> Vince asked about our most recent musical acquisitions...in regards to purchases,
>Funny you should bring this up, Bob, because I wanted to ask about one of my recent
>cd purchases. I picked up a Judy Collins cd at Best Buy for the ridiculously low
>price of $5.99 >>called 'Classic Folk'. Does anybody know anything about this cd? The
>vocals are beautiful but
> >>the production sounds a bit like a Hallmark Christmas compilation. But for that
>price and that voice, I certainly don't have any regrets about buying it.
>
> >It is the Canadian repackaging of Both Sides Now in which she re->recorded some of
>her favorite songs. A steal at 5.99. As a big, long time fan I would have to agree
>that her recent albums and live concerts do have that Hallmark look and feel to them.
>A long way from hearing her anger of the
60's and 70's.
Judy's Both Sides Now ("classic folk") album (from five or six years ago, I think) was
followed by a CD called Classic Broadway. Both were on a small label which I think has
disappeared since but both still show up here and there and were repackaged together,
I believe, as a CD called "Send in the Clowns," which is usually available on
amazon.com.
In any case, yes, Judy has done more then enough compilations and re-hashes. Amazing
Grace has been recorded at least six times. But I have to disagree that Judy is
experiencing "fading popularity." While she's no popular figure now, her profile has
gone up dramatically in the past five years, with TV and radio appearances, a PBS
special, well-attended tours and the Wildflowers concerts. Now that she has her own
record label, the awkward period of being bounced from one label to the next is,
hopefully, over.
Bryan
