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Post by mark on Jul 16, 2016 17:35:43 GMT -5
Does anyone have this entire album from 1968 Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys & Friends Vol. III? Does Linda actually sing "Aren't You The One," the 2:30 Tim Buckley-penned song? I've heard Mary McCaslin's version from 1968, but not Linda's and can't find the audio online anywhere.
 
Thanks, Mark
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Post by PoP80 on Jul 16, 2016 17:55:54 GMT -5
Linda Ronstadt, Stone Poneys and Friends, Vol. III is the third and final album by The Stone Poneys. Linda Ronstadt would release her first solo album the following year. The volume number is a reference to this being the third album by the band, though with a Roman numeral rather than the Arabic numeral used on the previous album. While all three band members are shown on the covers of the first two albums, only Linda Ronstadt appears on the front cover of this album, while the back cover photo depicts friends surrounding Ronstadt in front a house on Hart Ave in Santa Monica CA.
As on the second album (though with a few exceptions in that case), Linda Ronstadt sings lead vocals on all tracks. While ostensibly a Stone Poneys album, Vol. III represents a transition between the work of this band and Linda Ronstadt's solo career. Many of the songs are in more of a country-rock style that would mark her most popular work in later years, rather than the folk-rock music of the first two Stone Poneys albums. This is particularly true of the two songs that were released as singles from this album, "Some of Shelly's Blues" and "Up to My Neck in High Muddy Water"; the latter song reached #93 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
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Post by erik on Jul 16, 2016 19:31:17 GMT -5
I think this is the full album on YouTube:
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 16, 2016 20:54:53 GMT -5
Linda does sing Aren't You the One. About 16:00 into the album and right after my favorite High Muddy Water. I recall playing the album in my dorm room in 1971 (kind of loud) and when Aren't You The One came on a guy from the end room (Mike) yelled down the hallway NOW THAT'S HOW A SONG SHOULD BE SUNG!! He came running down to see the album cover and find out who Linda was. Many people don't realize it but Some of Shelly's Blues was first recorded by Linda and is not a cover. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band turned it into a hit with their version.
Good LORD!! That isn't Linda singing on her own record. Someone pulled a fast one! It sounds like Mary. Hmmm. Wonder how and why that would happen? Tell me it ain't so.
LOL. I can't get it to stop. I wonder if it is my computer doing that? Somehow switching the song. I only think that because it won't pause...Mary just keeps singing lol. I may have to shut down and refresh. Meanwhile this is what I am hearing on both Linda's album and Mary's.
Gotta leave for a few hours to feed the critters I watch over around the valley. Meanwhile if someone could try this out I would appreciate it.
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Post by sliderocker on Jul 16, 2016 21:28:24 GMT -5
Linda does sing Aren't You the One. About 16:00 into the album and right after my favorite High Muddy Water. I recall playing the album in my dorm room in 1971 (kind of loud) and when Aren't You The One came on a guy from the end room (Mike) yelled down the hallway NOW THAT'S HOW A SONG SHOULD BE SUNG!! He came running down to see the album cover and find out who Linda was. Many people don't realize it but Some of Shelly's Blues was first recorded by Linda and is not a cover. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band turned it into a hit with their version. Linda's version of "Some of Shelly's Blues" was the first released version of Michael Nesmith's song (which actually was written circa 1964-65 and copyrighted in 1965), although Nesmith himself had recorded a version of the song in Nashville for what was intended to be a two-album release by the Monkees. Nesmith recorded nine songs with Area Code 615 and produced by Nesmith and Felton Jarvis. Only three songs were initially released on albums by the Monkees. The Monkees' version of "Some of Shelly's Blues" would not be released until 1991. Nesmith recorded and released another version in early 1973, but Linda's was definitely the first. Another bit of trivia about musical firsts: Michael Nesmith was actually the first artist to record and release the Buffy St Marie song, "Until It's Time for You to Go." His version was recorded before he was chosen as one of the Monkees but it was not a hit. Many would go on to record the song but the only artist to ever make the Top 40 with the song was Elvis. And that was a just barely entry, peaking at number 40. |
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Post by sliderocker on Jul 16, 2016 21:34:59 GMT -5
Also, the front cover photo for "Linda Ronstadt: Stone Poneys, Vol. III," was one of the best photos I've ever seen of Linda. She looks a little like actress Karen Allen, who was just a teen when this album was released. I know some didn't like the front cover; it could've been a little better as far as the contrast, but we are talking about the days when coming up with an album jacket didn't involve spending tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Post by mark on Jul 16, 2016 22:48:05 GMT -5
I think this is the full album on YouTube: |
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Post by the Scribe on Jul 17, 2016 1:16:33 GMT -5
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Post by guest on Aug 19, 2016 2:14:07 GMT -5
I have Stone Poneys vol III on CD and ripped it on my PC then copied it to my Google Drive. I was in the right place at the right time to find Japanese imports of
Volumes 2 & 3! I have never uploaded anything to the internet, wouldn't know where to begin. However I wanted to mention that I have a copy of this gem.
Hobo could rank as my all-time favorite Linda track!
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Post by eddiejinnj on Aug 19, 2016 7:52:17 GMT -5
I am pretty sure I have the cd, also, somewhere. Hobo is a great song. It really creates a story/pictures in your mind. I think she did an incredible job on "Stoney End." Full of the necessary emotion and some of the notes showed her range early on. She of course improved the range consistently as she matured. eddiejinnj
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Post by the Scribe on Aug 20, 2016 4:23:18 GMT -5
I am pretty sure I have the cd, also, somewhere. Hobo is a great song. It really creates a story/pictures in your mind. I think she did an incredible job on "Stoney End." Full of the necessary emotion and some of the notes showed her range early on. She of course improved the range consistently as she matured. eddiejinnj
I put together a playlist a while back of Linda Ronstadt STORY SONGS and Hobo is the first one up:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUMq4sB5dsC9hVBxbjdKvh0ZeqvYmPWkB
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I have a old CD of III
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Post by I have a old CD of III on Aug 22, 2016 20:13:33 GMT -5
...and it is definitely Linda on "Aren't You the One" on her CD - The song title on the CD artwork is surprising "Aren't You the Girl?" - but it ripped as the correct Title. Great vocals, but it could have been better arranged, Mary McCaslin's arrangement is better.
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Post by rasant on Apr 27, 2017 7:36:10 GMT -5
Mark, I have the original LP. I don't believe I've played it more than maybe twice. Received it in the 1960s as a gift. You interested?
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Post by mark on Apr 27, 2017 22:02:22 GMT -5
Mark, I have the original LP. I don't believe I've played it more than maybe twice. Received it in the 1960s as a gift. You interested? That would be terrific. Please email markjayeye@yahoo.com. Thanks, Mark |
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