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Joni Mitchell remasters on the way

FYI, some remastered Joni albums from an amazing period are on the way. I’m especially excited about how "Miles of Aisles" turns out, because that album really needs a remaster.

"Rhino explores the beginning of the prolific Asylum era with THE ASYLUM ALBUMS (1972-1975), the next installment in the Joni Mitchell Archives series. The collection features newly remastered versions of For The Roses (1972), Court And Spark (1974), the double live album Miles Of Aisles (1974), and The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (1975). All four were recently remastered by Bernie Grundman."

 

https://jonimitchell.com/music/album.cfm?id=45

hilde45
jwillox
211 posts
 

@dpop - +1

agreed. 

curtdr
348 posts
 

@dpop 

another +1

A remaster definitely does not automatically mean "better."  

Some remasters though are good... I like what Jimmy Page did w Zep remasters, but that's JIMMY PAGE at the wheel.  The Mothership compilation sounds excellent.

I have a Fleetwood Mac greatest hits 2 cd set that I got recently, remastered, and I was so excited until I listened to it and found out I like the originals much better... much.  

lalitk's avatar
lalitk
6,180 posts
 

You get appropriately rewarded if you keep an open mind….nuff said!

tonykay
1,335 posts
 

I bought the Joni Mitchell Reprise LP remasters last year. I thought they were good,  even great, especially "Blue". I also bought the "Live at Carnegie Hall-1969" LP. I thought that one sounded great as well. I have so many different versions of Joni albums that I sometimes get confused. As "lalitk" observed, keeping an open mind on these remasters is probably a good idea. When I see the Rhino versions in the record store, I'll take a chance! Life's too short to worry about which version is the best.

orgillian197
119 posts
 

Court and Spark has a glitch where People's Parties is repeated - it's there as part of Free Man In Paris and then again as a separate track.
In terms of the quality of these Bernie Grundman remasters (reportedly done with Joni sitting there overseeing the work), Miles of Aisles is much improved, as is Hissing of Summer Lawns. Court and Spark was not improved over the Steve Hoffman DCC cd version imho.

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