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Jake In A Box: The EMI Recordings 1967-1976 [Box set]

~ Jake Thackray
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  • Audio CD (17 April 2006)
  • Number of Discs: 4
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: EMI Records
  • ASIN: B000F0UVC2
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,746 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc 1:

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Listen11. The Last Will And Testament Of Jake Thackray (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:03£0.69
Listen12. Remember Bethlehem (The Intake School Carol) (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:08£0.69
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Listen14. La Di Da (Tra La La) (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:18£0.69
Listen15. Le Cygne Noir (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:07£0.69
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Listen10. The Shepherdess (1970 Session) 2:40£0.69
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Listen25. Isabel Makes Love Upon National Monuments (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:34£0.69


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Listen  3. It Was Only A Gypsy (2006 Digital Remaster) 2:31£0.69
Listen  4. Old Molly Metcalfe (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:45£0.69
Listen  5. Sister Josephine (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:23£0.69
Listen  6. Lullaby (2006 Digital Remaster) 1:11£0.69
Listen  7. Country Boy 2:55£0.69
Listen  8. Country Boy (Single) (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:40£0.69
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Listen10. On Again! On Again! (2006 Digital Remaster) 4:15£0.69
Listen11. To Do With You (2006 Digital Remaster) 4:22£0.69
Listen12. The Ballad Of Billy Kershaw (2006 Digital Remaster) 4:34£0.69
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Listen18. The Hair Of The Widow Of Bridlington (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:51£0.69
Listen19. Over To Isobel (Je Rejoindrai Ma Belle) (2006 Digital Remaster) 2:04£0.69
Listen20. The Brigadier (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:06£0.69
Listen21. Joseph (2006 Digital Remaster) 2:46£0.69
Listen22. Famous People 2:07£0.69
Listen23. The Gravedigger (2006 Digital Remaster) 3:57£0.69
Listen24. Family Grave (Demo) 3:44£0.69
Listen25. Little Thomas Haverly 1:39£0.69


Disc 4:

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Listen  1. The Little Black Foal 3:06£0.69
Listen  2. Ulysses 3:48£0.69
Listen  3. Scallywag 4:08£0.69
Listen  4. Jumble Sale 2:57£0.69
Listen  5. I've Been Left On The Shelf 3:20£0.69
Listen  6. The Blacksmith And The Toffee Maker 4:13£0.69
Listen  7. The Cactus 3:19£0.69
Listen  8. Lah-Di-Dah 2:52£0.69
Listen  9. Country Bus 3:16£0.69
Listen10. Family Tree 2:26£0.69
Listen11. The Statues 3:16£0.69
Listen12. The Last Will And Testament Of Jake Thackray 2:34£0.69
Listen13. Greasy Joan (One eyed Isaac) 2:21£0.69
Listen14. Dog (2006 Digital Remaster) 2:13£0.69
Listen15. Grandad 3:04£0.69
Listen16. Isabella 1:33£0.69
Listen17. Salvation Army Girl 2:39£0.69
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Listen19. Slowly Our Eyes 2:37£0.69
Listen20. Sophie 2:59£0.69
Listen21. The KG Girl (The Kirkstall Road Girl) 2:20£0.69
Listen22. The Nurse 1:37£0.69
Listen23. The Shepherdess (1967 Session) 2:26£0.69
Listen24. Remember Bethlehem 3:23£0.69
Listen25. Joseph (Including Bonus Track Le Cygne Noir) 9:33£1.89

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A 4 CD set containing his 4 EMI studio albums, The Last Will & Testament, Jake's Progress, Bantam Cock and On Again! On Again! with previously unreleased studio recordings, a mono acoustic version of his first LP, singles (including one in French), demos and alternate versions.

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A 4 CD set containing his 4 EMI studio albums, The Last Will & Testament, Jake's Progress, Bantam Cock and On Again! On Again! with previously unreleased studio recordings, a mono acoustic version of his first LP, singles (including one in French), demos and alternate versions.

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73 of 74 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars At last EMI does justice to a forgotten genius, 1 May 2006
This 4 CD set is every fan's dream. It contains Thackray's four studio albums, alternate versions, a host of previously unreleased songs and an entire CD of Thackray's early songs stripped of orchestras and jazz ensembles - just the man himself and his guitar, performing his songs much as he did in his thousands of live appearances in small clubs. There are gems too many to mention here, and humour and humanity in abundance. A pretty much definitive portrait of a late and greatly lamented genius, this set complements perfectly the new Live Performance CD.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An unqualified delight, 13 Jun 2006
By Pismotality (London, England) - See all my reviews
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If you're already familiar with Jake Thackray's work it's the final CD that will be the real delight: unadorned guitar-and-vocal versions which show that the songs and delivery are almost all fully formed at this early stage, and that the more elaborate arrangements on the first album are essentially unnecessary.

There's a real sense of intimacy with the occasional false start left in or Jake (needlessly) apologising in advance to the producer or engineer about making mistakes on Remember Bethlehem.

It has long been one of my big regrets that I never got to see Jake perform live in 1977; listening to this disc in one sitting feels like the nearest thing to doing so - and no distracting laughter from other people.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A jumbled up collection of most of the EMI releases, 24 Nov 2008
By Julie Cutler (Sheffield) - See all my reviews
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Wow, I was quite shocked at the polarisation of the reviews of Jake's EMI releases (you just need to add the full recording of his live performance (Live Performance) to have pretty much the full works). Ah, but there is an explanation for the disappointment. Jake Thackray was a fantastic solo performer with a beautiful classical guitar style. Now helpful producers don't always recognise art, they like to domesticate it. The first CD starts with the over orchestrated LP "The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray" - yes they manage to musically imitate the pony's harness jingling in "The Little Black Foal". It's a bit of a teeth clencher when you know Jake well and just detracts from his dour West Riding accent and deadpan song writing. (I'm just getting thoughts of the Sing Something Simple Singers from classic Radio 2 singing "The Bantam Cock"- now that would be an improvement!). The choired up version of the additional track "Remember Bethlehem" (CD 1. Track 12) is a case in point-set your sights higher and start a little later on.

Oddly the editor chose to split up the individual albums so that you have to swap CDs mid way. Between releases they have salted the compilation with unreleased tracks....so to stop you being confused...(before you reorder them on the iPod).

Last Will and Testament 1967. CD 1. Tracks 1-11. The aforementioned over-orchestrated effort.

Jake's Progress 1969. CD 1. Tracks 16-22, CD 2. Tracks 1-7. With a thankfully more restrained accompaniment on piano, bass and guitar in demure cafe jazz style. Jake's vocals are just a little strained.

Bantam Cock 1972. CD 2. Tracks 19-25. CD 3. Tracks 1-6. With a slightly more inventive cafe jazz accompaniment and far more relaxed vocals.

On Again On Again 1976. CD 3. Tracks 10-21. Way better! A more sympathetic arrangement with backing guitar and bass which enhances Jake's solo style.

Last Will and Testament 1967. An unreleased acoustic version with a slightly different track listing from the orchestrated effort. CD 4. Tracks 1-12. A vast improvement on the "terribly nice" orchestrated version.

If you want to discover Jake's French inspiration (Gorilla, La-Di-Dah, Isabella) you can find exhaustive Georges Brassens compilations on the Amazon.fr website with full sample music files.
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