Winchester, Jesse
Third Down, 110 To Go
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

1972 Brown Label Original Housed In A Gatefold Jacket Still In Shrink Wrap. “If Jesse Winchester's Debut Album Was An Auspicious Introduction To A Powerful New Songwriting Talent, His Two-And-A-Half-Years-In-The-Making Follow-Up Was In Some Ways Even More Impressive. Without The Influence Of Robbie Robertson, Winchester, Who Produced Most Of The Album Himself (Three Tracks Were Handled By Todd Rundgren), Gave It A Homemade Feel, Using Small Collections Of Acoustic Instruments, An Appropriate Setting For A Group Of Short, Intimate Songs That Expressed A Deliberately Positive Worldview Set Against An Acknowledgement Of Desperate Times. Winchester Found Hope In Religion And Domesticity, But The Key To His Stance Was A Kind Of Good-Humored Accommodation. "If The Wheel Is Fixed," He Sang, "I Would Still Take A Chance. If We're Skating On Thin Ice, Then We Might As Well Dance." The Album Was Littered With Such Examples Of Aphoristic Folk Wisdom, Adding Up To A Portrait Of A Man, Cut Off From His Very Deep Roots And Yet Determined To Maintain His Dignity With Grace And Even Occasionally A Goofy Sense Of Humor.” All Music Guide - William Ruhlmann