Thanks for the feedback: it means a lot to those who have worked on this.

First of all a BIG thank you to all who have obviously put in a tremendous effort of love to get this out. You know who you are.
Our two copies were received on Friday and we saved viewing until Sunday. Would you believe my two favourite songs were there. I even knew the Jokes that Jake used. They were around when my children were small in the late 60's to early 70s. Even "Crunch Pies" is based on a joke current about that time. But Jake did it better..... Well we were raising our children about the same time. A very Joyfull Christmas Everybody.

I finally managed between obligatory Christmas stuff to spend the time a release like this deserves. An evening in fact. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

Again, very many thanks to all involved who rescued this (dare I say) unique document.

I suspect posterity is very much in your debt.

Merry Xmas once again

Graham

My copy just popped through the letterbox this afternoon here in New York. I'm working today so I'll get a chance to watch it later.

Very many thanks to those who did the dvd.

We've been away and it's the only packet we've opened since getting back today ! we guessed what was in it and weren't disappointed. Took us right back to way back when ...

Anyway, thanks again, very much appreciated, and - raising a glass to Jake :cheers:

Val

Seven years on from the sadness of losing the great man we have the joy of this production.
It really does capture the essence of Jake's live performances.
I must have seen him around the time of this recording (possibly at Southport's Arts Centre) because he was doing the "3 Joke" thing
For those unfortunates who didn't get to see him I can't recommend this highly enough. Notwithstanding the fact that the sound and vision may not be up to the "...and Songs" quality, it certainly doesn't detract from the overall effect. In fact it could be argued that it's more like being there because, after all, when one takes one's seat at a concert that's the view one gets throughout the show. So it is with this.
A heartfelt thankyou to all those involved in bringing this to us.
And a heartfelt thanks to Jake for being so good.

So I just finished watching it - You simply must get this. As has been noted before this is also very useful as a guitar lesson - you can see just what a really smart guitarist Jake was. My wife - an Oberlin and Yale music school graduate couldn't believe the voice leadings he was coming up with - she feels of all the guitarists she has heard he plays most like a pianist. His playing is great throughout - for me a real highlight is the version of To Do With You - always a favourite song anyway - but his chords on this one are just magic. He is in good voice throughout - what a great Christmas treat.

Got mine on Christmas Day from a most-bemused brother, who looked somewhat confused when I told him what I'd like. I've only had time to watch bits of it last night - had to stay up til 1am to manage it, too. But what a delightful thing it is: the sound quality is ok, especially with a bit of tweaking, and the picture isn't too bad...well, it gave me a bit of headache on a big plasma TV, but it got better when I shrank the aspect ratio a bit.

But the image is almost irrelevant: what comes across is Jake's sheer warmth and modesty. Such a lovely, self-effacing start to things, and he keeps up the same tone throughout, which is a delight for someone who's only got to know him recently, through albums and Live Performance. The Brassens at the end is a particular delight: having come to Jake via Georges, the warmth and admiration in the way he speaks of Brassens are lovely. I know a French chap who plays in a Brassens tribute band (Les Soutiens Georges...lovely pun!), and I imagine Dans l'eau de la claire fontaine will become his route into Jake's world...

Huge thanks to all involved - a fine job, and well worth buying for anyone having doubts.

my husband bought me this for Christmas and I love it,I was lucky to see Jake play live quite a few times and I still treasure an autograph he gave me back in 1989 at the Kings Head.I just love all of the dvd and cant thank you enough for it .Lou Bryan

Finally got to see my copy of this - it had been mixed in with bills for our pub, somehow! I have to say it was well worth the anxious waiting. My compliments to all who have worked on this. I used to edit education videos - children painting and talking, educational visits, etc. in the early 1990s and know how difficult it was in the days before digital recordings. This is an incredible piece of work! Major credit also to whoever recorded it in the first place....Thank you, thank you, thank you.
I am now looking forward to many long, tedious night-shifts with my colleagues wondering why I'm sitting in semi-darkness chuckilng away constantly (I recommend a laptop and earphones!).
Once again, many thanks to all concerned.