Tom Jans
American Songwriter 1948 - 1984

Tom Jans
Tom Jans Home Discography
In Concert
Press Cuttings
Cover Recordings
Unrecorded

cd images
"borrowed" from
 " classic_mode1223"
on ebay.

American singer/songwriter who recorded for A&M and CBS
through the 1970's and into the 80s, working with:
Mimi Farina, Chris Ramey  Jerry Swallow,  Kelly Shanahan,
Bill Payne,  Jeff Porcaro, Steve Lukather and Lowell George.  

News: September 2007
Re-released on CD
The Eyes of an Only Child
and Dark Blonde

released 19th September 2007 on cd in Japan in mini lp covers
currently available from SonyMusic (Japan) and ebay !
Listed at Amazon and CD Universe, and possibly your local store.
The recommended price in Japan is 1800 yen (plus postage)

Please note: this site is not associated with,
nor can it guarantee, any of these sources.

The mini cd cover consists of an card outer case with the exact artwork of the original vinyl release. Inside the card case is a paper sleeve, which is also an exact replica of the original sleeve. This paper sleeve has an inner plastic envelope to protect the cd. The cd is printed with a red Sony Music label.

In addition there is a booklet with notes in Japanese by Jugo Nagisa. These notes were written in the summer of 2007. The lyrics are printed in English and Japanese. There is a "rough" English translation here.

There is no text in english discussing the audio sources used, or if any recent re-mastering has been done. An ebay site does say the cds are DSD re-mastered. I haven't noticed any alternate mixes and there are no bonus tracks. All I can say is that the discs sound good to me.

Latest Additions to this site

• Link to demo of You and the Thunder
  (Tony Greco & Tom Jans)
  This recording copyright Greco Music - used by permission
• Dark Blonde by Jugo Nagisa (to be added)
  translation of liner notes of 2007 Japanese cd release
• The Eyes of an Only Child by Jugo Nagisa
  translation of liner notes of 2007 Japanese cd release
• Tom Jans video on Youtube
  this is a private independent production, although some photos from this site have been used. the video is a sequence of photographs with Out of Hand as the soundtrack.
• Tom Jans' banjo
• Elegy by Raymund Jans
• Tribute to Jerry Swallow
• A page for Tom Jans & Alan Brackett - songwriting team
  including a demo recording of Message to your heart.
• A Memoir by LA based artist Robert Florczak
• A Memoir by songwriter Will Jennings
  
  This page updated October 2007

pages by Geoff - email: GMGough AT clara.net
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who also likes Phil Ochs, Bob Dylan & Bristol Rovers

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