baez_diamo-best

Joan Baez / Diamonds and Rust

More Joan Baez

More Folk Rock

  • Superb sound on this Hot Stamper pressing brings Baez’s 1975 release to life
  • This side two is rich, full, warm, and sweet, with wonderfully full-bodied, present and breathy vocals, and side one is not far behind in all those areas
  • Guaranteed to handily beat the Nautilus Half-Speed as well as the TAS List-approved MoFi (which is awful by the way)
  • 5 stars: “…the real hit was the title track, a self-penned masterpiece and… her finest moment as a songwriter…”

(more…)