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| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
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| J-Card Comment | 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. "He bought her a diamond for her throat He put her in a ranch house on a hill She could see the valley barbecues From her window sill See the blue pools in the squinting sun And hear the hissing of summer lawns..." 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. "Sweet bird you are Briefer than a falling star All these vain promises on beauty jars Somewhere with your wings on time You must be laughing Up on your feathers laughing..." 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. "You read those books where luxury Comes as a guest to take a slave Books where artists in noble poverty Go like virgins to the grave Don't you get sensitive on me 'Cause I know you're just too proud You couldn't step outside the Boho dance now Even if good fortune allowed..." 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. ----- Hunter (The Good Samaritan) ----- I was alone and sickly It was a quarter of a moonlit night I heard him cry through my window shade And it filled me so full of fright But I could not turn my back on him I put on the back porch light "Can I help you," said the Good Samaritan "Can I help you," said the Good Samaritan. I brought him bread and a blanket But I told him, "You can't come in" You can sleep outside in the tool shed Though a little rain comes in Oh, I don't know you, you're a stranger I don't know where you've been "You can't come in here," said the keeper of the inn "I don't want you in here," said the keeper of the inn. But I couldn't sleep for the thinking You know my night got so insane I thought, maybe he was an angel And I left him out in the rain And what if he was the devil He'd be coming after me again But when I woke in the weary morning he was gone When I woke in the weary morning he was gone. I thought maybe he was an angel And I left him out in the rain And what if he was the devil He'd be coming after me again When I woke in the weary morning he was gone When I woke in the weary morning, Lord, he was gone. |
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| Joni Mitchell 1975-??-?? The Seeding Of Summer Lawns, Compilation, Compilation | |
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| Set 1 | In France They Kiss On Main Street Edith And The Kingpin Shades Of Scarlet Conquering The Boho Dance Harry's House/Centerpiece Sweet Bird Shadows And Light Dreamland |
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| Comment | The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Acoustic Demos |