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Judee Sill

CD Live In London: The Bbc Recordings 1972-1973

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  • Issued : 15 Jun 2007

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Genre : Rock & Pop Catalogue Number : PCD17114
Format : CD Label : P-Vine
Issued : 15 Jun 2007 Item sourced from : Japan
Number of Discs : 1
Other : Live Recording

Live In London: The Bbc Recordings 1972-1973

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  • CD   US Edition   ¥2,212   Collection CD (US Import)   Released: 22 May 2007  

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It's wonderful to finally have an official release of the late Judee Sill's recordings done for the BBC during 1972 and 1973. They have been bootlegged for years, passed from person to person among the -- then few -- faithful on ragged umpteenth-generation cassettes. When Rhino's Handmade imprint officially released her two albums with supplemental material, the way was created for the rest of her recorded output to see the light of day in an organized fashion. In 2005, San Francisco's Water Records got out her long unreleased third album in a deluxe package, and they have also handsomely put together these tapes in one place. First and foremost, the disclaimer: there is repetition here, especially the material from her debut album. And for whatever reason, producers Filippo Salvadori and Carlton P. Sandercock have broken up the actual concert sessions, interweaving them for what one presumes are aesthetic reasons. In other words, the songs recorded for the BBC's In Concert (with Sill playing solo on guitar and piano) are interspersed with one cut from its program In Session with Bob Harris recorded two weeks later. The other cuts from the Harris sessions are intercut with another In Concert program recorded a year later. It doesn't matter musically, but it may to those rather serious archivists who prefer to listen to things chronologically. The set flows beautifully. The earlier version of Enchanted Sky Machines (it's here twice, as are Jesus Was a Cross Maker and The Kiss, while Down Where the Valleys Are Low appears three times), with its gospel piano riffing, is utterly moving and delightful. Likewise, Sill's guitar playing is far more sophisticated than is displayed on her studio offerings (check the 1973 version of There Is a Rugged Road). Subsequently, The Kiss, freshly written a bit before these concerts, makes its first recorded appearances here, before Heart Food was recorded. The vocal performances from 1973 tend not to be as strong -- they are wispier, less authoritative, more tentative. But, as Sill comments in one introduction, she says she has a sore throat, which may be the reason. But in 1973, the sheer excitement of her first two appearances wasn't missing -- which does not mean the songs suffer; they are just more melancholy, which adds different twists to their meanings, especially on the final version of The Kiss. It's heartbreaking. There is also a track here that includes a nearly five-minute interview with Harris, which does add to rather than subtract from the authority of this set of music. This is about all of it now; there is very little left to issue as the story bleeds into pop history. Hopefully, the musical shelf that now exists will add weight and heft to the true and visionary contribution that Judee Sill brought to the entire Laurel Canyon scene of the early '70s. ~ Thom Jurek, All Music Guide

Credits

Judee Sill(Guitar (Acoustic)),  Judee Sill(Piano),  Judee Sill(Vocals),  Carlton P. Sandercock(Compilation Producer),  Filippo Salvadori(Compilation Producer),  Gary Hobish(Mastering),  Judee Sill(Composer),  Michael Saltzman(Liner Notes),  Patrick Roques(Design),  Pat Thomas(Project Assistant)

Songs

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    Jesus Was A Cross Maker  (03:49)
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    2
    Lady-o  (04:14)
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    3
    The Lamb Ran Away With The Crown  (03:57)
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    4
    Enchanted Sky Machines  (04:48)
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    5
    The Kiss  (04:21)
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    6
    Down Where The Valleys Are Low  (05:56)
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    7
    There`s A Rugged Road  (04:22)
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    8
    The Phoenix  (03:18)
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    9
    The Donor  (06:27)
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    10
    Soldier Of The Heart  (04:12)
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    11
    Interview  (04:42)
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    12
    Enchanted Sky Machines  (04:10)
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    13
    The Kiss  (03:58)
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    14
    Down Where The Valleys Are Low  (04:53)
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    The Phoenix  (02:30)
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    16
    Jesus Was A Cross Maker  (03:26)
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    The Kiss  (05:04)
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    Down Where The Valleys Are Low  (04:16)

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  • ★★★☆☆ 

    太郎  |  愛知県  |  不明  |  28/July/2010

    大好きなシンガーですが、わざわざこの編集盤でなくても良いかも。オリジナルから是非!!

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    CのH  |  yamagata  |  不明  |  21/March/2009

     天国から歌声がふりそそぐかのような名曲「Kiss」このアルバムのM4のVer.が最も好きです。何度、聴いても飽きません。独り多重録音のスタジオ版より、自分独りでギターかピアノだけをかき鳴らしてのライブはシンプル度、ピュア度が一層高まります。  同様に、タートルズに提供したM2やグレアム・ナッシュがプロデュースM1もスタジオ版よりいいかも。   寡作家の彼女は曲想が自分の中で昇華してから、アルバム作りに臨んだそうですが、このライブを聴くとどの曲も完全に出来上がっています。  私にとって彼女の発掘は、全くタイプは違うもの

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