Wizz Jones When I Leave Berlin UK LP Village Thing RARE

	£		113
	$		150

Wizz Jones – When I Leave Berlin was issued in the UK in 1974 on the highly collectable Village Thing label VTS24. First and only pressing.

An undisputed giant of modern folk and one of the finest acoustic guitarists Britain has ever produced, Wizz Jones has influenced musicians from Eric Clapton, John Renbourn and Ralph McTell to Billy Connolly, Bert Jansch and even Rod Stewart. This classic set finds him playing a mixture of standards and modern classics, accompanied by the legendary Bert Jansch and Lazy Farmer and all arranged in his inimitable style.

Tracks:

Side 1

1.    Living Alone (Wizz Jones)

2.    Pastures Of Plenty (Woody Guthrie)

3.    First Girl I Loved (Robin Williamson)

4.    She’s Only Waiting (Wizz Jones)

5.    Cluck Old Hen (trad. arr Lazy Farmer)

Side 2

1.    When I Leave Berlin (Wizz Jones)

2.    Frankie (Mississippi John Hurt)

3.    Skip Rope Song (Jesse Winchester)

4.    Winter Song (Alan Hull)

5.    Freudian Slip (Wizz Jones)

Musicians

Wizz Jones: Guitar, vocals (all tracks)

Lazy Farmer

John Bidwell: Flute, vocals

Sandy Jones: 5-string banjo

Jake Walton: Dulcimer, guitar, vocals

Don Coging: 5-string banjo

Bert Jansch: Guitar

Recorded at Village Thing Studios in October 1973 by Ian A Anderson

Laminated single sleeve is in Excellent (++) condition – issues to note are some laminate lift by the spine (although there is no splitting), one or two very mild creases in the laminate and tiny dinks to the corners, otherwise it is almost Mint with no edge, corner or ringwear. No wear to the spine which is perfectly readable and a straight unfeathered opening edge. Up until very recently the LP was sealed, so the laminate, despite the observations above, still has a shiny unworn and unscuffed newness about it.

The vinyl, to all intents and purposes is Mint, having only been played once, however I did notice on the single playback some intermittent light hiss (not crackle) on the run-on and run-off grooves, between tracks and in the quietest parts of the music. Rest assured that this is from the pressing and not wear – the vinyl looks brand new and has only been played the once.  

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M = Mint - as new

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+ and - are used as appropriate.

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