Joni Mitchell: Ladies Of The Canyon (LP colored)

Joni Mitchell's third album, "Ladies Of The Canyon," showcases her rapid musical evolution; the self-produced album's sophisticated arrangements expand the singer-songwriter's sonic palette to include piano, clarinet, saxophone and multi-part vocals. The dozen originals include some of Mitchell's most popular compositions, including "Big Yellow Taxi," "Woodstock" and "The Circle Game" - songs that may be better known through cover versions (by Janet Jackson, CSNY and Tom Rush, respectively), but Joni's versions are just as memorable. released in 1970, "Ladies Of The Canyon" was neither Mitchell's biggest seller nor her best-known album - but it is perhaps the hidden gem in one of rock's most rewarding catalogs. "Ladies of the Canyon" is Joni Mitchell's third studio album. Originally released in 1970, the album has now been remastered by Bernie Grundman under Joni Mitchell's supervision. It features some of Mitchell's best-known songs, including 'Big Yellow Taxi', 'Woodstock' and 'The Circle Game'. "Ladies of the Canyon" can be considered Joni Mitchell's coming-out party. The Canadian icon, who had recently moved to Lookout Mountain in Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon - her home is depicted in a watercolor she painted for the record's cover - drew inspiration from her immediate surroundings while feeling the pulse of national affairs, corporations, celebrities and her relationship with Graham Nash. On the more upbeat "Ladies of the Canyon," the singer-songwriter becomes a trailblazer, shedding the constructs of folk music and moving into pop, jazz, soul and poetry with a combination of depth, sophistication, introspection and acumen that no one had heard before. The New York Times called this album, released in 1970, "powerful and brilliant." It is the first of six consecutive masterpieces by Mitchell.