New to Jake!

[imatthws]

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Hi – I’m new to Jake despite being a 47 year old Brit. Somewhat late to the party I know but I am now obsessed with the great man!

I just ordered the boxset but am I right in thinking it doesn’t contain any live recordings? If so, which live album(s) do you recommend?

Thanks in advance,

Ian

[Paul]

Welcome, Ian!

You are right: the excellent Jake in a Box only contains studio recordings. Your options for live recordings are:
– Live Performance, a double CD set which contains an excellent performance from 1970. You should be able to pick this up easily via Amazon or other retailers
– Jake Thackray and Songs, Jake’s last official release which contains some brilliant material unavailable elsewhere. Unfortunately this album is not available on CD, but vinyl copies appear on eBay on a fairly regular basis. For my money this is the best live recording of Jake at his peak.
– Live in Germany. This CD contains half a radio show broadcast on British Forces Radio and was released through the work of members of this forum. I have a few copies left. If you want further details, please contact me on P_A_M_Thompson(at)hotmail.com
– Live at the Lobster Pot volumes 1 and 2. These CDs contain two halves of a show recording in a small club in the mid 70s. They appear to have been deleted, but you might spot copies on eBay

Unfortunately, we no longer have copies of the DVD Live at the Unicorn to sell, but if you spot one on eBay, I would recommend that you get it: although the footage is amateur in quality, it contains an entire show in an intimate setting and will give you a real flavour of Jake as a performer.

I can also recommend the live CD of John Watterson a.k.a. Fake Thackray: not Jake himself, but still excellent performances within a live setting. John is one of a number of us who perform Jake’s songs live, so do look out for adverts on this website.

I hope that this helps. Happy listening!

Paul

[imatthws]

Many thanks Paul some great info there! I will look out for those live CD’s… I’ve seen some of John’s videos on YouTube and he is great! Some other hidden gems too amongst the various covers…

I’m in the US now so unlikely to get over for any of the events but you never know…

Cheers, Ian

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