''A Rare Conundrum'' is the 11th album by
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musician
Bert Jansch
Herbert Jansch (3 November 1943 – 5 October 2011) was a Scottish folk musician and founding member of the band Pentangle. He was born in Glasgow and came to prominence in London in the 1960s as an acoustic guitarist and singer-songwriter ...
, released in 1977 in the
UK. The album was first released by
Ex Libris
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in
Denmark
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in late 1976 as ''Poormouth'' with an alternative cover and a slightly different track list.
Track listing Original LP
All tracks composed by Bert Jansch; except where indicated
#"Daybreak"
#"One To A Hundred"
#"Pretty Saro" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch)
#"Doctor, Doctor"
#"3 A.M."
#"The Curragh of Kildare" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch)
#"Instrumentally Irish" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch and Rod Clements)
#"St. Fiacre"
#"If You See My Love"
#"Looking For A home"
#"Poor Mouth"
#"Cat And Mouse"
#"Three Chord Trick"
#"Lost Love"
Poormouth track list (Danish release)
Tracks with a star(*) don't appear on the original LP release
#"Poor Mouth"
#"St. Fiacre Revenge"
#"Dragonfly" (John Bidwell) (*)
#"Pretty Saro"
#"Doctor, Doctor"
#"Lost Love"
#"Candy Man" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch) (*)
#"Daybreak"
#"One to a Hundred"
#"Three Dreamers" (*)
#"Per's Hose Pipe" (re-titled "Instrumentally Irish") (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch and Rod Clements)
#"The Curragh Of Kildare" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch)
#"If You See My Love"
#"Three Chord Trick"
2009 Remaster
Same as the original LP release, with the following bonus tracks:
#"Three Dreamers"
#"Dragonfly" (John Bidwell)
#"Candyman" (Traditional; arranged by Bert Jansch)
Personnel
*Bert Jansch – vocals, guitars
*
Rod Clements
Roderick Parry Clements (born 17 November 1947 in North Shields, Northumberland) is a British guitarist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He formed the folk-rock band Lindisfarne with Alan Hull in 1970, and wrote "Meet Me on the Co ...
– bass, mandolin, guitar, vocals
*
Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell (born Ralph May, 3 December 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s. McTell is best known for his song " Streets of London" (196 ...
– harmonica
*'Mantha – backing vocals on "Three Card Trick"
*Mike Piggott – violin
*
Pick Withers
David "Pick" Withers (born 4 April 1948) is an English rock and jazz drummer. He was the original drummer of rock band Dire Straits and played on their first four albums, which included hit singles such as "Sultans of Swing", "Romeo and Juliet ...
– drums, percussion
*Dave Bainbridge - Fender Rhodes on "If You See My Love"; backing vocals on "Three Card Trick"
;Technical
*Rod Clements - executive producer
*Peter Henderson, Colin Fairley, Jean-Louis Proust, Lindsay Kidd, Aldo Bocca - engineer
*
Mike Hedges
Mike Hedges (born 1953) is a British audio producer/engineer best known for his work with The Cure, Siouxsie and the Banshees, and Manic Street Preachers. During his career, Hedges has worked with an eclectic roster of artists ranging from rock ...
- tape op
*Frank Sansom - art direction
*Nick Hockley - illustration
References
Bert Jansch albums
1977 albums
Charisma Records albums
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