JONI MITCHELL 1968 DEBUT LP UK REPRISE RSLP 1st PRESS ONE PLAY NEAR MINT
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JONI MITCHELL 1968 DEBUT LP UK REPRISE RSLP 1st PRESS ONE PLAY NEAR MINT
JONI MITCHELLJoni Mitchell (Song To A Seagull)
UK REPRISE (RSLP 6293) FIRST PRESSING (June 1968)
JONI MITCHELL'S BEAUTIFUL DEBUT LP PRODUCED BY DAVID CROSBY
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS "Song To A Seagull" (from the words spelt out by the birds on the front of the sleeve) BUT NOT TITLED AS SUCH
A SUPERB ORIGINAL COPY, ONCE PLAYED AND LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE REPRISE TRI-COLOUR STEAMBOAT LABELS
MATRIX: RSLP 6293 A-1 *G STEREO / RSLP 6293 B-1 *G STEREO
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL CANADIAN VERY THICK CARD MATT GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNALLY PRINTED LYRICS. All UK first editions were released in a Canadian sleeves prior to the UK ones being printed)
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL POLY-LINED INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "Foreign Patents Pending" PRINTD IN BLUE
Joni Mitchell's debut release is a concept album. Side one, subtitled "I Came to the City," generally exhibits songs about urban subjects that are often dour or repressed in some way. "Out of the City and Down to the Seaside," by contrast, is a celebration of nature and countryside, mostly containing selections of a charming, positive, or more outgoing nature. What sets this release apart from those of other confession-style singer/songwriters of the time is the craft, subtlety, and evocative power of Mitchell's lyrics and harmonic style. Numbers such as "Marcie," "Michael From Mountains," "The Dawntreader," and "The Pirate of Penance" effectively utilise sophisticated chord progressions rarely found in this genre. Verses are substantive and highly charged, exhibiting careful workmanship. "Song to a Seagull" has graceful and vivid lyrics about the joys of freedom set to a haunting, wide-ranging vocal line. Conversely, "Cactus Tree" explores the downside of a no-strings-attached approach to life, the fear of committing to a relationship (ironically wedding these words to a hopeful melody and pulsating guitar texture). "Marcie" utilises poignant, twisting music set to desolately lonely lyrics about a jilted woman; the recurrent use of red and green imagery in the verses is especially clever. Character studies such as "I Had a King" and "Nathan la Franeer" are painfully bleak in contrast to the lithe domestic scene of "Sisotowbell Lane" and the winsomely reserved love song "Michael From Mountains." Unusual in her oeuvre are the overlapping dialogue prose manner of "The Pirate of Penance" and the jaunty honky tonk stylings of "Night in the City." Mitchell sings in a light, gossamer, at times diffident manner; vocal harmony is sparingly employed here. David Crosby's production is simple and effective. An outstanding and essential debut
Part 1: I Came To The City
I Had A King
Michael From Mountains
Night In The City
Marcie
Nathan La Franeer
Part 2: Out Of The City And Down To The Seaside
Sisotowbell Lane
The Dawntreader
The Pirate Of Penance
Song To A Seagull
Cactus Tree
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of clean unmarked labels with just one spindle trace trace on one side, none on the other
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are pristine and factory fresh
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT (MINT)
Plays beautifully with no no real issues of note.
An occasional one off light static tick noted but only of the kind found on brand new vinyl, nothing really and I did not clean this copy as it looks so immaculate so these will no doubt disappear after a clean/few spins
SLEEVE: MINT
The gatefold is as crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made with no wear to the edges, surfaces or spine
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
Guarantee: all records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way 1228 (GS 8.1 (1228))
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