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Just Another Diamond Day

~ Vashti Bunyan
4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (24 Jul 2000)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Spinney
  • ASIN: B00004U8RZ
  • Other Editions: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,797 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Diamond day
2. Glow worms
3. Lilly pond
4. Timothy grub
5. Where I like to stand
6. Swallow song
7. Window over the bay
8. Rose hip November
9. Come wind come rain
10. Hebridean sun
11. Rainbow river
12. Trawlerman's song
13. Jog along Bess
14. Iris's song for us
15. Love Song
16. I'd Like To Walk Around In Your Mind
17. Winter Is Blue
18. Iris's Song Version Two

Product Description

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After meeting Joe Boyd (who had already produced Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, Sandy Denny, John Martyn & Incredible String Band) Vashti agreed to make an album for his Witchseason Productions company. The songs were written in 1968 and recorded in 1969 with Joe Boyd in the producer's chair. He engaged the help of string arranger Robert Kirby (who also famously worked with Nick Drake on his first two albums), Simon Nicol & Dave Swarbrick (from Fairport Convention) and the Incredible String Band's Robin Williamson.

The album was released in 1970. Not long after, Vashti retreated to the Outer Hebrides and was never heard of again.

Until now.

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful., 9 Sep 2007
By Nicolette Laurence "Lunarwillow" (Guernsey, Channel Islands) - See all my reviews
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I love this album. Although I am a total hippie with a HUGE love for folk music, I had never heard of Vashti until yes you guessed it, the mobile phone advert (I am somewhat ashamed to say.) This album is wonderful, whimsical, hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck raising folk at its best. It is that kind of folk which makes you feel nostalgic, it is ever-so-slightly unsettling acoustic and flute heaven. I would be lost without this album now. At times when I listen to it, I am almost close to tears with yearning to escape today's world and be with Vashti on her magical 60's caravan journey to the Outer Hebrides. Listen to it and you will know what I mean!
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hymns to a lost innocence, 25 Feb 2006
I am ashamed to say that I missed Vashti Bunyan the first time around, which is surprising as I was into obscure Singer/songwriters at the end of the 60's and early 70's-Bridget St John being my favourite of all time. So I was glad to discover this album second time around! I have heard some criticism of Vashti's voice, but I find it absolutely enchanting-as delicate as the gossamer wings of a dragonfly. And that applies to her songs as well-full of poetry and a time of innocence that has sadly been lost to the world. Her voice perfectly matches the music and lyrics
that would have been ruined by the more powerful, but equally beautiful, voice of Sandy Denny and her ilke. Some of the songs are childlike, others full of deep emotion and a oneness with nature, but all are rich and colourful. I look forward to listening to some of her later recordings.
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40 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting and delightful, 24 April 2006
My Dad was a "folky" in the early 70's (when I were a laad of 12 or 13) and he had an album by a strangely named woman ... which we would hear him listening to from time to time.
When I joined the Navy and went to sea, my Dad sent me a tape of "Diamond Day" and I have been listening to it captivated ever since (some 30 years now). I have, of late, lived in fear that this ancient audio tape would expire (like they do).
However, my daughter has latched onto the tape and seems to love the haunting tunes as much as me ... totally un-prompted by her, now, middle-aged Dad.
She found the CD on Amazon and I have bought it (and on impulse her follow up album).
I would recommend this album of simple, emotive and beautifully tuneful songs to any and everyone who is looking at this review.
Turn down the lights, sit or lay down in a comfortable seat, close your eyes and let this songstress whisk you off to a gentle place - you won't regret the time you spend wandering with her little family and their caravan.
I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of "lookaftering".
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Sheer Gossamer Nostalgia
I heard Diamond Day on the TV advert and thought 'that's Vashti Bunyan!'.I hadn't heard the album in years. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Mo Cree

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Fine Joe Boyd Production
I first heard Vashti when her mid sixties singles were played on Pirate Radio - competition was strong at that time and she didn't gain much success. Read more
Published 18 months ago by James B. Spink

5.0 out of 5 stars discovery ...
off all the places out there, I heard the "Diamond Day" while I was on hold, waiting for the response of the T-mobile's customer service. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Dejan Corovic

3.0 out of 5 stars A curiosity to conjure with
What a fascinating curiosity. Lots of beautifully simple and deeply evocative songs. I've never listened to music that has conjured up so many images in my mind - in this case... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Paul Kirkwood

4.0 out of 5 stars sunny day walking music
every song on this album is great,even track three,which i found a little hard to appreciate at first. Read more
Published 23 months ago by spanky

5.0 out of 5 stars Quirky, folky, totally natural little gem
Okay, yet another person who heard the mobile phone ad, looked at the reviews on Amazon, and thought I'd give it a go.
It lives up to the other reviews. Read more
Published on 12 May 2007 by esme90

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Quality
This ability is simply that- pure quality. It's certainly the best album I've bought for a while. I didn't buy it because of the mobile phone advert (featuring the title track),... Read more
Published on 27 Oct 2006 by R. Gott

5.0 out of 5 stars good feeling album
I got this album after a friend recommended it to me, based on the music from the mobile phone advert. Read more
Published on 29 Sep 2006 by Ali_M.

5.0 out of 5 stars I must have been deaf for 36 years
What a wonderful delightful record.. How can we have missed it? Mind you I managed to miss Nick Drake at the time too.. Read more
Published on 27 April 2006 by J. D. Moseley

4.0 out of 5 stars melliferous !
Don't get carried away by the curmudgeon who described Vashti as Jackanory-esque and unbearably twee. Read more
Published on 18 April 2006 by Arthur Dooley

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