It Don't Bother Me
Transatlantic TRA132 (1965)

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Essential Records ESM 407
(re-release 1996 as a double CD Bert Jansch / It Don't Bother Me)

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Basically an extension of his 1965 debut, Jansch's second album is perhaps a bit lighter in mood and doesn't boast quite as strong material, although it's nearly in the same league. Includes one of his most explicitly political songs ("Anti-Apartheid"), his first recording with John Renbourn ("Lucky Thirteen," a Renbourn original), and his first use of banjo on record ("900 Miles"). The Demon reissue of this album adds four bonus tracks: a couple of songs cut around this time that only appeared on the obscure Transatlantic LP Box Of Love - The Bert Jansch Sampler Volume 2 in 1972, and the two vocal tracks from Jansch's mostly instrumental 1966 album with John Renbourn, Bert And John.

- Richie Unterberger (AMG)

Track Listing

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1. Oh, My Babe (Jansch) - 3:56
2. Ring a Ding Bird (Jansch) - 4:39
3. Tinker's Blues (Jansch) - 1:04
4. Anti Apartheid (Jansch) - 4:02
5. The Wheel (Jansch) - 1:45
6. A Man I'd Rather Be (Jansch) - 2:04
7. My Lover (Jansch) - 4:00
8. It Don't Bother Me (Jansch) - 4:25
9. Harvest Your Thoughts of Love (Jansch) - 2:12
10. Lucky Thirteen (Renbourn) - 3:30
11. As the Day Grows Longer Now (Jansch) - 3:40
12. So Long (Been on the Road So Long) (Jansch) - 3:10
13. Want My Daddy Now (Jansch) - 1:33
14. 900 Miles (Jansch) - 3:03
15. The Time Has Come [*] (Jansch) - 2:52
16. Soho [*] (Jansch) - 2:59
17. In This Game [*] (Jansch) - 4:07
18. Dissatisfied Blues [*] (Traditional) - 2:53

Bert Jansch - Guitar and Vocals.

Artist Gig Guide

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Davey Graham

Bert Jansch

John Renbourn

Roy Harper

John Martyn