1960’S LAUREL CANYON, LOS ANGELES REVISITED
In 1969, the Aquarian themes of Woodstock (peace, love and music) were being played out on a smaller scale in the secluded Los Angeles neighborhood of Laurel Canyon, which is defined by a road that links Hollywood Blvd. to Mulholland Drive. Two years earlier Joni Mitchell had purchased a wooden cottage that had been built by a jazz musician into the side of a hill on Lookout Mountain Avenue. Several of the songs Mitchell wrote at the time, including the title track of her third album, were a direct result of her embracing that slice of bohemian counter-culture.
Once again I’m both humbled and honored to say I’ll be writing music reviews for vinyl maven Michael Fremer. His site has transformed from MusicAngle.com to AnalogPlanet.com. It’s now in a blog styled format with vinyl only content associated with Michael’s “Analog Corner” column and Stereophile Magazine.
This new site will incorporate everything from MusicAngle along with all of Michael’s Stereophile “Analog Corner” columns! Michael announced the launch with a post reminiscing the early days of digital with some hilarious anecdotes. Michael’s post.
To see my AnalogPlanet.com music review of the Rhino 180 gram LP reissue of Ladies Of The Canyon mastered from the original analog tapes by Chris Bellman of Bernie Grundman’s Studio go here:
Joni Mitchell’s Ladies on AnalogPlanet
(Cover Drawing: Joni Mitchell)