Album
Diamonds & Rust
1975 · Rock
24 collectors on Gatefold own this

Diamonds & Rust is a Rock album by Joan Baez, originally released in 1975. On Gatefold: 135 pressings tracked, owned by 24 collectors.
About
Joan Baez greeted the mid-'70s by temporarily dropping the politics, embracing glossy contemporary soft-rock production, and making an album that sensitive college students everywhere loved. The title track celebrates her hot-and-cold relationship with an ex, who happens to be Bob Dylan. Bob's fans got a giggle from her affectionate imitation of his voice on "Simple Twist of Fate." Baez also gets romantic on a Stevie Wonder tune, and even rocks a little: Her version of "Blue Sky" isn't that different from The Allman Brothers' original.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Diamonds & Rust4:44
- A2Fountain Of Sorrow4:31
- A3Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer2:45
- A4Children And All That Jazz3:07
- A5Simple Twist Of Fate4:46
Side B
- B1Blue Sky2:54
- B2Hello In There3:04
- B3Jesse4:28
- B4Winds Of The Old Days3:53
- B5Dida3:20
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Folk Rock
- stripped-back
- earnest
- storytelling
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
This is the Monarch Pressing of Diamonds & Rust, denoted by the encircled 'MR' and the triangle in the runouts.
Includes colored cardstock inner sleeve with lyrics.
[Back cover]
A4: Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder & Joe Sample courtesy ABC Records Inc.
Tom Scott courtesy of Ode Records
B5: Joni Mitchell appears courtesy Asylum Records
B6: Dedicated to my grandmother Barbara Bridge
Recorded January 21-24, 1975 - A&M Studios A, B & D.
Synthesizers recorded January 28 at Cecil & Margouleff.
String & Pedal Steel overdubs recorded January 29 at Wally Heider Studio #4.
Remixed February 11-15 at Sound Labs and February 19-22 at Producers Workshop.
Mastered February 27 at Mastering Lab.
Special Thanks: Manny, Colleen Creedon, Instantaneous Ellis, Joe Henry & Nancy Carlen
Joan apologizes to the authors for any discrepancies between lyrics of songs as they appear on this album and their original versions.
Runouts are etched, except 'TML-S', 'TML-M' and the encircled 'MR' are stamped.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Carl LaMagnaENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Isabelle DaskoffENSEMBLE , VIOLA VIOLA
- James GetzoffENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Jesse EhrlichCELLO
- Jesse ErlichmanCELLO ENSEMBLE , CELLO
- Joan BaezVOCALS VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ARRANGED BY ACOUSTIC GUITAR
- Larry KnechtelPIANO ELECTRIC PIANO
- Malcolm CecilPROGRAMMED BY SYNTHESIZER
- Ray KelleyENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Robert KonradENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Robert MargouleffPROGRAMMED BY
- Robert OstrowskyENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Ronald FolsomENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Sidney SharpENSEMBLE , VIOLIN LEADER , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Tibor ZeligENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- William HymansonENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- William KuraschENSEMBLE , VIOLIN VIOLIN
- Buck MonariTRUMPET
24 collectors on Gatefold own this · 135 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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