Rebecca Pidgeon - The Raven (2LP, 45 tours)
Rebecca Pidgeon - vocals, guitar [click here to see more products featuring Rebecca Pidgeon]
Joel Diamond - piano
Anthony Coote - guitar, background vocals
George Naha - guitar
Mitch Margold - synthesizer
David Finck - bass
Gary Burke - percussion
Juliet Haffner - viola
Erik Friedlander - cello
Laura Seaton - violin
Robert Chausow – violin
Coco Kallis - back up vocals
Paul Miller - back up vocals
Elise Morris - back up vocals
2 LP, Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Record color : black
Speed : 45 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Chesky Records
Recorded at Mastersound Studios, Queens
Engineered & mixed by David Merrill
Produced by David Chesky, Joel Diamond
Remastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1994
Reissued in 2020
Tracks:
Side A :
- Kalerka
- The Witch
- The Raven
- You Need Me There
Side B :
- Grandmother
- You Got Me
- Heart And Mind
Side C :
- Her Man Leaves Town
- Seven Hours
- Wendy's Style Shop
Side D :
- The Height Of Land
- Spanish Harlem
- Remember Me
Reviews:
"Originally released in 1994, The Raven was the solo recording debut of actress and singer-songwriter Rebecca Pidgeon. ... With a pure, breathy soprano, Pidgeon is reminiscent of both early Joni Mitchell as well as Sandy Denny, and the mostly self-penned tunes on The Raven — some were co-writtten by her husband, David Mamet — encompass a range of pop, folk, and jazz-inflected styles. Yet for many listeners, the standout tune here is Pidgeon's excellent cover of Phil Spector's "Spanish Harlem." Newly mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound and plated and pressed at QRP, The Raven holds up very well musically, and the minimally-miked recording, using a custom 128x oversampling DAC and tube gear designed by George Kaye, is outstanding in a natural as opposed to a spectacular way. Pidgeon's lovely, somewhat delicate voice is very nicely captured and surrounded by cushions of studio air." Wayne Garcia, The Absolute Sound, April 2017.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4,45/ 5