Joni Mitchell (aka Song To A Seagull) (Vinyl LP) Electronic

Joni Mitchell (aka Song To A Seagull) (Vinyl LP) ElectronicIndie Only Limited Edition This David Crosby produced album is a sparse and beautiful folk record. This was Joni Mitchell's debut, yet already it was apparent that here was an immense lyrical talent. Her great melodic gift developed more fully later on, as these arefairly standard fare folk items. still, few writers had used such a conversational style in song, and for that alone, this was a milestone of a record. The listener was encouraged and

and paused while COVID raged

full of space and pawn shop guitars

But as this reissue demonstrates

showing that we know what to keep an eye on

Characterized by its raw energy that can put the needle In The Red

at that time the country's largest independent label

Segall has now given up the solo act for a three-piece group that destroys sonic and melodic boundaries with manic glee

breezy dance floor rhythms of the title song (a minor US hit in early '82) to the carefree hedonism expounded in the club floor filler

one of the founder members of Soft Machine

A gutful of grooves and utterly sublime playing

but refuses to submit

and last years Alena Arpels