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Jack the Lad: It's Jack the Lad

Jack the Lad: It's Jack the Lad (Charisma CASCD 1085)

It's Jack the Lad
Jack the Lad

Charisma CAS 1085 (LP, UK, 1974)
Virgin/Charisma CASCD 1085 (CD, UK, 1992)
Virgin/Charisma CASCDR 1085 (CD, UK, 2005)
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Produced by Hugh Murphy;
Engineer: Phil Chapman, assisted by Jon, Nigel & Andy

Musicians

Simon Cowe, guitar, mandolin, banjo, vocals;
Ray Laidlaw, drums;
Rod Clements, bass, violin, guitar, vocals;
Billy Mitchell, guitar, banjo, vocals

with
Maddy Prior, vocals [7];
Tommy Eyre, keyboards [3, 4, 7];
Jimmy Wrightson, concertina [9, 10]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Boilermaker Blues (2.44)
  2. Back on the Road Again (4.07)
  3. Plain Dealing (3.14)
  4. Fast Lane Driver (5.52)
  5. Turning into Winter (5.29)
  1. Why Can't I Be Satisfied (4.06)
  2. Song Without a Band (3.50)
  3. Rosalee (2.27)
  4. Promised Land (3.53)
  5. A Corny Pastiche (Medley):
    The Black Cock of Whickham / Chief O'Neill's Favourite / The Golden Rivet / Staten Island / The Cook in the Kitchen (4.49)
  6. Lying on the Water (3.38)
1992 / 2005 CD bonus tracks2005 CD bonus track
  1. One More Dance (3.36)
  2. Make Me Happy (3.51)
  1. Draught Genius (2.31)

Tracks 1, 11 Billy Mitchell, Grey;
Tracks 2, 5, 9 Billy Mitchell;
Tracks 3-4, 6, 12-13 Rod Clements;
Tracks 7-8 Simon Cowe;
Tracks 10, 14 trad. arr. Jack the Lad

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Jack the Lad: Rough Diamonds

Jack the Lad: Rough Diamonds (Charisma CAS 1110)

Rough Diamonds
Jack the Lad

Charisma CAS 1110 (LP, UK, 1975)
Virgin/Charisma CASCD 1110 (CD, UK, 2005)
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Recorded at Sound Techniques in July 1975;
Engineered by Vic Gamm;
Produced by Simon Nicol

Musicians

Billy Mitchell, guitars, banjo, vocals;
Simon Cowe, guitars, keyboards, piano accordion, bozouki, vocals;
Walter Fairburn, guitars, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, vocals;
Phil Murray, acoustic and electric bass, vocals, verbals;
Ray Laidlaw, drums and crazy rhythms, vocals

with
Ray Jackson, harp solo [1];
John Kirkpatrick, button accordion [6]

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. Rocking Chair
  2. Smokers Coughin'
  3. Captain Grant (Roud 1286)
  4. My Friend the Drink
  5. A Letter from France
  1. Gentleman Soldier (Roud 178; G/D 7:1471)
  2. Gardener of Eden
  3. One for the Boy
  4. The Beachcomber
  5. The Ballad of Winston O'Flaherty
  6. Jackie Lusive
CD bonus track
  1. Baby Let Me Take You Home

Tracks 1, 4-5, 8 Billy Mitchell;
Tracks 2, 7, 9, 11 Simon Cowe;
Tracks 3, 6, 10 trad. arr. Jack the Lad;
Track 12 Bert Russell, Wes Farrell