Joni Mitchell - The Demos Of Summer Lawns [FLAC] torrent download



Joni Mitchell


Hissing Of Summer Lawns Acoustic Demos


Unreleased Studio Recordings








Lineage: Unknown, believed to be a bootleg LP pressing or sourced from 


a low gen cassette tape copy > DL'ed FLAC files > WaveLab 5 (fixed a 


few very small pops (skips) in a couple of tracks, smoothed and evened 


out the lead-in between a couple of tracks) > WAV > FLAC (level 8, 


align on sector boundaries) > TLH > Upload








Tracklist:





1. Harry's House


2. Edith And The Kingpin


3. In France They Kiss On Main Street


4. Sweet Bird 


5. Shades Of Scarlett Conquering


6. Shadows And Light


7. Dreamland


8. The Boho Dance


9. Hunter (The Good Samaritan)








From jmdl site:





Joni went into the studio in the spring of 1975 to record acoustic demos 


of some songs she'd written. These tapes included an early version of 


"Dreamland," a song that 2 years later would appear on the album 'Don 


Juan's Reckless Daughter'. 





A few months later she recorded band versions of the tunes with most of 


the same musicians she employed on 'Court And Spark'. This song cycle 


was released in November 1975 as the album 'The Hissing Of Summer 


Lawns'. The LP was a big seller and peaked at #4 on the Billboard album 


charts.





But, generally, the album was greeted less than enthusiastically. The 


fact that Joni had ceased being the confessional sin-eater, and had 


turned her razor sharp observations outwards to society, was not what 


fans and critics expected or wanted from her. This was probably the 


first time that an musical direction of Joni's had been questioned, and 


it really wounded her. She still talks today of the sting she felt at 


those bad reviews. But. in reality, there were also quite a few good 


notices for the album.





Joni joined up with Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Review as it traveled 


thru North America, and she performed at a few shows in late November 


and early December including stops in Boston and Toronto. 





Before Christmas 1975, plans began for a tour to promote 'The Hissing Of 


Summer Lawns', which was selling briskly. The L.A. Express were grabbed 


up and convinced to embark on a second tour with Mitchell to begin in 


January 1976.  


 


Often packaged with filler on bootleg versions, these are the demos 


only and they sound wonderful. I have included as a bonus the song 


"Hunter (The Good Samaritan)" originally scheduled for 'Blue' here, 


because it is the only track from "The Original Blue" that was never 


released. "Dreamland" later appeared on 'Don Juan's Reckless Daughter' 


in a studio version, but the stripped down version here is expecially 


appealing. The official album is one of Joni's underrated gems. Buy it 


and give it a second chance.





Thanks to Les Irvin webmaster at Joni Mitchell Discussion List for the 


files and for good trading and conversation. To join in the fun, visit 


http://www.jmdl.com.





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All tracks pitch, level and phase corrected at Remasters Workshop, November 8, 2009.





Artwork is included.





Please do not convert this material to a lossy format and redistribute it.





Enjoy!





Remasters Workshop


November 8, 2009
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