It’s Check Your Head on CD.
Not quite my favourite Joni album (though it’s close) but that run of three songs in the middle of the first side Help Me/Free Man in Paris/People’s Parties is superb, one of the best runs of three consecutive songs by anyone ever.
Surf Wax America
Say It Ain’t So
In The Garage
Holiday
Only in Dreams
Perfect.
Same Situation!! (Probs my favourite of hers full stop)
I love it, but the extra darkness and complexity of Hegira, Blue and Hissing of Summer Lawns makes them slight favourites. Not a massive fan of the last two tracks on Court and Spark, which go a bit too pop for my taste.
It’s splitting hairs though -they are all pretty much perfect records.
Abbey Road side B - a roaring drum solo at the end!
Can’t fault side one of The Queen is Dead; title track, Frankly…, I Know It’s Over, Never Had… and then Cemetery Gates.