Jack the Lad - Rare Cinema Advertisement - 1974

This is a cinema advertisment promoting Jack the Lad's classic 1974 folk-rock album 'The Old Straight Track'.

The band rose from the ashes of Lindisfarne, and featured Billy Mitchell, Ray Laidlaw, Simon Cowe, Ian 'Walter' Fairbairn, Phil Murray and, previously, Rod Clements.

Three of the band's albums have recently been reissued on CD.

Visit http;//www.jollybeggars.co.uk/jtl for more info.

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Music

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• jack
• the
• lad
• folk
• rock
• Billy
• Mitchell
• Ray
• Laidlaw
• Simon
• Cowe
• Ian
• Walter
• Fairbairn
• Phil
• Murray
• lindisfarne
• hedgehog
• pie

[Antisyzygy]

Its a little weird to have an English bluegrass band. They sound more country than blue grass, or more celtic than blue grass. Bluegrass is sort of in the middle, but these guys are on either end.

[inamonianim]

IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THE WURM ANYWHERE!!!!

[Wayzgoosey]

Coo - what a find! I've always been a big lindisfarne fan and until the cd, jack the lad albums were like hen's teeth - especially this one. great band, great sound and hilarious promo - i wonder if anyone saw it and thought "I MUST go and buy that album"...... thought not!

[spectrum99122]

More please!

[17twinkle]

Amazing!!! I loved this band and this album. I saw them at Essex Uni, back in the day. Thanks for posting this.

[NeilThompson30]

Fairplay to this lot

Jack the lad (and the Carpettes) - the only bands with record deals to play Houghton-le-Spring.

[whogen56]

They were the greatest fun. Really miss'em. Thanks for posting...

[nearlyoutofideas]

That's just bizarre. In a good way! :) And rare as hell.

[MehefinHeulog]

glad to hear it

thanks for posting this gem

[HORACECOPE2]

Billy and Ray drink in my local, and still very much on the music scene.