Jack Hammer
Jack Of All Trades – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
January’s Son/ Love You More/ Gypsy Wind/ Lupatlana/ Cameron Road/ Babylon/ Station/ White Dove/ Running for Shelter/ Good, Good Feeling
Release info:
LP: 1987, Third Ear Music, 3EE100
The Judas Chapter – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Bourbon Street/ The Master’s Call/ Jack of Hearts/ Good Friend of Mine/ Must Have Been Dreaming/ Mr Riley/ Fort Lauderdale/ Kingston Bay/ Orion
Release info:
LP: 1990, GMP (Gallo), BL714
Ghosts On The Wind – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Street Of Love/ Welcome To Azania/ Midnite Angels/ Someone Who Looks Like You/ The Fisherman/ One Train Running/ Start All Over Again/ Same Old Stranger/ Keep On Missing You/ Someone To Love/ Who Will Feed The Lion
Release info:
CD: 1994, Inhouse Records, INH160CD
Death Of A Gypsy – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Codename Ruby/ Big Six Blues/ January’s Son/ Ancient Heart/ Gypsy’s Lament/ Sarajevo/ Saint Adrian/ Death Of A Gypsy/ For The Turnstiles/ Child/ Cocaine Blues/ Time
Release info:
CD: 1996, Wildebeest Records, WILD001
Anthology – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Fort Lauderdale/ January’s Son/ Sarajevo/ For Annette/ The Fisherman/ Codename Ruby/ Keep On Missing You/ RSVP/ Street of Love/ Good Friend Of Mine/ April/ Station/ Liberty/ Must Have Been Dreaming/ Welcome To Azania/ Gypsy Wind
Release info:
CD: January 2000, Wildebeest Records, WILD020
Bootleg – Piet Botha & Jack Hammer
Tracks:
The Game/ For Annette/ Child/ Fort Lauderdale/ Blues Vir Louise/ Northern Sky/ Klein Bietjie Reën/ Goeienag Generaal/ Liberty/ Midnite Angels/ Suitcase Vol Winter/ Van Tonder/ Tangerine/ Welcome To Azania/ Runaway Train/ Donkermaan/ Cocaine Blues
Release info:
CD: 1st February 2001, Pofadder Records
Live At The Nile – Piet Botha & Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Disc 1: Liberty/ Sien Jou Weer/ Russian And Chips / Die Mamba/ Last Fair Deal Going Down/ The Fisherman/ Blues Vir Louise/ G8/ Llandudno Blues #13/ April/ Good Friend Of Mine/ Bye Bye My Darling
Disc 2: Sarajevo/ Goeienag Generaal/ RSVP/ Bordello/ Dead Flowers/ Man Met Kitaar/ Headlines/ The Station/ Wish You Were Here/ Kitty/ Suitcase Vol Winter/ Riders On The Storm
Release info:
2CD: July 2004, Wolmer Records, F1000292
The Pilgrim – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
G8/ The Pilgrim/ Headlines/ Morrison Hotel/ Lady Amber/ Rock Steady (with Tidal Waves)/ Russian and Chips/ Bury Me/ Mozambique/ Tribal Fence
Release info:
CD: April 2005, Wolmer Records, F1000408
TuksFM Sessions – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Highway To The Sun /Mozambique/ Lonely Hearts / Morrison Hotel/ Sail Away / Slowly Towards The North
Release info:
CD: February 2006, Wolmer Records
Highway 13 – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Eden’s Lost / Mr Midnight / Highway 13 / Rear view mirror / This song is old now / The Haunting / Don’t let your love fade away / Pharoah’s Blues / Carmelita / Stay at the wheel / Broken Promises / Jozi Town /
Release info:
CD: 30th May 2008, JHCD001
Road Works (1984-2009) – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Station / Gypsy Wind / Good Friend of Mine / Must Have Been Dreaming / Street Of Love / Midnite Angels / The Fisherman / Ancient Heart / Sarajevo / The Game / For Annette / Fort Lauderdale / Liberty / G8 / Rock Steady with Tidal Waves / Mozambique / Mr. Midnight / The Haunting
Release info:
CD: 18th July 2009, JHCD003
System Failure – Jack Hammer & Friends
Tracks:
Child – Jack Hammer / Michael John Connor* – Jack Hammer / Machete – Johnathan Martin / Motherless Child* – Jack Hammer / Die Kind – Piet Botha / The Fisherman – Jack Hammer / Welcome to Azania – Jack Hammer / G8 – Jack Hammer / Liberty – Jack Hammer / Goeienag Generaal – Piet Botha / Sarajevo – Jack Hammer / Bury Me When – Jack Hammer
Release info:
CD: 2012, Select, JHCD006
Compilation for The Michael John Connor Institute
*New songs unique to this release.
