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Record ID
2117
Artist
Bert Jansch
Title
Rosemary Lane
Field / Genre
Folk
Year Recorded
1971
Label
Castle
Pressing
Eng
Rating
****
Discs
1
Media
CD
Date Bought
5 Jun 2011
Cost
¤0.00
Cover Name
—
Review
<p>Although rated very highly by many Bert Jansch fans, Rosemary Lane isn't quite as striking as his best albums of the '60s. It's more of a delivery of all the attributes listeners had come to expect of him by 1971 -- excellent acoustic guitar work, imaginative interpretations of traditional material and well-constructed originals in the same vein, and committed vocals -- than a step forward, or even sideways. It's perhaps one of his more low-key efforts, both in the sparse arrangements and the subdued tone. It's certainly a worthy effort on its own terms, even if it's largely a restatement of already visited themes.</p><p>— <strong>Richie Unterberger</strong></p>