JONI MITCHELL "BLUE" TEST PRESSING DOUBLE LP MASTERED AT 45 RPM NEVER RELEASED

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THIS AUCTION IS FOR A TWO DISC VINYL TEST PRESSING OF THE "BLUE" ALBUM MASTERED BY STEVE HOFFMAN AND KEVIN GREY AT ACOUSTECH MASTERING FROM THE ORIGINAL 1971 MASTER TAPE. 33 RPM VERSIONS AND 45 RPM VERSIONS WERE CUT DURING THE HOFFMAN/GREY SESSIONS AND ONLY THE 33 RPM VERSION WAS RELEASED. THIS SET IS ULTRA RARE AND UNPLAYED. STILL SEALED IN POLYBAG. LESS THAN 20 COPIES IN EXISTENCE. COVER ART IMAGE IS FOR REFERENCE ONLY. Joni Mitchell Blue on 180g LP from Warner Bros.  All-Analog Blue Mastered From the Orginal Master Tapes and Pressed at RTI   Hands-Down Definitive Version of This Folk Classic w/ Faithfully Replicated Original Artwork  Pristinely Mastered 180g LPs of Mitchell's Ladies of the Canyon, Court and Spark, and The Hissing of Summer Lawns also Available   Warner Bros. Records continues its unparalleled audiophile LP reissue run with an astounding pressing of Joni Mitchell's Blue. Mastered by Steve Hoffman and cut by Kevin Grey at RTI on 180g vinyl, this is hands-down the very best pressing of Joni's 1971 masterpiece. Without a doubt, one of the most important and influential artists in all of contemporary music, Mitchell is a legendary singer/songwriter and musical icon. Since her 1968 debut LP, the five-time Grammy winner has released a long string of stellar albums as emotionally powerful as they are stylistically diverse. Her 1971 poetic masterpiece, Blue is now completely re-mastered and pressed on 180-gram HQ vinyl. Even the original artwork is replicated on this gatefold release. Featuring such memorable songs as "Carey," "All I Want," "California," "A Case of You," and "River," Blue raised the stakes of confessional folk-pop to new levels of honesty and openness. Mitchell's music moves beyond the constraints of acoustic folk into more intricate and diverse territory, setting the stage for the experimentation of her later work. Unrivaled in its intensity and insight, the entire album is perfect from start to finish. Sonically and musically, we cannot give this pressing a high enough recommendation. "Blue is clearly Mitchell's masterpiece...the reissue has far greater presence and physicality and is more immediate, dynamic, detailed and especially transparent. Highest recommendation and a most highly anticipated reissue that lives up to every high expectation. Congratulations to all involved in the AAA vinyl reissue of Joni Mitchell's Blue!"  – Michael Fremer, Stereophile and musicangle.com "This is a really wonderful album; Joni just laid it all out there for the world to hear. I feel this new version is the true giant killer. Parts were cut, plated and pressed at RTI and the actual 1971 Reprise master tape was used in disk cutting. Most of the songs on this vinyl version were cut without ANY equalization at all so this will be the closest you will ever get to the sound of the true master tape!"  – Steve Hoffman, Mastering Engineer Joni Mitchell Blue Track Listing: All I Want My Old Man Little Green Carey Blue California This Flight Tonight River A Case of You The Last Time I Saw Richard