Mitchell, Joni - Miles of Aisles - Super Hot Stamper

We recently had a chance to do another shootout for this album, and when you find a great copy the sound is out of this world. Not many live albums have this kind of "you are there" immediacy. Turn down the lights, crank up the volume, and you'll be right there in the crowd as Joni and the LA Express (Tom Scott, Robben Ford, and the crew) knock out jazzy versions of some of her best material. The brass sounds great -- you can really hear the breath moving through the horns, with the all-important bite that really brings their various characters to life. I'd be remiss not to mention the amazing bottom end on this copy. The best sides have big, note-like bass that sets an unusually strong foundation for these great songs. You don't usually get much bass on Joni's studio albums, so WHOMP-aholics like myself will find a copy like this to be quite a treat. Just check out the songs on here: "You Turn Me On I'm A Radio," "Big Yellow Taxi," "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire," "Circle Game," "Peo