System Failure Vol. 2 – Jack Hammer & Friends
Tracks:
When You Get To Heaven – Johnathan Martin / Daddy’s Home* – Jack Hammer / Still You Stay* – Jack Hammer / Kankerreën – Piet Botha / Fort Lauderdale (1999 version) – Jack Hammer / Rainbow Song – Johnathan Martin / Mozambique – Jack Hammer / Child – Jack Hammer / Michael John Connor – Jack Hammer / The Game – Jack Hammer / Don’t Be Left Behind – Johnathan Martin / The Bloody Smell Of The Oil Well – Johnathan Martin
Release info:
CD: June 2014, Independent
Second compilation for The Michael John Connor Institute.
*New songs unique to this release.
Handful Of Rain – Jack Hammer
Tracks:
Where is the Clown / Handful of Rain / That’s how We Roll / Emily / When the Moon was Young / Deep Blue Sea / Master Jack / Sweet Soul Music / When The Morning Comes
Release info:
CD: January 2016, VH Music
Piet Botha | Jack Hammer Double LP
Tracks:
Disc 1 – Piet Botha: Donker Maan/ Richmondstraat/ Suitcase Vol Winter/ Vandat Jy Weg Is/ Blues Vir Louise/ Stad Sonder Naam/ Die Mamba/ Goeienag Generaal / Man Met Kitaar/ Staan Saam Burgers
Disc 2 – Jack Hammer: Highway 13/ January’s Son/ The Pilgrim/ Welcome To Azania/ Mr Midnight/ Mozambique/ Liberty/ Fort Lauderdale/ Sarajevo/ The Fisherman
Release info:
2LP: 2019, Wolmer Records, 199753E
13 Towns – Piet Botha & Jack Hammer
(recorded live on the road)
Tracks:
Die Middernagtrein/ Morrison Hotel/ Me and Paul/ Ou Swerwer/ The Fisherman/ Sysie September/ Bitterfontein/ Ou Leeu/ For Annette/ Rosie/ Liberty/ Catharina/ Cortez the Killer
Release info:
Download: , 18 July 2020, Vonk Musiek
2CD: 22 December 2020, Vonk Musiek, VONK463 (Volumes 1 & 2)
13 Towns, Vol 2 – Piet Botha & Jack Hammer
(recorded live on the road)
Tracks:
Blues Jam / Lovesick / Hurt / Sien Jou Weer / Suitcase Vol Winter / Die Brief / Moordenaarskaroo / That’s How We Roll / Heroes / All Along The Watchtower / Crossroads (unlisted)
Release info:
Download: 22 December 2020, Vonk Musiek
2CD: 22 December 2020, Vonk Musiek, VONK463 (Volumes 1 & 2)
Second Chapter – The Jack Hammer Band
Tracks:
As I Turn Away / The Top / Lamenting In The Rain / One For The Angels / Brown Horse / Shallow Grave / Anger Is Me / Blues Home / Devil’s Arm / Diana / Wasted Time
Release info:
CD: 11 November 2022
Download: TBC
The Jack Hammer Band are: Johnathan Martin (vocals, guitars and piano), Tertius du Plessis (bass guitar), Paul Van de Waal (drums and percussion) and Jacques Groenewald (guitars, vocals, piano and harmonicas). Gerry Robinson, honorary band member (acoustic guitars).
“Second Chapter” was recorded at Wolmer Records and produced by the Jack Hammer Band, Lanie van der Walt and Moonshine Lee.
Jannike Bergh
Piet Botha 