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Joni Mitchell Blue - Wow help me Agoners

I just got this CD and I love the honesty and emotion of it. Her voice is wonderful. I have some of her newer ones, but her voice and her raw emotion are so much better on Blue.

The recording is a little thin and wonder if there is a better version out there? Where do I get it? Last, can you Joni fans tell me which other albums are like Blue. I want to buy more of her stuff, but want the emotion, voice and style of Blue.

I know I should be more familiar with Blue as I am 44, but I just played it for the first time today. Now this is art!
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jaybo
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the first 4 joni records are all masterpieces of simple folk/pop.....after 'for the roses there was a lot more experimental pieces.
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dodgealum
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I have to say I'm also a huge fan of "Hissing". Love the fretless bass and the dreamy atmospheric sound.
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audiotomb
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court, hissing and hejira and my three favs

the new Blue 180 gram vinyl is available at acoustic sounds

if you like the solo acoustic realm of Blue
try Suzanne Vega's first self titled lp

Tom
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ssvlaunch
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Elusive Disc has Blue in a remastered HDCD format. Has anyone heard this release?
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dodgealum
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The entire Joni catalogue has been remastered in HDCD. These can almost always be found in the discount bin of your local record store. I bought "For the Roses" since I could NEVER find a decent pressing on vinyl. Engineered by Joe Gastwirt at Ocean View Digital the sound is very good. FWIW, here is my top four Joni list in rank order best to less:

Blue
Court and Spark
For the Roses
Ladies of the Canyon
Hissing
Hejira

I'm not a fan of anything after Hejira.
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