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Joni Mitchell: The Hissing of Summer Lawns

Michael Watts, Melody Maker, 29 November 1975

ON THE INSIDE sleeve of this album, Joni has a short, cryptic liner note stating that the record is "graphically, musically, lyrically and accidentally" a total work, but adding that she is not about to unravel its mystery for anyone. 

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