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VOL № E139 — July 2024

The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell
Why you'll love it...

By the time Joni Mitchell made The Hissing of Summer Lawns, she had already entered the pantheon of the greats, with albums that can be talked about in casual conversation without having to say the artist (Court and Spark, Blue, Ladies of the Canyon, et al.). But the pioneering work in alt-folk and self-confessional singer-songwriting done, she started pushing her music in radical directions, incorporating jazz, African music (which was hard to actually hear in the States in the ‘70s) and a new, sprawling vision of pop music into her fold. The first moment that all those styles converge and lift Mitchell off into some new vista is The Hissing of Summer Lawns, an album we believe to be her masterpiece, an album that has tendrils of influence that are still being felt today. Rem...

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Label
Rhino
Original Release Year
1975
Release Type
Reissue
Format
2LP
Speed
45 rpm
Vinyl Size
12 inch
Weight
standard
Foil Stamped
Yes
Color
Green
Jacket
Direct-To-Board; Double Gatefold
Mastering Studio
Sterling Sound
Mastering Engineer
Ryan Smith
Pressing Location
GZ Vinyl
Remastering Details
(AAA) Lacquers Cut From the Master Tapes at 45 RPM by Ryan Smith, Sterling Sound
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