Joni Mitchell Song to a Seagull Rare 1968 Reprise Records Original Vinyl LP
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Song to a Seagull Studio album by Joni Mitchell Released March 23, 1968 Recorded 1967 Studio Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California Genre Folk Length 38:00 Label Reprise Producer David Crosby Joni Mitchell chronology Song to a Seagull
(1968) Clouds
(1969) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Encyclopedia of Popular Music MusicHound Pitchfork 6.7/10 Rolling Stone
Song to a Seagull (also known as Joni Mitchell) is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Produced by David Crosby, the album was recorded in 1967 at Sunset Sound and released on March 23, 1968 by Reprise Records.
Production
The album was recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California during the later part of 1967. David Crosby was assigned as producer as part of the deal with Reprise Records. Crosby wanted Mitchell to sound pure and natural, so he asked her to sing into the studio grand piano, and set up extra microphones to capture her voice reverberating off the strings; unfortunately the set-up captured too much ambient noise, resulting in excessive tape hiss, which could only be removed post-production at the cost of the high sounds in the audio range, which gives the album a flat feel.
Mitchell had written songs that were hits for other artists (e.g., "Both Sides Now" and "Chelsea Morning" by Judy Collins and Dave Van Ronk, "Eastern Rain" by Fairport Convention, "Urge for Going" and "The Circle Game" by Tom Rush), but none of those songs were recorded for her debut.
Content
Mitchell has said that "Sisotowbell" stands for "Somehow, in spite of trouble, ours will be ever lasting love".
The album was dedicated to her Grade 7 English teacher, "Mr. Kratzmann, who taught me to love words".
Release
This album was originally released as Joni Mitchell because the LP album covers were printed incorrectly, cutting off part of the Song to a Seagull title (spelled out by birds in flight). The cut-off, as well as the publishers at Reprise Records not noticing that the birds spelled out the album name, caused the eponymous album title.
The two sides of the LP were labelled as Part 1 – "I Came to the City", and Part 2 – "Out of the City and Down to the Seaside".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Joni Mitchell.
Side one – I Came to the City No. Title Length 1. "I Had a King" 3:37 2. "Michael from Mountains" 3:41 3. "Night in the City" 2:30 4. "Marcie" 4:35 5. "Nathan La Franeer" 3:18 Side two – Out of the City and Down to the Seaside No. Title Length 1. "Sisotowbell Lane" 4:05 2. "The Dawntreader" 5:04 3. "The Pirate of Penance" 2:44 4. "Song to a Seagull" 3:51 5. "Cactus Tree" 4:35price rating
