TRIPLE-FOLD 1972 ORIG JONI MITCHELL "FOR THE ROSES" UNDERESTIMATED GROWER M-
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MINTY CLEAN ~ ORIGINAL 1972 FIRST PRESS
Final Collection Copy !
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JONI MITCHELL
For The Roses
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USA - ASYLUM RECORDS - SD 5057
MINT CLEAN - FINAL COLLECTION COPY!!!
Original 1972 FIRST PRINT in triple-fold cover ... this is one of the best and most underestimated of Joni Mitchell's albums :::
Sandwiched between the solitary, heart-on-her-sleeve confessions of Blue and the ravishing pop of Court and Spark, 1972's For the Roses captures Joni Mitchell in a deceptively subdued period of transition. Still hewing to a spare sound, Mitchell ventures beyond the elegant folk sources of earlier records to explore her love of blues and jazz-based harmony, writing as much on piano as guitar; thematically, the earnest reveries and heartbroken dirges of before give way to a more detached, even journalistic perspective and darker, grittier settings, most strikingly on "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire." "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" was the set's nominal hit, yet in hindsight the keepers here are found in evolutionary pieces like the jazz-tinged "Barangrill," the rock-infused "Blonde in the Bleachers," and in more sober meditations like "Woman of Heart and Mind"--testaments to her restless growth and signposts to the more mature music ahead.
Recognition is a curious thing. Released a year after "Blue," a record that is often considered Mitchell's most seminal work, and a year before "Court and Spark," the most commercially successful album of her career, "For the Roses'" acclaim seems strangely subdued in comparison to the records it's wedged between. Maybe it isn't the type of album that reveals its rewards on first listen, but give it time. There are so many memorable touches that divulge themselves gradually - and will have you wondering how you didn't notice them instantly: Mitchell's habit of stretching the syllables of a word or raising her voice to liltingly accent a point mid-verse, how songs that once seemed relatively tuneless now sound stacked with miniature melodies.
These are elastic, labyrinthine arrangements, and Mitchell finds a way to fuse the poetic lyricism of her early work with the heart-on-her-sleeve accessibility of Blue, while also occasionally drawing back vocally for extended instrumental periods. On For the Roses, Mitchell's mind is frequently focused on life inside the music industry: the troubling course fame traditionally takes, the struggle to maintain a relationship, drug addiction. "Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)" is an inspired account of Beethoven's frustrations, while "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" is the sarcastic result of Mitchell's label requesting a hit. (It worked, too, becoming her first single to reach the top 25 in the U.S.) "For the Roses" may not be the most immediate album in Mitchell's oeuvre, but it's her masterpiece.
- Banquet ...3:00
- Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire ...4:17
- Barangrill ...2:53
- Lesson in Survival ...3:10
- Let the Wind Carry Me ...3:55
- For the Roses ...3:46
- See You Sometime ...2:58
- Electricity ...3:00
- You Turn Me On I'm a Radio ...2:40
- Blonde in the Bleachers ...2:40
- Woman of Heart and Mind ...2:36
- Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune) ...5:25
CONDITION: The cover: Rated: M- triple-fold is stiff colorful and sharp still has a fresh appearance -- there are no delete marks, no split seams, no bends, and no writing ... VERY collection worthy ...
The vinyl: Rated: M- very clean and glossy - playing with very enjoyable CLEAN minty audio ... both Asylum labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
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