| Bert Jansch | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Bert Jansch |
| Cover: | BertJansch1965.jpg |
| Recorded: | September 1964January 1965 |
| Studio: | 5 North Villas, Camden, London |
| Genre: | Folk[1] |
| Label: | Transatlantic |
| Producer: | Bill Leader |
| Next Title: | It Don't Bother Me |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Bert Jansch is the debut album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch. The album was recorded on a reel-to-reel tape recorder at engineer Bill Leader's house and sold to Transatlantic Records for £100. Transatlantic released the album, which went on to sell 150,000 copies. The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2] It was voted number 649 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000).[3]
The record includes Jansch's best-known song, "Needle of Death", which was inspired by the death of his friend, folk singer Buck Polly.[4]
All tracks written by Bert Jansch, except where specified.