Released in 1991, at a time when Jake Thackray's legend was at its lowest-ever ebb, Lah Di Dah was a barely noticed collection of 22 songs drawn from throughout the master's EMI catalog, and truly highlighting many of his most memorable compositions.
From "Sister Josephine" to "The Cactus," from "Brother Gorilla" to "Bantam Cock" and on, of course, to the title track, Lah Di Dah spotlights Thackray at both his most lugubriously earthy, and his most touchingly tender.
It is not the ultimate in Thackray collections -- too many classics are absent for that (no "Old Molly Metcalfe" or "The Blacksmith and the Toffee Maker," for example).
But it took Thackray's death over a decade later to finally prompt the reissue gates to spring open and, until that time, this was as good as it got.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lah-Di-Dah | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | On Again, On Again! | Jake Thackray | Play | 04:15 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Country Bus | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Worried Brown Eyes | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | The Cactus | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Jolly Captain | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Caroline Diggeby-Pratte | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Sophie | Jake Thackray | Play | 02:56 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Personal Column | Jake Thackray | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | The Kiss | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The Castleford Ladies Magic Circle | Jake Thackray | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Jumble Sale | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Family Tree | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | Isobel Makes Love Upon National Monuments | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Ulysees | Jake Thackray | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Bantam Cock | Jake Thackray | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | The Statues | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Sister Josephine | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Grandad | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | The Last Will and Testament of Jake Thackray | Jake Thackray | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Brother Gorilla | Jake Thackray | Play | 02:52 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Isobel (Live) | Jake Thackray | Play | 02:26 | 5 MB | 0 MB |
| 75 mins | 173 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Thackray | Primary Artist |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |