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Blue is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Exploring the various facets of relationships from infatuation on "A Case of You" to insecurity on "This Flight Tonight", the songs feature simple accompaniments on piano, guitar and Appalachian dulcimer. The album peaked at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart, number 9 on the Canadian RPM Albums Chart and number 15 on the Billboard 200.
Today, Blue is generally regarded by music critics as one of the greatest albums of all time; the way Mitchell's songwriting, compositions and voice all work together are frequent areas of praise. In January 2000, The New York Times chose Blue as one of the 25 albums that represented "turning points and pinnacles in 20th-century popular music". In 2012, Blue was rated the 30th best album ever made in Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time", the highest entry by a female artist
Tracklist
A1 All I Want
A2 My Old Man
A3 Little Green
A4 Carey
A5 Blue
B1 California
B2 This Flight Tonight
B3 River
B4 A Case Of You
B5 The Last Time I Saw Richard
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United KingdomExcellent sounding pressing
I have never heard a 70s pressing of this record but this is far superior to the well worn 80s WEA copy that it is replacing. Keep in mind that this version sounds like it was mastered on the hot side of the scale. Which is more my taste when a record features a lot of acoustic guitar and percussion.