The studio albums 1968-1979

"During this run, Mitchell charted one of the most solid career arcs in contemporary music that then detoured into one of the strangest ... This is a basic set-- no frills, just all the albums' original layouts reproduced in envelope sleeves, the fonts so tiny only mice could read them. There are no extras, outtakes or re-anythinged. But taking these 10 records in a row, chronologically, it is a striking reminder no single artist has had a run like Joni".

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"A collection of her first ten studio albums, recorded between 1968 and 1977, seems particularly timely. It's a reminder of Mitchell's musical genius - and I don't use the word lightly - and an affirmation of her status as unquestionably the greatest female singer-songwriter in popular music".

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"Otte studiealbum blev det til i tiåret, og hun gjorde sig undervejs fri af rollen som folksangeren med guitaren. Hun blev i stedet en uforudsigelig kunstner, der - til stor frustration for bosserne på pladeselskabet - med høj integritet og innovativ tankegang indspillede plader, der var præget af stemninger fra f. eks. jazz, soul, fusionsmusik, avantgarde og verdensmusik. Der er således et stykke vej fra album som "Clouds" og "Blue" til "Hejira", "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter" og "Mingus". Og så alligevel ikke ... Joni Mitchells fascinerende vokal står utroligt stærkt hele vejen, og hendes tekster er på alle slags plader af meget høj kvalitet".

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