Joni Mitchell – Hejira – MoFi 180g 45RPM SuperVinyl 2LP Box Set
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1976 Album Plays With Immersive Sound Ultradisc One-Step Box Set Mastering Source to Be Determined Closer to Production Date; Specifics Will Be Posted Here When Authenticated
The 1976 work – deemed the 133rd Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone – also features Mitchell diving into the deep end of the jazz spectrum and partnering on several songs with virtuosic bassist and fellow sonic cosmonaut Jaco Pastorius. Viewed by many fans as the Canadian native's finest hour, Hejira comes across like nine short films that will linger in your mind on Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP box set.
Joni Mitchell – Ladies of the Canyon – MoFi 180g 45RPM SuperVinyl 2LP Box Set
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Ultradisc One-Step Presents Landmark 1970 Album In Unparalleled Sound
Mastering Source to Be Determined Closer to Production Date; Specifics Will Be Posted Here When Authenticated Ladies of the Canyon can be viewed as Joni Mitchell's coming-out party. Having recently moved to Lookout Mountain in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon area – her house is depicted in a watercolor painting she made for the record's cover – the Canadian icon turned to her immediate surroundings for inspiration all the while taking the pulse of national affairs, corporate enterprise, celebrity, and her relationship with Graham Nash. The rather upbeat Ladies of the Canyon also finds the singer-songwriter morphing into the groundbreaker who would shed folk music's constructs and wade into pop, jazz, soul, and poetry with a combination of depth, sophistication, self-examination, and acumen no one had ever heard.
Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns – MoFi 180g 45RPM SuperVinyl 2LP Box Set
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1975 Album Plays With Supreme Soulfulness On Ultradisc One-Step Box Set Mastering Source to Be Determined Closer to Production Date; Specifics Will Be Posted Here When Authenticated
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is personal protest music and barbed social commentary as only Joni Mitchell can deliver. The follow-up to her most commercially successful album pursues adventurous jazz-dictated directions, abstract impulses, and tough-minded lyrics that stand in contrast to much of her prior work.
Joseph Bonner – Impressions Of Copenhagen – Pure Pleasure Records 180g Vinyl LP
Originally released by Theresa in 1992, this frequently exquisite set features the McCoy Tyner-inspired piano of Joe Bonner on four originals, Cal Massey’s Quiet Dawn, and Lush Life.
Bonner and a rhythm section are joined by a string quartet, trumpet, trombone, and flutist Holly Hofmann (the leader provided the arrangements) for music that is both lyrical and often passionate.
Bonner is an underrated talent, and this is one of his finest recordings
Judee Sill “Heart Food” – Intervention Records 180g Vinyl
Julie London – Latin In A Satin Mood – Analogue Productions 200g Vinyl
Analogue Productions has brought back Julie London sings Latin In A Satin Mood in dramatic, deserving fashion. Remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio, and plated and pressed on 200-gram vinyl at Quality Record Pressings, the crispness and vibrancy of this recording is spectacular.
Exotic and Latin albums were big deals in the 1950s and early '60s, and singers as diverse as Dean Martin, Lena Horne, and Peggy Lee were recording with castanets and bongo drums. Like Peggy Lee, London combines a restrained vocal approach with jazz phrasing and a cool attitude with icy sex appeal on this album of relaxing Latin standards. Julie does look beautiful on the cover, and the backup male "mariachi-esque" serenade ads to the romantic ambiance.
K.D. Lang – Ingenue (Limited Numbered 180g One-Step Edition) Sire Records Vinyl LP
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This is the definitive-sounding audiophile version of k.d. lang's second solo album Ingénue. Upon release the album charted at No. 18 in the US, No. 13 in Canada, No. 3 in the U.K. and Australia and No. 1 in New Zealand. Nominated for six Grammy Awards with the breakout single, "Constant Craving" winning a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. "Miss Chatelaine" and "The Mind Of Love" were follow-up singles.
Keb’ Mo’ – Keb’ Mo’ Pure Pleasure Records
Keb' Mo's self-titled debut is an edgy, ambitious collection of gritty country blues. Keb' Mo' pushes into new directions, trying to incorporate some of the sensibilites of the slacker revolution without losing touch of the tradition that makes the blues the breathing, vital art form it is. His attempts aren't always successful, but his gutsy guitar playing and impassioned vocals, as well as his surprisingly accomplished songwriting, make Keb' Mo' a debut to cherish.
