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''Just Another Diamond Day'' is the debut album by the English folk singer-songwriter, Vashti Bunyan, and was released on Philips Records in December 1970 (''see'' 1970 in music). Much of the album is a musical reflection on Bunyan and traveling partner Robert Lewis's experiences while traveling by horse and wagon through Scotland in 1968. It highlighted Bunyan's somber vocals with minimal instrumental accompaniment that was arranged by contemporary musical artists supervised under record producer Joe Boyd. Upon release, ''Just Another Diamond Day'' went relatively unnoticed commercially as it failed to chart nationally. Stricken by the demoralizing and disillusioning outcome, Bunyan began a self-imposed exile from the music industry to live a low-profile lifestyle. Over the years, the album has received more attention among record collectors and bootleggers, resulting in official reissues that sparked a revival in Bunyan's music career. Although it was largely overlooked by the public at the time of its release, the album's critical standing has improved over the years and today ''Just Another Diamond Day'' is considered one of the best works in British folk. ==Background== Vashti Bunyan had initially appeared on the English music scene in 1965 after meeting record producer Andrew Loog Oldham with a promising assortment of original material. Even with the hype boasting that Bunyan could replace Marianne Faithfull, who had recently departed Decca Records, her debut single, the Mick Jagger and Keith Richards-penned "Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind", did not achieve much critical traction.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Just Another Diamond Day )〕 As a result, Bunyan had sensed a follow-up release would not materialize, and departed Oldham's staple to record with Peter Snell. Bunyan recorded "Train Song", the melody of which stemmed from her own composition "17 Pink Elephants", with lyrics written by folkie Alastair Clayre. Upon release, however, "Train Song" failed to fulfill Bunyan's vision of her acoustic arrangements appealing to pop culture as the single was met with the same lack of commercial success as Bunyan's debut. As a result, the brief media exposure surrounding her faded by late 1966, Bunyan detached herself from the London music scene, and had been all but forgotten by mainstream pop audiences.〔(【引用サイトリンク】year=2004 )〕 Shortly after the release of "Train Song", Bunyan found herself without a record label, and with the help of her brother organized a showing of her songs to Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl. Bunyan recalled the meeting did not impress the two; however, their consulting with the musician inspired Bunyan to pursue the solemn atmosphere present in her music. Hearing word of Donovan's intention to establish a musical commune, Bunyan and fellow bohemian student, Robert Lewis, traveled through Scotland on horse and carriage. Donovan's project never developed; however, the nearly two-year journey gave Bunyan the opportunity to pen an album's worth of material. These songs so impressed record producer Joe Boyd, whom Bunyan happened upon on her travels, that he left her a standing invitation to record them when Bunyan concluded her wandering. Writer Keith Wallace has stated Boyd's affluence of experience producing exotic musical acts and expert mixing abilities would prove invaluable as Bunyan came off a long hiatus from recording. In November 1969, Bunyan returned to England and Boyd organized recording sessions for the subsequent month.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Vashty Bunyan )〕 Following an extensive day of rehearsals at Sound Techniques, Bunyan completed the entire ''Just Another Diamond Day'' album during a work-extensive three-day period in December 1969.〔 Bunyan was joined by a wealth of musicians, including John James, Robert Kirby, Robin Williamson of the Incredible String Band, and Dave Swarbrick and Simon Nicol of Fairport Convention. However, Bunyan's diffident approach resulted in her losing control of the songs' arrangements, and only later did she note her reservations toward the album's lack of precision and production. Music historian Richie Unterberger has remarked that despite the multiple influences of outside artists, the drum-less, acoustic arrangements on ''Just Another Diamond Day'' complimented Bunyan's measured and wispy vocals. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Just Another Diamond Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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