Vashti Bunyan
Just Another Diamond Day
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Recently voted one of the Top 100 British Albums of all time by the OMM, this CD re-release of Vashti Bunyan's 'Just Another Diamond Day' features the likes of Robert Kirby (of Nick Drake fame), Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band) and the Fairport Convention's Simon Nicol and Dave Swarbrick, it is also regularly cited as inspiration by Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Scout Nibblet... Possibly sounding a bit naïve in retrospect, much of 'Just Another Diamond Day' seems to exist somewhere between the Wickerman and Bagpuss, with lyrics like "the rainbow river is a laughing stream, down in a valley by a mountain that is pine tree tall..." coming across as decidedly twee and borderline cloying. However if you check your cynical 21st Century perspective in at the gate and enjoy it for what it is, 'Just Another Diamond Day' is a genuine blast from the past, full of proper Brit-folk that doesn't have a floating 'tronica' anywhere in sight.
Format
CD edition of Vashti Bunyan's first album in 1970.
Tracks 1 to 14 from the original LP edition.
Tracks 15 to 18 are bonus tracks:
- Love Song: B-side of 'Train Song' single 1966)
- I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind: unreleased acetate produced for Immediate Records (1967)
- Winter Is Blue: unreleased acetate (1966)
- Iris's Song (Version 2): John Bunyan's tape (1969)
Distributed by Revolver USA.
Comes in a standard jewel case, with lyrics booklet and poster.
Release notes
CD edition of Vashti Bunyan's first album in 1970. Tracks 1 to 14 from the original LP edition. Tracks 15 to 18 are bonus tracks: - Love Song: B-side of 'Train Song' single 1966) - I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind: unreleased acetate produced for Immediate Records (1967) - Winter Is Blue: unreleased acetate (1966) - Iris's Song (Version 2): John Bunyan's tape (1969) Distributed by Revolver USA. Comes in a standard jewel case, with lyrics booklet and poster.
| 1 | Diamond Day | 1:47 | |
| 2 | Glow Worms | 2:16 | |
| 3 | Lily Pond | 1:24 | |
| 4 | Timothy Grub | 3:16 | |
| 5 | Where I Like To Stand | 2:22 | |
| 6 | Swallow Song | 2:16 | |
| 7 | Window Over The Bay | 1:47 | |
| 8 | Rose Hip November | 2:28 | |
| 9 | Come Wind Come Rain | 2:07 | |
| 10 | Hebridean Sun | 1:14 | |
| 11 | Rainbow River | 3:23 | |
| 12 | Trawlerman's Song | 1:57 | |
| 13 | Jog Along Bess | 3:36 | |
| 14 | Iris's Song For Us | 1:34 | |
| Extra Tracks | |||
| 15 | Love Song | 1:59 | |
| 16 | I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind | 2:15 | |
| 17 | Winter Is Blue | 1:48 | |
| 18 | Iris's Song (Version 2) | 2:31 | |
- John James
- Dulcitone, Painting [P. 4, 8]
- Jerry Boys
- Engineer (1 to 14)
- Leif Lewis
- Illustration [Drawing, P. 7]
- Joe Boyd
- Liner Notes, Producer (1 to 14)
- Paul Lambden
- Liner Notes
- Jenny Richardson
- Painting [P. 5, 6, 8, 9]
- Robert Lewis
- Painting [P. 9]
- Anthony McCall
- Photography By [Backcover]
- Robert Hewison
- Photography By [Poster]
- Christopher Skyes
- Piano, Organ, Photography By [Poster]
- Piers
- Remastered By
- Vashti Bunyan
- Vocals, Guitar
