Blue is the record most people mean when they talk about the confessional songwriter. Recorded in 1971 at A&M in Hollywood, it strips almost everything away, piano, acoustic guitar, and Appalachian dulcimer under a voice that hides nothing, as Mitchell works through the wreckage and hope of her early thirties. "A Case of You," "River," "California." This Rhino High Fidelity edition is cut AAA from the original stereo master tapes by Kevin Gray, pressed at Optimal on 180 gram, in a heavyweight gatefold with a new Q&A insert. Limited numbered edition of 5,000. Street date: December 4.