{"product_id":"gordon-lightfoot-if-you-could-read-my-mind-emerald-green-vinyl-lp","title":"GORDON LIGHTFOOT - IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND Emerald Green Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExpected: 2\/14\/25\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGordon Lightfoot (1938-2023)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a string of highly regarded albums for United Artists, Gordon Lightfoot left to start a new journey with Reprise Records. In April of 1970, he delivered a great collection of songs initially titled \"Sit Down Young Stranger\" to the brass at the new label, and in a relatively short time, radio was picking up a lot of traction with the brilliance of \"If You Could Read My Mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe label convinced Gordon Lightfoot to change the name of the album to \"If You Could Read My Mind\" and the rest is pop music history. Within a few short months, the album would sell millions of copies around the world, netting him a #1 single and at Top 5 album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the song would carry well into 1971 and 1972, Gordon would become one a world class artist, setting him up for a career that would last for many decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album would also include more Lightfoot classics like \"Minstrel Of The Dawn\" \"The Pony Man\" \"Approaching Lavender\" as well as the first ever recorded version of \"Me and Bobby McGee\" by Kris Kristofferson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis musician friends lined up to help record this masterwork with the likes of Randy Newman, Nick DeCaro, Ry Cooder, Van Dyke Parks, John B. Sebastian, plus long time bandmate greats Red Shea and Rick Haynes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis album would go on to become one of the greatest albums of the seventies and one of biggest albums in Gordon Lightfoot's significant catalog of recorded music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriday Music is very pleased to revisit Gordon Lightfoot's masterpiece \"If You Could Read My Mind\" on stunning Emerald Green Vinyl. Mastered impeccably by long time Gordon Lightfoot re-issue producer Joe Reagoso, this super limited edition masterpiece will also be featured in its classic Lp cover designed by Tom Wilkes and Barry Feinstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE 1\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinstrel Of The Dawn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMe And Bobby McGee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApproaching Lavender\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSaturday Clothes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCobwebs \u0026amp; Dust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoor Little Allison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIDE 2\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSit Down Young Stranger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIf You Could Read My Mind\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBaby It's Allright\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour Love's Return\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pony Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Label:\u003c\/strong\u003e Friday Music Two\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Experience Vinyl Preorder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49314486386973,"sku":"Gordon_lightfoot_read_my_mind_green_9635","price":37.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2236\/3463\/files\/GL_GREEN-332923-499044.webp?v=1730229949","url":"https:\/\/experiencevinyl.com\/products\/gordon-lightfoot-if-you-could-read-my-mind-emerald-green-vinyl-lp","provider":"Experience Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}