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The Very Best of Jake Thackray
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Track Listing
- Blacksmith and the toffeemaker
- Lodger
- So little swale
- Ballad of Billy Kershaw
- Lah di dah
- Hair of the widow of Bridlington
- It was only a gypsy
- Sister Josephine
- Leopold Alcocks
- Old Molly Metcalfe
- On again! On again!
- Rain on the mountainside
- Bantam cock
- Miss World
- To do with you
- Poor sod
- I stayed off work today
- The Kiss
- The Brigadier
- The Hole
- Last will and testament of Jake Thackray
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1419 in Music
- Released on: 2003-04-14
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
Customer Reviews
Beware Copy Protection
I can only echo the other comments, but would point out that the copyprotection prevents this disc from playing on at least one in-car CDplayer. Not so much a copy-protected product as one that is deliberatelybroken by the manufacturer.
A Unique Talent
Being a young lad of only 23 Years, I never knew Jake at the hight of his fame, goodness only knows why i had to accidentally stumble over his music to hear anything by him. He should be a national tresure. He manipulates the English language in a way words can't really do justice to describe. The more up tempo songs i particularly enjoy 'the lodger' 'billy kershaw' 'gypsy' & 'on again!' spring to mind, but they are all good, apart from 'molly metcalf' which shouldnt really be on a very best of collection.
Given the chance i would have put the 'castleford ladies magical circle' and 'family tree' on this collection.
RIP Jake
More than brilliant songs
It is impossible to know and hear the very best of Jake Thackray without hearing him speak as well as sing. I had the privilege of seeing Jake perform live on three seperate occasions during the late 70's and early 80's. Whilst his musical talent was (and still is) unique, this fine compilation is missing the vital ingredient that made him so special - his words. Occasionally you can get a little of the atmosphere with the live tracks when he introduces a song but to really appreciate how good he was you had to be there. For every song there was a story and these represented at least half of the show and were a major reason why people went to see him.
So come on Music Publishers lets try to find a recording of one of Jake's gigs and publish it without any editing - only then will you really get "the very best of Jake Thackray".
