L.A. turnaround (1974)/ Bert Jansch

"After the demise of Pentangle, Jansch signed with Tony Stratton-Smiths Famous Charisma Label in 1973 and recorded "L.A. Turnaround" in Sussex and Sepulveda, CA. It was primarily produced by Mike Nesmith (two of the albums original 12 tracks were recorded in Paris by Thompson a year earlier) and released in 1974, the first of three albums Jansch cut for Charisma. The album was hailed at the time as an exemplary work, and its reputation certainly holds in the 21st century. Nesmith quite naturally captured Janschs expert, idiosyncratic guitar style, and added himself on rhythm guitars and pedal steel guitarist O.J. Red Rhodes, who provided a wonderful sense of ballast and earthiness. Other than the two Thompson-produced cuts -- an instrumental called Chambertin and a reading of former bandmate John Renbourns Lady Nothing -- the set walks through a lush garden that stands between the traditional English folk that Jansch had mastered and a sort of easy-breathing country-rock." (Thom Jurek, Allmusic)