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  • Summary: This is the reissue of the authorised bootleg of the British singer-songwriter's 16 song set from 1995.
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  1. Mojo
    Aug 11, 2015
    100
    There's very little talking and the music is powerful and gentle, thoughtful and utterly riveting. [Sep 2015, p.101]
  2. 80
    Whilst a few more Bert Jansch classics like “Needle Of Death” and his own rendition of Davy Graham’s “Angie” might have defined Live At The 12 Bar as a more complete go-to on-stage snapshot, its intimacy and strength still marks it out as an essential fan-friendly re-addition to his labyrinthine catalogue, which is due for further exploration via Earth Recordings in the near-future.
  3. Aug 11, 2015
    80
    He was on his way back, and in impressive form, despite the modest, mumbled introductions and a few fluffed notes.
  4. Aug 11, 2015
    80
    It’s the wholeness of his style that is so arresting.
  5. Aug 12, 2015
    80
    This is a sterling document well worth revisiting. [No. 123, p.59]
  6. Aug 17, 2015
    80
    Available on vinyl for the first time, and heralding the reissue of Jansch’s entire catalogue, Live At The 12 Bar is a cut above many of the similar live captures of Jansch’s work.
  7. Aug 11, 2015
    70
    Live at the 12 Bar features Jansch originals by majority, but the handful of covers that tossed into the set make the most indelible impressions upon first contact.

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