themagneticfieldDas ist aber eine reine Compilation, keine Neuinterpretationen alter Songs, oder?
Ja, das ist eine kuratierte Compilation, ähnlich wie damals „Hits“ und „Misses“ oder später „Dreamland“ und „Songs of a Prairie Girl“.
A NEW COLLECTION ABOUT LOVE / (AND THE LACK OF IT) / Curated by Joni Mitchell / A Four-Act Ballet, Yet To Be Danced / 53 Poems On Eight 180-Gram LPs / with Four Sides Featuring Etchings / plus / An Autobiographical Novelette / By Joni MItchell / INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED / LIMITED EDITION OF 5,000
32 pages in book: novelette by Mitchell, lyrics, track credits
Four in-bound disc sleeves for each Act, each with a divider inside (forming slots for the two discs per Act)
Disc sleeve fronts have track lists with durations.
Last page of book section and disc sleeve backs have paintings by Mitchell, partially replicated on B-side labels.
Etchings are based on the Mitchell paintings appearing elsewhere on the item.
Release credits are listed on the back of the last inner sleeve.
Generic white polylined inner sleevesThis work is dedicated to Jean Grande Maître and the Alberta Ballet.
Most of this music was assembled at home. Joni was assisted by Matt Lee and Steve Wessing. Additional mastering was provided by Bernie Grundman.
Thanks to the people who helped me sequence this release: The Alberta Ballet, my Handyman Dougy, Matt Lee and Steve Wessing.
Thanks to Matt Lee and Steve Wessing for recording Ambrose on Borderline.
Paintings © 2014 Joni MitchellAll tracks are previously released and taken from the albums:
1968 – Joni Mitchell
1969 – Clouds
1970 – Ladies Of The Canyon
1971 – Blue: 1-7, 2-8, 3-8, 3-12, 4-5
1972 – For The Roses: 1-3
1974 – Court And Spark: 1-5, 2-1, 2-5, 3-11, 4-4, 4-7
1974 – Miles Of Aisles [live]
1975 – The Hissing Of Summer Lawns: 1-1, 1-9, 1-10
1976 – Hejira: 3-5
1977 – Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter: 4-1
1978 – Mingus: 2-10, 4-8
1980 – Shadows And Light [live]
1982 – Wild Things Run Fast: 1-8, 2-7
1985 – Dog Eat Dog: 2-9
1988 – Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm: 1-6, 1-11, 4-9, 4-10
1991 – Night Ride Home: 1-2, 1-12, 1-13, 2-3, 2-14, 3-13, 4-2
1994 – Turbulent Indigo: 2-2, 3-4, 3-10
1998 – Taming The Tiger: 1-4, 2-13, 3-2, 3-3, 4-13
2000 – Both Sides Now [orchestral covers]: 2-4, 3-1, 4-12 [originally from „Clouds“]
2002 – Travelogue [orchestral new versions]: 2-12 [originally from „Hejira“], 3-6 [„Wild Things Run Fast“], 3-7 [„Wild Things Run Fast“], 3-9 [„Wild Things Run Fast“], 4-3 [„Mingus“], 4-6 [„Blue“], 4-11 [„Hejira“]
2007 – Shine: 2-11
[All main/studio albums listed above.]
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