Ladies of the Canyon on 180g Vinyl LP: Remastered in 2021 by Bernie Grundman Under the Supervision of Joni Mitchell, Includes "Woodstock" and "The Circle Game"

Joni Mitchell's third release finds her moving away from the wistful folk of her 1968 debut and Clouds, branching out into the progressive pop and jazz elements that define her best work. The bright, poppy "Big Yellow Taxi," the album's single, is here, as is her epoch-defining "Woodstock," a soulful, stirring song about the 1969 rock festival that was later covered by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. All of the material on 1970's Ladies of the Canyon is uniformly strong, demonstrating the mature style and vision that made the singer-songwriter one of the leading voices of the '70s. The platinum-certified effort helped pave the way for its watershed successor, Blue the following year. 

A singer, composer and lyricist of exceptional talent and unmatched influence, Joni Mitchell has crafted an extraordinary body of work spanning more than 40 years and is widely regarded as one of the brightest musical lights of recent generations. Fans, fellow musicians and critics have delighted in an ever-evolving creative journey, with songs both universal and profoundly personal. Her music has become a standard to which others are compared and which many aspire to copy, but its inventiveness and ineffable spirit make it decidedly her own.