![]() These songs are well-known now, but as they aren’t from Janis’ main legacy, I haven’t included these in the ten. Her Odetta-inspired interpretations were a fine match for fellow scenester Jorma’s bluesy fingerpicking the pair taped a session in the Kaukonens’ Santa Clara residence, the tape nicknamed as Jorma’s (late) first wife can be heard typing in the background. The coffee bar folk scene was an early haunt for Janis after she left Port Arthur, Texas for the Bay Area. A key early recording of Janis is The Typewriter Tape. Mr Kaukonen wasn’t mentioned earlier idly (nor Jack, but hold that thought). But it was underpinned by love, not sales-driven melodrama – and who ever agrees with storyline priorities when a tale you know is retold? Who, also, is fit to judge – certainly not the writer (years ago, in some cases) of many Bay Area Toppers, when the glaring omission of Janis is uncomfortably noted. ![]() Yes, it’s padded out yes, fans will find stuff omitted that they feel are more crucial than bits left in. With Jorma Kaukonen (and Jack Casady when able) streaming weekly free performances, my teenage love of San Francisco was rekindled after working through the Airplane, Quicksilver and Dead LPs, roughly three months before what will be the 50th Anniversary of her death, I got to Janis – of course, via Cheap Thrills, a key Haight Ashbury document.Ī long-overdue viewing followed of Laura Berg’s excellent 2016 film Janis: Little Girl Blue. Then, late March 2020 brought lockdown: working from home with the facility to spin a platter or two in the background. ![]() Late in 2019, I treated myself to a mighty Thorens TD-124, before all stock ones are bought up by the trade and pimped up to unattainable prices. For me, the last twelve months have been about vinyl.
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