Just Another Diamond Day

Just Another Diamond Day

by Vashti Bunyan
Just Another Diamond Day

Just Another Diamond Day

by Vashti Bunyan

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Overview

About five years after briefly surfacing as part of Andrew Loog Oldham's stable, Vashti -- now billing herself with her full name, Vashti Bunyan -- made her only album. A folkier and more serious-minded effort than her initial mid-'60s recordings, it is a pleasing yet overly dainty slice of British rock-tinged folk, produced by Joe Boyd. A certain similarity to some other acts under Boyd's supervision, such as the Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention, was assured by contributions from the ISB's Robin Williamson and Fairport's Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nicol. For good measure, there were string and recorder arrangements by Robert Kirby, who had done some string arrangements for Nick Drake, another Boyd-produced artist. Comprised solely of original material, Just Another Diamond Day contained dignified yet slightly sad ruminations with a pastoral, indeed rural feel, imbued with images of solitary meditations upon rain, wind, sunsets, and open fields. The drum-less, acoustic arrangements yielded an intimate ambience well-suited for Vashti's fragile, measured, almost despondently wispy vocals. These were rather in the manner of Marianne Faithfull's highest and most whispery early efforts, albeit with far folkier setting and more vivid lyrics. The CD reissue of this rarity (on Spinney) is enhanced by four bonus tracks that, with an oh-so-slight poppier bent, actually rate as the best material on the disc: the 1966 B-side "Love Song," a pair of unreleased 1966-1967 acetates, and a 1969 version of "Iris' Song" (to be redone as "Iris's Song for Us" on the LP). It's too bad, though, that the other three songs from her official 1965-1966 singles weren't added, as well, to make this a more complete retrospective. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date: 10/19/2004
Label: Dicristina / Dicristina Stair
UPC: 0655035400426
Rank: 35718

Tracks

  1. Just Another Diamond Day
  2. Glow Worms
  3. Lily Pond
  4. Timothy Grub
  5. Where I Like to Stand
  6. Swallow Song
  7. Window Over the Bay
  8. Rose Hip November
  9. Come Wind Come Rain
  10. Hebridean Sun
  11. Rainbow River
  12. Trawlerman's Song
  13. Jog Along Bess
  14. Iris's Song for Us
  15. Love Song
  16. I'd Like to Walk Around in Your Mind
  17. Winter Is Blue
  18. Iris's Song for Us

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Vashti Bunyan   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic)
Dave Swarbrick   Primary Artist,Fiddle,Mandolin
Mike Crowther   Primary Artist,Guitar
Robin Williamson   Primary Artist,Irish Harp,Whistle (Human),Clarsach,Fiddle
Dave Williamson   Primary Artist
John James   Piano,Dulcitone
Christopher Sykes   Organ,Piano
Dave Swarbick   Fiddle,Mandolin
Simon Nicol   Banjo

Technical Credits

Joe Boyd   Audio Production,Liner Notes,Producer
Robert Kirby   Arranger,Engineer,String Arrangements,Recorder Arrangement
Robert Lewis   Drawing,Composer
Dave Williamson   Performer
Dave Swarbrick   Performer
Mike Hurst   Producer
Mike Crowther   Performer
John James   Composer
Wally Dix   Composer
Peter Snell   Producer
Vashti Bunyan   Composer,Performer
Robin Williamson   Performer
Jerry Boys   Engineer
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