The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (180g Gatefold) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Tracklist
A1        In France They Kiss On Main Street
Acoustic Guitar – Joni Mitchell
Backing Vocals – D. Crosby*, G. Nash*, J. Taylor*
Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals – Joni Mitchell
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – John Guerin
Electric Guitar – Jeff Baxter, Robben Ford
Electric Piano – Victor Feldman
3:17
A2        The Jungle Line
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Synthesizer [Moog] – Joni Mitchell
Field Recording – The Warrior Drums Of Burundi
4:20
A3        Edith And The Kingpin
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals – Joni Mitchell
Bass – Wilton Felder
Drums – John Guerin
Electric Guitar – Larry Carlton
Electric Piano – Joe Sample
Horn – Chuck Findley
Saxophone, Flute – Bud Shank
3:35
A4        Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals – Joni Mitchell
Bass – Wilton Felder
Congas – Victor Feldman
Dobro – Robben Ford
Drums – John Guerin
Electric Guitar – Larry Carlton
4:04
A5        Shades Of Scarlett Conquering
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – Dale Oehler
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – John Guerin
Electric Guitar – Larry Carlton
Electric Piano, Vibraphone – Victor Feldman
Piano, Lead Vocals – Joni Mitchell
4:57
B1        The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums, Synthesizer [Moog], Arranged By – John Guerin
Guitar – James Taylor (2)
Keyboards, Percussion – Victor Feldman
Saxophone, Flute – Bud Shank
Trumpet – Chuck Findley
Written-By – John Guerin, Joni Mitchell
3:00
B2        The Boho Dance
Bass – Max Bennett
Bass Flute – Bud Shank
Drums – John Guerin
Flugelhorn – Chuck Findley
Keyboards, Lead Vocals – Joni Mitchell
3:56
Harry’s House/Centerpiece
Bass – Max Bennett
Drums – John Guerin
Guitar – Robben Ford
Keyboards – Joe Sample
Lead Vocals – Joni Mitchell
Trumpet [Trumpets] – Chuck Findley
(6:52)
B3a        Harry’s House
Written-By – Joni Mitchell
B3b        Centerpiece
Written-By – Johnny Mandel, Jon Hendricks
B4        Sweet Bird
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Larry Carlton
Piano, Acoustic Guitar [Acoustic Guitars], Lead Vocals – Joni Mitchell
4:10
B5        Shadows And Light
Synthesizer [Arp-Farfisa], Vocals – Joni Mitchell
4:15
Copyright © – Elektra/Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra/Asylum Records
Copyright © – Asylum Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Asylum Records
Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Marketed By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Published By – Crazy Crow Music
Published By – Caphryl Music
Published By – Mad Men’s Drum Music
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Cover, Design – Joni Mitchell
Engineer – Ellis Sorkin, Henry Lewy
Mixed By – Henry Lewy
Photography – Norman Seeff
Remastered By, Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Written-By, Mixed By – Joni Mitchell (tracks: A1 to B2, B4)
“Made in U.S.A” version of Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Embossed gatefold cover

Inner gatefold has a note that reads (line breaks preserved):

This recordis a total work
conceived graphically, musically, lyrically and accidentally
—as a whole. The performances were guided by the given compositional
strictures and the audibly inspired beauty of every player.
The whole unfolded like a mystery.
It is not my intention to unravel that mystery for anyone
but rather to offer some additional clues:
“Centerpiece” is a Johnny Mandel-Jon Hendricks tune. John Guerin and I
collaborated on “The Hissing Of Summer Lawns.” “The Boho Dance” is a Tom Wolfe-ism
from the book “The Painted Word.” The poem, “Don’t Interrupt The Sorrow” was born around
4 a.m. in a New York loft. Larry Poons seeded it and Bobby Neuwirth was midwife here but the
child filtered thru Genesis at Jackfish Lake, Saskatchewan, is rebellious and mystical
and insists that its conception was immaculate.
Henry—more than an engineer—Lewy
and his assistant Ellis Sorkin piloted these tapes to their destination;
Henry and I mixed them; and Bernie Grundman mastered
then at A&M Studios in Hollywood.
I drew the cover and designed the package
with research help and guidance from Glen Christensen,
Elektra / Asylum Art Director. The photo is Norman Seeff’s.
I would especially like
to thank Myrt and Bill Anderson,
North Battleford. New York, Saskatoon,
Bel-Air, Burbank, Burundi, Orange
County, the deep, deep heart of
Dixie. Blue, National Geographic
Magazine, Helpful Henry The
Housewife’s Delight—and John
Guerin for showing me the
root of the chord
and where 1
was.

…She
could
see the
blue pools in the
squiting sun
and hear the
hissing of
summer
lawns…

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: Vinyl
• Format Type: LP
• Released: 09/29/2023