Joni Mitchell – For The Roses (2LP, 45 RPM, Box, 1STEP, SuperVinyl)
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Joni Mitchell – vocals, guitar, piano [click here to see more vinyl featuring Joni Mitchell]
Graham Nash – harmonica (C3) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Graham Nash]
Tom Scott – woodwinds, reeds
Wilton Felder – bass
Russ Kunkel – drums
Bobbye Hall – percussion
Bobby Notkoff – strings
James Burton – electric guitar (A2)
Stephen Stills – rock and roll band (D1)
Written by Joni Mitchell
2LPs, Box
Numbered limited edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
UD1S (UltraDisc One-Step)
Heavy Press : 180g SuperVinyl
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Mobile Fidelity
Original Label : Asylum Records
Recorded in 1972 at A&M Studios, Hollywood
Engineered by Henry Lewy
Produced by Joni Mitchell
Photography by Joel Bernstein
Originally released in November 1972
Reissued in 2023
Tracks:
Side A:
- Banquet
- Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire
- Barangrill
Side B:
- Lesson in Survival
- Let The Wind Carry Me
- For The Roses
Side C:
- See You Sometime
- Electricity
- You Turn Me On I'm A Radio
Side D:
- Blonde in the Bleachers
- Woman of Heart and Mind
- Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune)
Awards:
Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums 3rd Edition – Ranked 148
Reviews:
“On For the Roses, Joni Mitchell began to explore jazz and other influences in earnest. As one might expect from a transitional album, there is a lot of stylistic ground explored, including straight folk selections using guitar ("For the Roses") and piano ("Banquet," "See You Sometime," "Lesson in Survival") overtly jazzy numbers ("Barangrill," "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire," and hybrids that cross the two "Let the Wind Carry Me," "Electricity," "Woman of Heart and Mind," "Judgment of the Moon and Stars"). "Blonde in the Bleachers" grafts a rock & roll band coda onto a piano-based singer/songwriter main body. The hit single "You Turn Me on I'm a Radio" is an unusual essay into country-tinged pop, sporting a Dylanesque harmonica solo played by Graham Nash and lush backing vocals. Arrangements here build solidly upon the tentative expansion of scoring first seen in Ladies of the Canyon. "Judgment of the Moon and Stars" and "Let the Wind Carry Me" present lengthy instrumental interludes. The lyrics here are among Mitchell's best, continuing in the vein of gripping honesty and heartfelt depth exhibited on Blue. As always, there are selections about relationship problems, such as "Lesson in Survival," "See You Sometime," and perhaps the best of all her songs in this genre, "Woman of Heart and Mind." "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" presents a gritty inner-city survival scene, while "Barangrill" winsomely extols the uncomplicated virtues of a roadside truck stop. More than a bridge between great albums, this excellent disc is a top-notch listen in its own right.” AllMusic Review by David Cleary
UltraDisc One-Step : Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new UltraDisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the UHQR (Ultra High-Quality Record) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master tapes and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a "convert." Delicate "converts" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. The exclusive nature of these very limited pressings guarantees that every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.05 / 5