" – 2:28
  8. "Needle of Death" – 3:24
  9. "Lady Nothing" (John Renbourn) – 2:32
  10. "There Comes a Time" – 2:38
  11. "Cluck Old Hen" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch) – 3:10
  12. "The Blacksmith" (lyrics: Jansch; music: Doc Watson) – 3:30

2009 Remaster

Same as the original LP release, with the following bonus tracks:

  1. "Open Up the Watergate" (Alternate Version) – 3:38
  2. "One for Jo" (Alternate Version) – 3:10
  3. "The Blacksmith" (Alternate Version) – 3:39
  4. "In the Bleak Midwinter" (Christina Rossetti, Gustav Holst; arranged by Bert Jansch) – 2:25

Personnel

Production
  • Producer: Michael Nesmith, Danny Thompson
  • Recording engineer: Jean-Louis, Ron Nevison, Bill Drescher
  • Art Direction: Frank Sansom
  • Photography: Mike Van Der Vord
gollark: £250? As I said before, this seems high.
gollark: Yes, iff I am the maximum rank, above all others, and cannot be removed from it or made not highest in any way.
gollark: It's not a statement about intelligence - as far as I can tell most people have no idea how the fairly interesting technology driving this sort of thing (and basically everything *else* in computing) actually works, don't particularly care, and resist being told about it.↓ below person: this is relevant information which people considering buying it should probably know, so that they can use their money effectively
gollark: No, I mean the predictive text probably will get better at some point because of this sort of thing, and then I suppose you'll just ignore it and assume it magically gets better by magic.
gollark: This is also possible.

References
  1. Jurek, Thom. "L.A. Turnaround > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.