[folk-rock] (2021) Joni Mitchell - The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) [FLAC] [DarkAngie]

(2021) Joni Mitchell - The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)

Review:
…The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) collects her first four albums, which feature some of her most enduring work: Song to a Seagull (featuring the essential tracks “Cactus Tree” and “Marcie”), Clouds (“Chelsea Morning” and “Both Sides Now”), Ladies of the Canyon (“Big Yellow Taxi,” “The Circle Game,” “Woodstock”) and the timeless Blue (featuring “River” and “A Case of You”), which recently landed on Rolling Stone‘s list of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. All the music on The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) has been newly remastered by Bernie Grundman and it also premieres a new mix of Song to a Seagull by Matt Lee and Joni Mitchell. In interviews, Joni has applauded her producer David Crosby’s choice to keep her songs sparse as in her live shows, but also expressed dissatisfaction over the chamber reverb that it had been said was baked into the tapes. The new mix honors the sonic fingerprint of the original while dialing back some of that reverb. For fans, it will be a whole new way of experiencing Joni’s first artistic statement. As Brandi Carlile writes in her notes, “No matter what we are dealing with in these times we can rejoice and know that of all the ages we could have lived through, we lived in the time of Joni Mitchell.” The four albums on The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) remind us how lucky we are with a stunning portrait of an artist finding her voice.

Track Listing:

(1968) Disc 1 Song to a Seagull
01 - I Had a King (2021 Remaster)
02 - Michael from Mountains (2021 Remaster)
03 - Night in the City (2021 Remaster)
04 - Marcie (2021 Remaster)
05 - Nathan la Franeer (2021 Remaster)
06 - Sisotowbell Lane (2021 Remaster)
07 - The Dawntreader (2021 Remaster)
08 - The Pirate of Penance (2021 Remaster)
09 - Song to a Seagull (2021 Remaster)
10 - Cactus Tree (2021 Remaster)

(1969) Disc 2 Clouds
01 - Tin Angel (2021 Remaster)
02 - Chelsea Morning (2021 Remaster)
03 - I Don't Know Where I Stand (2021 Remaster)
04 - That Song About the Midway (2021 Remaster)
05 - Roses Blue (2021 Remaster)
06 - The Gallery (2021 Remaster)
07 - I Think I Understand (2021 Remaster)
08 - Songs to Aging Children Come (2021 Remaster)
09 - The Fiddle and the Drum (2021 Remaster)
10 - Both Sides, Now (2021 Remaster)

(1970) Disc 3 Ladies of the Canyon
01 - Morning Morgantown (2021 Remaster)
02 - For Free (2021 Remaster)
03 - Conversation (2021 Remaster)
04 - Ladies of the Canyon (2021 Remaster)
05 - Willy (2021 Remaster)
06 - The Arrangement (2021 Remaster)
07 - Rainy Night House (2021 Remaster)
08 - The Priest (2021 Remaster)
09 - Blue Boy (2021 Remaster)
10 - Big Yellow Taxi (2021 Remaster)
11 - Woodstock (2021 Remaster)
12 - The Circle Game (2021 Remaster)

(1971) Disc 4 Blue
01 - All I Want (2021 Remaster)
02 - My Old Man (2021 Remaster)
03 - Little Green (2021 Remaster)
04 - Carey (2021 Remaster)
05 - Blue (2021 Remaster)
06 - California (2021 Remaster)
07 - This Flight Tonight (2021 Remaster)
08 - River (2021 Remaster)
09 - A Case of You (2021 Remaster)
10 - The Last Time I Saw Richard (2021 Remaster)


Media Report:
Genre: folk-rock
Format: FLAC
Format/Info: Free Lossless Audio Codec, 16-bit PCM
Bit rate mode: Variable
Channel(s): 2 channels
Sampling rate: 44.1 KHz
Bit depth: 16 bits