{"id":770,"date":"2012-06-29T09:18:15","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T17:18:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randyw.camiwp.com\/?p=770"},"modified":"2012-11-12T18:56:35","modified_gmt":"2012-11-13T02:56:35","slug":"randy-wells-photography-classic-porsche-automotive-travel-music-video-reviews-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/?p=770","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/joni-mitchell-ladies-canyon-cover3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/joni-mitchell-ladies-canyon-cover3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"joni-mitchell-ladies-canyon-cover\" width=\"320\" height=\"318\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/joni-mitchell-ladies-canyon-cover3.jpg 320w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/joni-mitchell-ladies-canyon-cover3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/randywells.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/joni-mitchell-ladies-canyon-cover3-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 85vw, 320px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>1960&#8217;S LAUREL CANYON, LOS ANGELES REVISITED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Once again I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m both humbled and honored to say I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be writing music reviews for vinyl maven Michael Fremer. His site has transformed from MusicAngle.com to AnalogPlanet.com. It&#8217;s now in a blog styled format with vinyl only content associated with Michael&#8217;s &#8220;Analog Corner&#8221; column and Stereophile Magazine.  <\/p>\n<p>This new site will incorporate everything from MusicAngle along with all of Michael&#8217;s Stereophile &#8220;Analog Corner&#8221; columns! Michael announced the launch with a post reminiscing the early days of digital with some hilarious anecdotes. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.analogplanet.com\/content\/analog-corner-analog-planet-1\">Michael&#8217;s post.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>To see my AnalogPlanet.com music review of the Rhino 180 gram LP reissue of <em>Ladies Of The Canyon<\/em> mastered from the original analog tapes by Chris Bellman of Bernie Grundman&#8217;s Studio go here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.analogplanet.com\/content\/joni-mitchell\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s-laurel-canyon-rediscovered\">Joni Mitchell&#8217;s <em>Ladies<\/em> on AnalogPlanet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevehoffman.tv\/forums\/showpost.php?p=7992044&#038;postcount=52\">My System<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(Cover Drawing: Joni Mitchell)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1960&#8217;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. 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