{"product_id":"the-complete-gold-castle-masters-recently-diamonds-and-rust-in-the-bullring-speaking-of-dreams","title":"The Complete Gold Castle Masters (Recently \/ Diamonds and Rust In The Bullring \/ Speaking of Dreams)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere was a moment in 1987, when a feisty and driven \u003cstrong\u003eJoan Baez\u003c\/strong\u003e thought, \"enough is enough.\" She rolled up her sleeves and accepted an offer from artist manager and label executive Danny Goldberg to join his latest start-up, Gold Castle, and start making records again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThat decision led to three albums whose reappearance in 2016 should be cause for no small amount of rejoicing in \u003cstrong\u003eJoan Baez\u003c\/strong\u003e circles, especially by those who might've been looking the other way (musically, most likely), or just missed them entirely the first time around. So quickly did they seem to come and go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 33 collective tracks contained on \u003cem\u003eRecently\u003c\/em\u003e (originally released July 1987), \u003cem\u003eDiamonds \u0026amp; Rust In The Bullring\u003c\/em\u003e (recorded live in Bilbao, Spain, 1988, released April 1989), and \u003cem\u003eSpeaking Of Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e (November 1989) hold their own as some of the greatest song selection sequences of \u003cstrong\u003eJoan's\u003c\/strong\u003e entire discography. And that's saying a lot, considering the scholarship and timeliness of material to be found on her (other) 30 or so principal career albums, studio and live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAll three Gold Castle titles were produced by Alan Abrahams at Capitol Records Studios in Hollywood. The Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Fame states that: \u003cstrong\u003eJoan Baez\u003c\/strong\u003e breathed new life into folk music in the 1960s, powering rock music's turn toward social and political consciousness. \u003cstrong\u003eBaez's\u003c\/strong\u003e unwavering dedication to activism shows that volume isn't the only way to be loud - and totally rock and roll.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a career spanning over 55 years and over 30 albums, \u003cstrong\u003eJoan Baez\u003c\/strong\u003e is still touring and still mesmerising audiences all over the world. Her social activism has provoked and inspired, encouraging many other performers who followed to stand up for their beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471417381195,"sku":"1008971","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/479c3d49-b199-4e12-95b1-f2bf7896eb6f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727401891","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/the-complete-gold-castle-masters-recently-diamonds-and-rust-in-the-bullring-speaking-of-dreams","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}