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Judee Sill "Judee Sill" 180G LP (SHIPPING NOW!)

Judee Sill "Judee Sill" 180G LP (SHIPPING NOW!)

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Original Release Date: 1971
Original Label: Asylum Records

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  • 100% Analog Mastering FROM THE ORIGINAL MASTER TAPES!
  • Mastered by Kevin Gray At CoHEARent Audio
  • Double 45 RPM LPs for Extreme Sound Quality
  • Ultra-Quiet 180-Gram Vinyl Pressed At GOTTA GROOVE
  • Beautiful Old-Style "Tip-On" Gatefold Printed By Stoughton
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Reviews

"... a long forgotten gem ... superbly reissued on double 45 rpm vinyl cut from the original analog tapes by Kevin Gray and Tip-On gatefold jacket packaged too." (October 9, 2017)

- Michael Fremer

"The analog warmth of the sound is inviting and profoundly engaging ... These sonically compelling reissues speak well for the original recording engineers ..." (November 16, 2017)

– Joe Marchese

"Rapturous and otherworldly." -Rolling Stone

"... it's hard to suppress the inner light of Sill's work. It shines." -Pitchfork

The astonishing Judee Sill was the first artist signed to David Geffen’s Asylum Records, and Judee Sill the first album released on the label. Sill’s music is intensely spiritual, redolent of both mysticism and divine imagery, yet grounded by great songwriting and a pure but powerful singing talent. Her songs impart incredible intimacy that is enhanced and not diminished by her sometimes complex string/orchestral arrangements (remarkably Sill arranged and conducted the strings/orchestra on her albums!).

Sill’s life was tragic personally and professionally. Her father and brother were killed when Sill was young, and her tempestuous relationship with her alcoholic (and remarried) mother resulted in her leaving home at 15. She committed robberies and began a battle she was destined to lose against drug addiction. When stardom didn’t follow the critical acclaim of these two albums her career never recovered. Sill was dead in 1979 at just 35. The brevity of Judee’s musical legacy is vastly outweighed by the emotional power in these two extraordinary albums.

Tracklist
Side 1
1 Crayon Angels 02:35
2 The Phantom Cowboy 01:40
3 The Archetypal Man 03:35
Side 2
1 The Lamb Ran Away With the Crown 03:10
2 Lady-O 03:10
3 Jesus Was a Crossmaker 03:20
Side 3
1 Ridge Rider 04:28
2 My Man On Love 03:23
Side 4
1 Lopin' Along Thru The Cosmos 03:00
2 Enchanted Sky Machines 02:40
3 Abracadabra 01:54

Release Notes

IR Catalog: IR-016

Format: 180-Gram Double 45s Pressed at GOTTA GROOVE

Jacket: Old-Style "Tip-On" Gatefold Jacket Printed By Stoughton on Heavy Stock

UPC: 707129301406