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Jake Thackray
Jake in a Box: Emi Recordings 1967-1976
Genres: Country, Folk, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock

Track Listings (22) - Disc #1
1. Lah-Di-Dah
2. Country Bus
3. The The Cactus
4. Scallywag
5. The The Black Swan
6. Jumble Sale
7. The The Little Black Foal
8. Personal Column
9. Ulysses
10. The The Statues
11. The The Last Will & Testament of Jake Thackray
12. Remember Bethlehem (The Intake School Carol)
13. Joseph
14. La Di Da (Tra La La) - Jake Thackray, Bergman, Boris
15. Le Le Cygne Noir
16. Country Girl
17. Family Tree
18. Sophie
19. Worried Brown Eyes
20. On The Shelf
21. Salvation Army Girl
22. The The Blacksmith and the Toffee-Maker
Track Listings (25) - Disc #2
1. The The Hole
2. Caroline Diggeby-Pratte
3. Grandad
4. Mrs. Murphy
5. One-Eyed Isaac
6. The The Nurse
7. The The Castleford Ladies Magic Circle
8. Leopold Alcocks [#]
9. The The Policeman's Jig
10. The The Shepherdess [#]
11. Pass Milord The Rooster Juice [#]
12. The The Vicar's Missus [#]
13. The The Ladies Basic Freedoms Polka [#]
14. My Roly Poly Girl [#]
15. My Pipe My Boots And My Lord [#]
16. The The Kirkstall Road Girl [#]
17. Freda [#]
18. The The Lodger [#]
19. Bantam Cock
20. Fine Bay Pony
21. The The Singer
22. The The Girl With The Fragile Eyes
23. Go Little Swale
24. Jolly Captain
25. Isabel Makes Love Upon National Monuments
Track Listings (25) - Disc #3
1. Brother Gorilla [Le Gorille] - Jake Thackray, Brassens
2. The The Girl In The Window
3. It Was Only A Gypsy
4. Old Molly Metcalfe
5. Sister Josephine
6. Lullaby
7. Country Boy [#]
8. Country Boy [Single]
9. The The Prisoner [#]
10. On Again! On Again!
11. To Do With You
12. The The Ballad Of Billy Kershaw
13. The The Rain On The Mountainside
14. Isabella (Marinette) - Jake Thackray, Brassens
15. I Stayed Off Work Today
16. The The Kiss
17. The The Poor Sod
18. The The Hair Of The Widow Of Bridlington
19. Over To Isobel [Je Rejoindrai Ma Belle] - Jake Thackray, Brassens
20. The The Brigadier
21. Joseph
22. Famous People
23. The The Gravedigger
24. Family Grave [Demo Version]
25. Little Thomas Haverly
Track Listings (25) - Disc #4
1. The The Little Black Foal
2. Ulysses
3. Scallywag
4. Jumble Sale
5. I've Been Left On The Shelf
6. The The Blacksmith and the Toffee-Maker
7. The The Cactus
8. Lah-Di-Dah
9. Country Bus
10. Family Tree
11. The The Statues
12. The The Last Will And Testament Of Jake Thackray
13. Greasy Joan (One Eyed Isaac) [#]
14. Dog [#]
15. Grandad [#]
16. Isabella [#] - Jake Thackray, Brassens
17. Salvation Army Girl [#]
18. Isobel [#]
19. Slowly Our Eyes [#]
20. Sophie [#]
21. The The KG Girl (The Kirkstall Road Girl) [#]
22. The The Nurse [#]
23. The The Shepherdess [#]
24. Remember Bethlehem [#]
25. Joseph [#]

A 4 CD set containing his 4 EMI studio albums, The Last Will & Testament, Jake's Progress, Bantam Cock & On Again! On Again! with previously unreleased studio recordings, a mono acoustic version of his first LP, si... more »

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All Artists: Jake Thackray
Title: Jake in a Box: Emi Recordings 1967-1976
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Europe Generic
Release Date: 4/24/2006
Album Type: Box set, Import
Genres: Country, Folk, International Music, Special Interest, Pop, Rock
Styles: Bluegrass, Europe, Britain & Ireland, Comedy & Spoken Word, Singer-Songwriters
Number of Discs: 4
SwapaCD Credits: 4
UPC: 094635791228

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Pure, subtle and fragile song writing

Jon | UK | 10/12/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this is musical and literary art. there is no other way to describe it. each track is a tiny masterpiece and Jake Thackray's performances are genuinely remarkable on each.

and that's the whole review. you've either heard this man and appreciated his brilliant talent or you haven't. there is no way to do justice to him in 1000 words so 66 will have to do."

Unique, indescribable, unforgettable

Dean M. Curtis | Oakland, CA USA | 10/25/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Jake Thackray is an amazing artist who is very little known in America. Every song is a little world of its own, created by his subtle guitar, his beautiful expressive baritone, his exquisite and exuberant mastery of the English language with particularly delicious Yorkshire twists, his broad and nuanced understanding of human experience.... Jake died in 2002. There will never be another like him."