{"product_id":"pre-order-joni-mitchell-court-and-spark-mfsl-45rpm-supervinyl-2lp-onestep-box-set","title":"Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark - MFSL 45rpm SuperVinyl One-Step { Vinyl LP }","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field custom-field__track-listing custom-field__type--html teaser rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"custom-field--value\"\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumbered, Limited Edition 45rpm 180g 2LP Box Set!\u003cbr\u003eSourced from the Original Analog Master Tapes!\u003cbr\u003ePressed at Fidelity Record Pressing on MoFi SuperVinyl!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS \/ Dolby A Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cheader\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e500 Greatest Albums of All Time - Rated 110\/500!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/em\u003e, the most commercially successful album of Joni Mitchell's trailblazing career, arrived after a year in which she took some time to breathe and kept a low profile. The pause led to more breakthroughs for the singer-songwriter. Marking Mitchell's increasing drift toward jazz (and affinity for Miles Davis and John Coltrane),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egarnered four Grammy nominations, earned the Best Album of the Year vote in the prestigious Pazz \u0026amp; Jop poll, and ranks #110 on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSourced from the original analog master tapes, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing on MoFi SuperVinyl, strictly limited to 5,000 numbered copies, and featuring new liner notes, Mobile Fidelity's UltraDisc One-Step 180g 45RPM 2LP box set presents the 1974 classic with definitive detail, tonality, and directness. Marking the first time the revered LP has received audiophile-quality treatment, it's one of six iconic 1970s Mitchell records Mobile Fidelity is reissuing on vinyl and SACD sets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenefitting from a virtually nonexistent noise floor, dead-quiet surfaces, and superior groove definition, this collectible edition reproduces without compromise the textures, details, and breathtaking craftsmanship that help make\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto what many fans believe is the Canadian native's finest hour. Notes bloom and decay as they do amid an acoustic live environment. Soundstages extend far and deep, with black backgrounds and balanced tones adding to the uncanny realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reference-grade presence and openness put in transparent view Mitchell's incisive words and unique phrasing, as well as the contributions of her prized support musicians — including Tom Scott and the L.A. Express as well as guest turns by the likes of David Crosby, Graham Nash, Jose Feliciano, and Robbie Robertson. Mitchell, experimenting with the melodic parameters of guitar and piano, is rightly found at the center of it all. The jazz-rock rhythms of drummer John Guerin, slippery guitar lines of Larry Carlton, vibrant horns and reeds laid down by Scott — crucial to the songs' shape-shifting arrangements — can now also be heard with fresh ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVisually and physically, the packaging of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUD1S set complements its distinguished status. Housed in a deluxe slipcase, both LPs come in foil-stamped jackets with faithful-to-the-original graphics that illuminate the splendor of the recording. This reissue is for listeners who desire to engage themselves in everything involved with the album, including Mitchell's \"The Mountain Loves the Sea\" painting — a picture of waves embracing and receding away from a mountain, a metaphor for the record's lyrical themes — on the cover art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePitching deceptively light compositions against underlying tensions,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewitnesses the singer-songwriter finding her footing with a group of top-shelf musicians who seemingly understand her visions as well as expanding her lyrical palette and venturing further into territory no artist had dared explore. Mitchell's accessibly complex structures, beat-propelled rhythms, and spirited interplay with Scott \u0026amp; Co. both give the music a different identity than her prior efforts and point in the directions she soon headed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLyrically,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ematches the wit, integrity, originality, and intellect of anything in Mitchell's oeuvre — no small feat. Offsetting positives with negatives, and considering circumstances from multiple angles, Mitchell explores issues connected to love and freedom, certainty and confusion, and trust and fear with unfettered boldness and introspective empathy. She teeters between surrender and retreat, and spends a majority of the record sussing out the complications and sacrifices involved with such actions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitchell addresses the transactional nature of desire (the intimate title track, the upbeat \"Raised on Robbery,\" complete with rock 'n' roll pep from Robertson and zesty sax from Scott); anticipation and disappointment of romance (\"Car on a Hill,\" \"\"Down to You); fame and celebrity (\"A Free Man in Paris,\" \"People's Parties\"); and sanity (the dark and stormy \"Trouble Child,\" a satirical cover of Annie Ross' \"Twisted\"). Throughout, she sings with an emotionally penetrating beauty and devastating honesty that teaches about ourselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOr, as Mitchell relays on \"People's Parties\": \"Laughing and crying\/You know it's the same release.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFeatures\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumbered, Limited Edition - 5,000 Copies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUltraDisc One-Step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e180g Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e45rpm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2LP Box Set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMastered from the 1\/4\" \/ 15 IPS \/ Dolby A Analog Master to DSD 256 to Analog Console to Lathe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePressed on MoFi SuperVinyl at Fidelity Record Pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew Liner Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeluxe Slipcase\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFoil-Stamped Jackets with Faithful-to-the-Original Graphics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCourt and Spark\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHelp Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Man in Paris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople's Parties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame Situation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCar on a Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDown to You\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Like This Train\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRaised on Robbery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrouble Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwisted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Music Direct","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56666085130572,"sku":"821797205221","price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0979\/2913\/4412\/files\/AMOBUD_052__190926__09302024022900-7.jpg?v=1770368035","url":"https:\/\/vinylpulses.com\/products\/pre-order-joni-mitchell-court-and-spark-mfsl-45rpm-supervinyl-2lp-onestep-box-set","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}